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 […]
Washington, Sep 20 In a major setback for Indian tech professionals working in the United States and top tech companies, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to significantly curtail the H-1B visa programme. According to the proclamation, every application will now require a fee of $100,000 per year – an attempt to curtail the […]
New Delhi, Sep 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni for her warm wishes on his 75th birthday, expressing hope to further strengthen growing India-Italy ties. “Thank you Prime Minister Meloni for your warm wishes. Deeply appreciate Italy’s friendship and look forward to strengthening it further,” PM Modi posted on […]
New Delhi, Sep 17 Argentina’s Ambassador to India, Mariano Agustín Caucino on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday, wishing him “good health and continued success” while emphasising that the South American nation greatly values its partnership with New Delhi. Ambassador Caucino, who spoke exclusively with the IANS, stated that India has […]
In their first phone conversation in months, US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to extend greetings on his 75th birthday. Prime Minister Modi, in a post on X, called Trump his “friend” and thanked him for the wishes. “Thank you, my friend, President Trump, for your phone call and warm […]
Washington, Sep 11 Sergio Gor, President Donald Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to India, during his Senate confirmation hearing, revealed that the US has invited an Indian delegation to visit Washington next week and the two sides are close to a deal. “We’re actively negotiating with the Indians right now. In fact, the President has […]
New Delhi/Washington, Sep 1 Shortly after videos and images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi going into a huddle with the Presidents of Russia and China on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin went viral on social media, the United States on Monday termed India-US ties as a “defining relationship of the 21st century”, […]
New York, Aug 27 Two children were killed and 17 people were injured in an attack on a Catholic church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning as the pupils of the church’s school were at a mass marking the start of the academic year. The shooter killed himself, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said. The shooting […]
Moscow, Aug 27 Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit with the Kremlin confirming on Wednesday that the Presidential office is currently preparing a schedule of the leader’s bilateral meetings which will be held on the sidelines of the event. When asked whether Putin will […]
Washington, Aug 27 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday expressed optimism over a possible trade deal with India, saying that the two nations “will come together.” In an interview with Fox News, Bessent highlighted the personal rapport between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, asserting that both leaders had a “very […]