Washington, Oct 25 US President Joe Biden has honoured two Indian-American scientists — Subra Suresh and Ashok Gadgil — with National Medals for their pioneering contributions in the fields of science and technology innovation at a ceremony in White House. “We’re determined to return great science to America,” Biden said in remarks at the ceremony […]
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) New Zealand cricket umpire Billy Bowden will become the first New Zealand umpire to stand in 200 first-class matches on Saturday. Billy willl reach the milestone during Auckland’s Plunket Shield match against Northern Districts starting at Kennard’s Hire Community Oval on Saturday, 30 years on from making his first-class umpiring […]
New Delhi, Oct 26 The Indian technology sector saw 87 deals valued at $1.4 billion in the third quarter this year, a 40 per cent surge in values over the previous quarter, a report showed on Thursday. The deal volumes, however, fell by 13 per cent in the July-September period. The rise of generative AI […]
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) After Glenn Maxwell and David Warner’s brilliant show with bat, Australia’s Adam Zampa spun a web around the Netherlands’ batter as Australia achieved the biggest victory in WC history – 309 runs in the 24th match of the ongoing ICC World Cup, here on Wednesday. Zampa scalped four wickets, while […]
Jerusalem, Oct 25 Israel has agreed to delay the invasion of Gaza as of now, media reports said. The US military officials are trying to convince Israel against carrying out a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’s October 7 attacks, CNN reported. As per the report, American officials advised the IDF […]
In a gesture signifying the evolving multicultural nature of South Australia, the South Australian Parliament for the first-time ever hosted a – Diwali & Annakut and Hindu festivals exhibition, on October 18. The event was hosted by Hon Zoe Bettison, Minister for Tourism and Multicultural Affairs. BAPS Hindu Mandir in Green Fields, South Australia supported […]
New York, Oct 24 Bitcoin is rocketing higher, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. It’s up 20 per cent over the past five days, a media report said. The famously volatile cryptocurrency has more than doubled in value this year as investors grow excited about the prospect of being able to buy […]
Jerusalem, Oct 25 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who is on a visit to the US, has cancelled his scheduled meeting with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, alleging the latter’s “support” for attacks by Hamas on October 7. “I will not meet with the UN Secretary General. After October 7, there is no balanced […]
Colombo, Oct 24 Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal of offering visa-free entry for nationals from India and six other countries, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. The minister said that the cabinet approved visa-free entry for travellers from India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand as a pilot project till March 31, 2024, […]
Dharamsala, Oct 24 After Sunday’s match against India, the New Zealand cricket team and their families on Tuesday met His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeodganj, a small and quaint hill station with the snow-clad Dhauladhar range in the background, on the suburbs of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh . Dressed in traditional […]