India, US agree on transitional approach on ‘Equalisation Levy’ 2020
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India and the US have agreed on a ‘transitional approach’ on ‘Equalisation Levy’ 2020. According to Ministry of Finance, India and...
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US to release 50mn barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve
Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) The US Department of Energy will authorise the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to...
Canada to allow entry of travellers fully vaccinated with Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin
Ottawa, Nov 20 (IANS) Travellers who are fully vaccinated with the shots from Sinopharm, Sinovac and Covaxin will be allowed to enter Canada starting November 30,...
US teen who shot dead 2 during demonstrations last year ruled not guilty of reckless
Chicago, Nov 20 (IANS) After more than three days of deliberation, a jury in Kenosha County in southeast corner of US state of Wisconsin ruled Kyle...
US reports Covid resurgence in most states
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) For the first time in two months, Covid-19 case counts and deaths are rising again in most US states, especially in the...
With IRIS, India to help island states fight disasters due to climate change
Glasgow, Nov 2 India has been joined by the UK, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica, and Mauritius at the COP26 to launch the Infrastructure for Resilient Island...
Jaishankar, Blinken meet in Rome, discuss ‘Global Strategic Partnership’
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Rome to discuss broadening strategic cooperation...
Google logs record $18.9 bn profit, Search and YouTube soar
San Francisco, Oct 27 (IANS) Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has posted an all-time record revenue of $61.9 billion for the July-September quarter, along with...
Microsoft posts $20.5 bn in profits riding on Cloud, Office biz
San Francisco, Oct 27 Satya Nadella-run Microsoft has posted robust revenue of $45.3 billion and a net income of $20.5 billion for the July-September quarter,...
Google lowers Play Store fees from 30% to 15% for developers
San Francisco, Oct 22 (IANS) US-based search engine giant Google has announced that it will be decreasing the service fee for all subscriptions on Play Store...
Canada announces new support measures for economic recovery
Ottawa, Oct 22 (IANS) The Canadian government has announced new measures to restore the economy while its income and business support programs against the Covid-19 pandemic...
US Navy Chief in India to strengthen military cooperation
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday is on a five-day visit to India to strengthen military cooperation between...
US Naval chief to visit India next week to enhance bilateral ties
Washington/Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm Mike Gilday is scheduled to travel to India next week where he will meet with...
High-level officials to push India-US agenda set by Modi, Biden
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) High-level officials will be working to move forward the agenda for cooperation set at last month’s meeting between Indian Prime Minister...
India, US defence officials discuss increasing cooperation with ‘partners’ in Indo-Pacific
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) The main India-US strategic defence coordination panel has discussed increasing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region with “like-minded partners” as security ties...
Indian-American astronaut part of SpaceX Crew-3 mission
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) An Indian-American astronaut is part of NASA-SpaceX’s third mission to the International Space Station. “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission will carry NASA astronauts...
US thanks India for resuming vax exports; assures national security
New York, Oct 7 (IANS) US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, thanked India on behalf of the US for resuming Covid-19 vaccine exports when she...
‘Twitchy, toxic, divisive’: Facebook’s Instagram problem implodes
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) “Twitchy”, “toxic”, “divisive”. Facebook’s Instagram problem is imploding. Facebook bought out the photo sharing app for $1 billion in 2012...
US warning China over Taiwan provocations
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s administration is warning China over its increasing provocations against Taiwan, a critical flashpoint amid the ongoing poor...
US Senate approves short-term spending bill as govt shutdown deadline looms
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) The US Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill to avert shutdown as government funding is set to expire in just...
Biden signs last-minute stopgap funding bill, averting government shutdown
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) US President Joe Biden signed a short-term funding bill after Congress passed the measure, averting a partial government shutdown that was set...