Working to resolve issue of stuck crew, says India

New Delhi: India has said efforts were on to resolve the situation in which 39 Indian nationals crew on two vessels remain stuck on board close to ports in China. Two cargo vessels with 39 Indians are on anchorage in China ports for months, waiting for discharge of its cargo. Indian Embassy is in constant touch with authorities, said MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava. TNS

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Trump vetoes defence Bill over security ‘risk’

Washington: US President Donald Trump has vetoed the USD 740.5 billion annual defence bill, saying that certain provisions in it posed risk to the national security even as the House geared up to override the veto with bipartisan support. He has also pardoned 29 individuals, including his son-in-law’s father Charles Kushner, 66, who was convicted in 2004. pti