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...
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South Asia’s recovery continues amid uncertainties due to Covid: World Bank
Dhaka, Oct 7 (IANS) South Asia’s recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of...
NTPC in pact with Électricité de France S.A. for cooperation in International Power sector
Mumbai, 7th October 2021: In a significant development for the global power sector, Électricité de France S.A. (EDF), one of the world’s leading power sector companies...
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...
Rebound Galore: Moody’s changes India’s rating outlook to stable
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Global ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday changed India’s ratings outlook to stable from negative. Accordingly, Moody’s affirmed the country’s...
‘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...
Taiwan warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if China invades island
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Taiwan has warned of “catastrophic consequences for regional peace” if China takes over the island after days of incursions by Beijing’s...
Prime Minister of Denmark to visit India from Oct 9-11
New Delhi, Oct 05 Prime Minister of Denmark H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen will pay a State Visit to India on 9-11 October 2021. During her...
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...
Adani Group signs 35-year BOT deal to develop Colombo Port
Colombo, Oct 1 (IANS) India’s trade giant Adani Group on Thursday signed a joint agreement with Sri Lanka’s leading business conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC, and...
Swedish contingent meets K’taka CM, Indian cos CEOs to boost investment
Bengaluru, Sep 29 (IANS) A Swedish delegation met Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru and interacted with several major Swedish and Indian companies for fostering...
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....
Afghan banking system close to collapse
New Delhi, Sep 29 Afghanistan’s banking system is close to collapse. Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, said...
China electricity crunch forces blackouts for households and factories
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A growing power supply crunch in China is triggering blackouts for households and forcing factories to cut production, threatening to slow...
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...
AUKUS vs. Quad: A reality check
The past week saw the US’s hard push to contain China in its own backyard, by the formation of a new defence agreement known as...
‘Scalable, cost-effective’: Modi headlines India’s tech power at UNGA
United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi headlined India’s scalable and “cost-effective” tech solutions within minutes of beginning his address to the United Nations...