PM Modi holds talks with CEOs of GE, Micron, Applied Materials
New Delhi/Washington, June 22 :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening held talks with the CEO of Applied Materials, Gary Dickerson, CEO of General Electric, Lawrence Culp, and the CEO of Micron Tech Sanjay Mehrotra and discussed collaborations with India. During his talks with Gary Dickerson, President and CEO of Applied Materials, PM Modi invited […]
PM Modi, US First Lady attend special event on skilling
New Delhi/Washington, June 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended a special event related to skill development at the National Science Foundation, and was joined by US First Lady Jill Biden. PM Modi in a tweet said he was honoured that the US First Lady joined the event. “Honoured that @FLOTUS @DrBiden joined us […]
31 dead after barbecue restaurant explosion in northwest China
Beijing, June 22 :The death toll from an explosion which ripped through a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Wednesday night, has risen to 31, local authorities said Thursday. The blast happened at around 8:40 p.m. on a busy street in Xingqing District of Yinchuan, due to a leakage […]
UN chief says yoga helps bring people, planet closer; PM Modi says ‘I fully agree’
New Delhi/New York, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he fully agrees with UN chief Antonio Guterres’ statement that yoga helps to bring people closer and improve the health of the planet. As he prepares to participate in the International Yoga Day celebrations a the United Nations Headquarters, PM Modi in a […]
Will enter Indian market as soon as humanly possible: Musk after meeting PM Modi
New Delhi/New York, June 21: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla Elon Musk on Wednesday said that electric car-making company will enter the Indian market ‘as soon as humanly possible’ and will ‘make significant investment’. The US billionaire made the announcement after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York. While talking to the media […]
Biden says US-China relations on ‘right trail’ after Blinken visit to Beijing
Washington, June 20 : President Joe Biden said the relationship between the United States and China is on the “right trail” after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing and spoke with Chinese leaders, according to the White House press pool. “He did a hell of a job,” Biden said on Monday. “We’re on the […]
Death toll rises to 13 from devastating cyclone in Brazil
Sao Paulo, June 19 : The death toll rose to 13 from the extratropical cyclone that lashed southern Brazil over the weekend with four people still missing, said the country’s civil defense agency on Sunday. The devastation caused by the storms and floods began Friday, affecting more than 40 towns in the southern Brazilian state […]
US: 6.5 magnitude quake hits 270 km S of ʻOhonua, Tonga
New York, June 17 : An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 270 km S of ʻOhonua, Tonga at 19:10:52 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 23.779 degrees south latitude and 175.172 degrees west longitude.
UN chief calls for accelerating climate action
United Nations, June 16 :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for accelerating action to address climate change, as he voiced concerns over the world’s off-tracking and backtracking in reaching climate goals. “I am very worried about where the world stands on climate. Countries are far off-track in meeting climate promises and commitments,” he told […]
15 killed, 10 injured in car accident in Canada
Ottawa, June 16 : At least 15 people died and ten suffered injuries in a car accident involving a semi-trailer truck and a bus in Canada’s Manitoba province on Thursday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Manitoba said. “At 11:40am [16:40 GMT] today, #rcmpmb responded to a mass casualty collision between a semi-trailer & […]