World Bank’s Ajay Banga named in Carnegie’s 2023 ‘Great Immigrants’ list
New York, July 01 (IANS) World Bank President Ajay Banga has been named to this year’s “Great Immigrants” list by the Carnegie Corporation of New...
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WhatsApp rolling out feature to let users send high-quality videos on Android beta
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San Francisco, July 01 (IANS) Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on Android beta, which allows users to send high-quality videos....
India Post & Canada Post start ITPS to facilitate e-commerce exports
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New Delhi, Jun 30 India Post recently entered into an agreement with Canada Post to introduce International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS) between the two countries to...
UNSC reforms pushed for 25th time to next session; India warns it could go on for 75 yrs
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United Nations, June 30 (IANS) For the 25th time, the UN General Assembly has pushed the negotiations for the Security Council reforms to its next...
In a first, Indian-American takes oath as Stafford Mayor
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New York, June 30 (IANS) Kerala native Ken Mathew has become the first Indian-American and the first person of colour to be sworn in as...
WHITE HOUSE hails Indian PM Modi’s visit to USA as one that opens up a resilient Indo-Pacific region spanning the Seas to the Stars
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By TN Ashok Washington, June 30: The White House has, in a brief assessing the impact of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the USA...
NASA calls off all-electric aircraft flight plan over safety concerns
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Washington, June 29 (IANS) NASA has called off its plan to fly X-57, the experimental electric aircraft, after discovering an anomaly in its propulsion system...
WhatsApp rolling out 32-person video calling feature on Windows beta
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Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature to create video calls with up to 32 people, on Windows beta. San Francisco, June...
Canada removes limit on study programmes’ length for work permit holders
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Chandigarh, June 28 (IANS) Now work permit holders in Canada can study full-time or part-time until the expiry of their work permit without needing any...
Google unveils new AI tools for India, announces accelerator programme for ONDC
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Bengaluru, June 28 (IANS) Google on Wednesday announced several artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies for India to support growth and innovation among local developers,...
Indo-Canadian biologist takes up cudgels for Indian elephants in UK Parliament
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New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) With only 40,000 of Asian elephants left on the entire planet and 60 per cent in India, biologist and conservationist...
India, US forge quantum computing partnership, joint research initiatives during PM Modi’s US visit: Sitharaman
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that during PM Narendra Modi’s US visit, quantum and advanced computing has...
Genuine students not subject to ban from re-entering Canada: High Commission
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Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) If a student came to Canada with a genuine intent to study and without knowledge of the use of fraudulent documentation,...
US-India friendship among ‘most consequential’ in world: Biden
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Washington, June 26 (IANS) In wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-profile visit, US President Joe Biden on Sunday categorised the New Delhi-Washington friendship among...
India to produce own aircraft engines for Tejas as defence deals strengthened during PM Modi’s US visit: Sitharaman
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that India will now be able to produce its own aircraft engines,...
NASA & ISRO collaborate to establish International Space Station by 2024: Sitharaman
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that scientists of US’ NASA and ISRO would collaborate to establish an...
Indian students must sign mandatory clause before Canadian visa: Indo-Canada Chamber
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Toronto, June 24 (IANS) With new Indian students increasingly becoming victims of ignorance about Canadian laws, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) is taking up the...
Biden Modi seal raft of deals in what is considered a historic visit for stabilising geopolitical ties – UK Media, Al Jazeera and overseas reactions
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By TN Ashok Washington, June 24: The UK media led by the Guardian and the middle east voice A Jazeera see the high profile visit...
Satya Nadella, PM Modi discuss how AI can help improves lives of Indians
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US, discussed several key topics with him...
Modi ends US visit with a ringing endorsement of Biden
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Washington, June 24 (IANS) While ending his four-day US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is an astute politician, left behind a gift for his host,...
‘This is the moment’ to invest in India, Modi tells US biz
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Washington, June 24 (IANS) In a direct appeal to the US business community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said “this is the moment” to invest in...