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...
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Halting investments in fossil fuels ‘wrongheaded’, warns OPEC
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) OPEC’s latest World Oil Outlook warns that failure to keep investing in fossil fuels could risk geopolitical instability, Al Jazeera reported....
US Deputy Secretary of State to visit India
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will be visiting India next month for bilateral meetings with Indian officials and to...
India-US enhanced ties to boost research, health management: Minister
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Monday commended the way in which India and...
Quad readier more than ever to take on the Axis-of-Evil
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) marks the beginning of a new era in South and Pacific Asian region. The meeting between...
PM to bring home 157 artefacts & antiquities from the US
Artefacts include cultural antiquities and figurines related to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism Most of the items belong to the period of 11th CE to 14th CE...
‘5Ts’ to guide India-US relations
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set forth a policy of “5Ts” — Tradition, Technology, Trade, Trusteeship, Talent — during his...
Quad leaders demand end to support for terrorism, unveil new areas of cooperation
New York, Sep 25 The leaders of the Quad nations — the US, Australia, Japan and India — have denounced the use of terrorist proxies...
After meeting Modi, CEOs see high potential for India to attract investments
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) India has great potential for attracting investments and manufacturing under the various programmes introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as companies...
Biden admin prepares for possible govt shutdown
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) The Joe Biden administration is preparing for a possible government shutdown in the event that current funding runs out on September 30,...
PM meets American CEOs, extends invitation for larger investment in new tech
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) In the first leg of his US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met leading American CEOs in Washington. He held...
US Fed signals tapering could start soon
Washington, Sep 23 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the record-low level of near zero, while signaling that the...
From 2004 tsunami to Covid-19: A timeline of Quad elevation
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Nearly 17 years after the deadly 2004 tsunami, when outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian...
Modi to attend Quad summit, hold bilateral meetings
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) During his visit to Washington starting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Quad summit convened by President...
By protocol, Kamala Harris will be Modi’s host in Washington
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not the head of state like President Joe Biden, but the head of government, his...
Telecall between Raksha Mantri and US Secretary of Defence
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin made a telephone call to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today evening. Both the leaders discussed bilateral and regional matters,...
Vietnam responds to the new wave of Covid-19 with variant Delta
The Delta variant with faster infect, more dangerously has made the epidemic prevention achievements of all countries in the world severely affected, including results in...
Power Minister addresses energy industry under US India Strategic Partnership Forum
The Union Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh addressed the US India Strategic Partnership Forum and industry leaders, in a Virtual...
Apple unveils iPad, iPad mini with new features
San Francisco, Sep 14 (IANS) Expanding its iPad lineup, tech giant Apple on Tuesday unveiled two new iPads — iPad and iPad mini — that come...
Apple iPhone 13 with redesigned camera array, smaller notch unveiled
Get the news from the #AppleEvent here. Meet iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, Apple Fitness+, iPad, and iPad mini. Swipe to...
Gadkari invites US pension, insurance funds to invest in India’s road infra
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has invited US investors, particularly insurance and pension funds, to invest in the...