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On Monday, Albertans vote on whether their province should begin the legal process toward a binding referendum on leaving Canada. The vote lands as Canada and India work to rebuild ties damaged by a three-year dispute over Sikh separatism, and Indian commentators are drawing a pointed parallel: a country that spent years defending separatist activity [] The post As Alberta Heads to Separation Vote, Ottawa Confronts at Home the Politics It Long Treated as Free Speech Abroad appeared first on Tfip

The US military has developed strike plans that include the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, the mother of all bombs, against Iran. The weapon has not been used. The plans would take effect only if President Donald Trump orders combat operations to resume, and he has made no such decision. The targets include Iranian [] The post US Has Drawn Up Plans to Use Mother of All Bombs Against Iran; Doubts Over Effect on Buried Nuclear Sites appeared first on Tfipost.com .

Delhi Police on Monday formally withdrew Jantar Mantars status as the capitals designated protest venue, ending an arrangement that has lasted more than three decades. The decision is set out in a standing order signed by Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar. It says the Ministry of Home Affairs had constituted a committee to examine alternative venues, [] The post Why Jantar Mantar is no longer Delhis protest site. How an 18th-century observatory became one in the first place appeared first on Tfip

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh gave a detailed, project-by-project account of where Indias fighter jet programmes stand, from the near-term delivery of the delayed Tejas Mk1A to the first flights planned for the LCA Mk2 and the AMCA stealth fighter later this decade. He was candid about the delays that have dogged these programmes so [] The post Defence Secretary lays out Indias full fighter jet timeline: Tejas Mk1A squadron by year-end, LCA Mk2 in 2027, AMCA in 2028 appeared first on Tfip

A massive flash flood swept down from the Tibetan plateau into central Nepal on Wednesday, August 26, tearing through the Bhote Koshi River and devastating towns across the Rasuwa, Dhading, and Nuwakot districts. The disaster has since proven far deadlier than first feared: the death toll in Nepal has climbed to 353, with 826 people [] The post Nepal Floods: IAF Rushes Relief as Death Toll Climbs Past 350 appeared first on Tfipost.com .