The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump, but authorities at the waterway swiftly issued a denial. "U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the U.S. government millions of dollars a year," the State Department said in a …
Ukraine news from February 8: After lengthy talks with Putin and Zelenskyy, the French president offers his assessment of the standoff. On the frictions between Russia and the West over Moscow’s military buildup near Ukraine’s borders, Macron said: “I believe for my part that there are concrete, practical solutions that will allow us to move forward.” He acknowledged Russia’s role …
CHENNAI: In these days when assimilation of a caste identity to a religious identity could be so seamless, an uncommon philosopher-thinker like Jiddu Krishnamurti seems so peripheral on the earth's time's horizon. Born in Madanapalle in Chittoor district in later day Andhra Pradesh, a coveted find of the Theosophical Society with its international headquarters in old Madras, now Chennai, he …
