Kumaraswamy expresses gratitude to Modi for appointing him as Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
Bengaluru (PTI): JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing him as Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries in the union government.
The former Karnataka chief minister took oath as the Cabinet Minister in the NDA government headed by Modi on Sunday.
"I am deeply grateful to the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodi , for appointing me as the Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, in its third consecutive term," Kumaraswamy posted on 'X'.
The 64-year-old Vokkaliga leader had earlier made no secret of his desire to become Agriculture Minister.
Kumaraswamy defeated Venkataramane Gowda of the Congress by a margin of 2,84,620 votes in the Mandya Lok Sabha segment.
ಸತತವಾಗಿ 3ನೇ ಅವಧಿಗೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಪ್ರಜಾಸತ್ತಾತ್ಮಕ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ (NDA) ಸರಕಾರದ ಸಂಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ @narendramodi ಅವರು ನನಗೆ ಉಕ್ಕು ಮತ್ತು ಬೃಹತ್ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆ ಖಾತೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು, ಅವರಿಗೆ ನನ್ನ ತುಂಬು ಹೃದಯದ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) June 10, 2024
I am deeply grateful to the Hon'ble Prime…
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UAE condemns 'terrorist' attack on Indian-flagged vessel off Oman coast
Dubai (PTI): The UAE has condemned a strike on an Indian-flagged vessel off the coast of Oman, calling it a "terrorist attack" and a "dangerous escalation" that threatens the stability of critical waterways.
The commercial vessel, which was sailing from Somalia, came under attack on Wednesday, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs.
All 14 crew members were rescued by Omani authorities, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike, it said.
"The UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack on Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman," the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement issued on Thursday. "This attack constitutes a grave threat to the security of international navigation and represents a dangerous escalation aimed at undermining the stability of critical waterways."
The incident took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
The MoFA further said that the attack on the India-flagged vessel on Wednesday was a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which affirms the importance of freedom of navigation and rejects the targeting of commercial vessels or the obstruction of international maritime routes.
It emphasised that "targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represent acts of piracy and constitute a direct threat to the stability of the region, its peoples, and global energy security".
The UAE expressed solidarity with India and its support for all measures aimed at safeguarding the security and safety of its vessels and interests, the statement said.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
