Let's look at some of New Year's Day headlines. In New Orleans in the United States (US), a terrorist mowed down revelers, killing 15 people and injuring dozens. The driver, Shamsuddin Jabbar, later tried to fire at the crowd, but the police gunned him down. Jabbar once served in the US army, and as such, it's the failure of the American intelligence agencies that ignored the signs of the impending mayhem. He had a criminal past and yet he escaped tight security scrutiny. Innocent US civilians paid the price of this laxity.
For the US, the tragedy didn't end there. Within hours of the New Orleans incident, a truck exploded in front of the Donald Trump hotel in Las Vegas. An interesting fact is that the truck that exploded, killing a passerby, was manufactured at President-elect Trump's close associate Elon Musk's Tesla factory. The third incident happened in the Queens borough of New York. A shootout in a nightclub left 11 people injured. Both these incidents are being investigated. Till the time of writing this article, police in the US had not declared them as clear acts of terrorism, but the incidents have once again brought to light the growing unease in American society.
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HP to Centre: Need financial help to scrap 7k govt vehicles
The state government has requested the Centre for financial help from the Centre to implement the vehicle scrapping policy and scrap over 7,000 government vehicles.
Antilibrary, my emotional support of unread books
These days I trip out to the garden, settle myself in a cozy corner, the winter sun pouring on my back at 11 am with Lyman Ward, a cripple and eminent historian, documenting the life of his grandmother in the western ravines of Grass Valley, California, during the early '90s.
Bus Services Resume in Punjab After Employees Call Off Strike
The Details Have Been Sought By February 18
Saini releases ₹216-crore fodder subsidy for gaushalas
Haryana chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday announced a reduction in the training period of the newly selected patwaris from 18 months to one year and declared that the period will be treated as part of their service effective from the date of joining the department.
30 IAS Officers Promoted in Haryana
The Haryana government on Tuesday promoted 1995 batch IAS officer Vijayendra Kumar to the chief secretary's grade.
Train to Kashmir equipped to tackle sub-zero temps
Railway officials said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate crucial link towards the end of January
UAE's ambassador opens 4 padel courts at Jindal university
UAE ambassador to India Abdulnasser Alshaali inaugurated four state-of-the-art padel courts at OP Jindal Global University (JGU) in Sonepat on Tuesday.
‘Evicted’, says Atishi; BJP says she never moved in
Delhi chief minister Atishi on Tuesday alleged the central government \"evicted\" her from the 6, Flag Staff Road bungalow, a claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed and said she had not taken possession of the property -- the latest twist in a slugfest over the contentious Civil Lines residence that has become one of the focal points of the upcoming assembly elections.
Election Body Urges Public Disclosure of Freebies' Cost
Chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said it is very difficult to define \"freebies\", but added that there is a need for \"accepted and legal answers\" to address this issue, noting that the poll body's \"hands are tied\" on the matter as it is currently sub judice.
Concerns on electoral rolls, EVMs baseless
Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday dismissed claims of tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs) as \"baseless,\" stressing that the Supreme Court has repeatedly vouched for the reliability of these devices.
