India is our strategic partner, world’s largest democracy: US
Washington, April 16 (IANS) US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that India is the world’s largest democracy and an important strategic partner of...
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US-based Lam Research pledges Rs 241 crore to prepare Indian chip workforce
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) US-based Lam Research Corporation, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment, on Monday pledged nearly $29 million (Rs 241...
Will oppose any Israeli counterattack against Iran: US Prez Biden
Washington, April 14 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington will oppose any Israeli counterattack against Iran, local...
Kristalina Georgieva to serve second term as IMF managing director
Washington, April 14 (IANS) The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for...
Iran will attack Israel ‘sooner than later’: Biden
Washington, April 13 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has told reporters at the White House that he expects Iran will attack Israel “sooner than later,”...
India offers best structural growth story among large economies: UBS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India offers the best structural growth story among the large economies, global brokerage UBS said. “Combined with political stability and...
US issues record-high 1.4 mn visas to Indians in 2023
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Bringing down the visitor visa appointment wait times by 75 per cent, the US Consular Team in India processed a...
India, Cuba ink MoU on digital public infrastructure
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India and Cuba have signed an MoU for cooperation in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at population...
Google Pay India joins NPCI International to expand UPI payments globally
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Google India Digital Services Out Ltd on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NPCI International Payments Ltd...
K’taka signs MoU worth Rs 22,000 cr with Microsoft, six cos on Day 2 in Davos
Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) The delegation from Karnataka, headed by Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, M.B. Patil, has signed MoUs worth...
Over 60 heads of state to attend WEF conference in Davos
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Over 60 heads of state will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this year, media reports said. Some...
Artificial intelligence to affect 40% of jobs globally: IMF
San Francisco, Jan 15 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) will affect nearly 40 per cent of all jobs around the world, according to a new analysis...
India urges US to restore GSP status for duty-free exports
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India has requested the US to restore its status under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program which was scrapped...
Jaishankar, Blinken discuss ‘reckless’ Houthi attacks, Gaza aid
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) The US has welcomed “increased cooperation” with India in defending freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf...
Chip giant Intel to lay off 235 employees in 5th job cut round this year
San Francisco, Dec 22 (IANS) Chip giant Intel is laying off 235 employees in its fifth round of job cuts this year, and there may...
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin meets Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu as rift between President Biden and PM Netnyahu widens on the future of Gaza or the rising fatalities of civilians
From TN Ashok Washington, Dec 19 : US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Israel’s PM Bensjsmin Netanyahu to get a clearer assessment from the...
Bhupender Yadav, John Kerry hold talks on US-India collaboration for financing e-buses
Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry on Saturday...
Mumbai US consulate issues record Visitor Visas to Indians
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) The US Consulate-General in Mumbai set a new record of issuing Visitor Visas with reduced waiting time and a ‘special Saturday’...
World’s first 100% SAF flight powered by Rolls-Royce ‘Flight 100’ takes off from London for NYC
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Rolls-Royce ‘Flight 100’ — which is world’s first 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight — took off from...
India’s cashew nuts head for US, Bangladesh, Qatar as new markets open
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Development Authority (APEDA), an organisation under the Ministry of Commerce, played an instrumental role...
Ecuador’s youngest-ever President Daniel Noboa takes office
Quito, Nov 24 (IANS) Daniel Noboa has been sworn in as President of Ecuador, pledging to move the country forward, reduce poverty and tackle crime...