Arnold Schwarzenegger mocks Trump on coal policy
Los Angeles, June 30 : Former California Governor and famous movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has mocked US President Donald Trump and urged him to abandon his impractical desire to "rescue the coal industry".
Schwarzenegger described Trump's efforts on coal industry as to "save an industry that is poisoning the environment" and compared it to a desperate attempt to rescue other relics from America's past like Blockbuster, Xinhua reported.
"It is foolish to bring back laughable, outdated technology to suit your political agenda," Schwarzenegger said, "I mean, what are you going to bring back next? Floppy disks? Fax machines? Beanie Babies? Beepers? Or Blockbuster? Think about it. What if you tried to save Blockbuster?"
Blockbuster, used to be the biggest home movie and video game rental services company in the US with more than 4,500 stores nationwide at its peak in 2004, had to file for bankruptcy protection in 2010 under competition from the online video on demand services provided by Netflix and others.
"So President Trump, I know you really want to be an action hero, right?" Schwarzenegger said, "So you're only supposed to go back in time to protect future generations. But your administration attempts to go back in time to rescue the coal industry, which is actually a threat to future generations."
"Coal is the Blockbuster Video of fuel sources," Schwarzenegger, a Republican who has frequently attacked the Trump administration's efforts to roll back environmental regulations, added "It is on the way out."
Schwarzenegger's latest video message addresses the Trump administration's plan currently under consideration that would force power grid operators to buy electricity from the struggling coal plants which are at risk of shuttering due to the increased use of cheaper natural gas and renewable electricity.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
