New York, Sep 26 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the G4 Foreign Ministers’ meeting held in New York, alongside his counterparts from Japan, Germany, and Brazil. The ministers reiterated their long-standing demand for comprehensive reform of the United Nations, particularly the UN Security Council. Jaishankar shared the update on X, writing: “Glad to […]
Washington, Sep 26 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that approves the deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States. While signing the order at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he had a “very good talk with President Xi” and “he gave us a go-ahead” about the deal. According to […]
Dubai, Sep 24 Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy starred with the ball to take five wickets combined as India thrashed Bangladesh by 41 runs to storm into the final of the Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. With India’s win, Sri Lanka are knocked out of the […]
The founder of the Sydney Children’s Festival, Thuat Nguyen AM, has bowed out at the opening of yesterday’s festival after 27 years. He said the 42 festivals his team had organised had “brought joy to countless children and families and helped build harmony in the community”. “Every successful journey has a moment when the torch […]
Washington, Sep 23 Days after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to significantly curtail the H-1B visa programme, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed to “amend its regulations” governing the process. The DHS proposal seeks to scrap the existing lottery system and implement “a weighted selection process that would generally favour […]
New Delhi, Sep 23 Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani’s net worth surged by $13 billion in just two days, driven by a sharp rally in the group companies’ shares. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani’s wealth now stands at $95.7 billion, placing him just behind Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, whose fortune has […]
Washington, Sep 23 US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has indicated that the Donald Trump administration may be willing to ‘fix’ the additional 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India over its purchases of Russian oil. In an interview with the NBC News, Rubio spoke about the US measures to end the conflict in Ukraine […]
New Delhi, Sep 23 US President Donald Trump took on almost every country in the world making the headlines in current times, but it was the United Nations, which bore the brunt of his ire as he took the podium at the UN General Assembly debate in New York on Tuesday. “In just under seven […]
Sydney, Sep 22 Engineers in Australia have developed a new reusable and recyclable building material made from cardboard, soil, and water that has approximately one-quarter of the carbon footprint of concrete. This innovative material, called cardboard-confined rammed earth, could significantly cut the carbon footprint of construction, while reducing waste going to landfill, according to a […]
New York, Sep 22 Amid signs of thaw in ties between India and the US, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio here on Monday, during which they agreed on “sustained engagement”. Jaishankar posted on X after the meeting, “Our conversation covered a range of bilateral and international issues […]