Washington: Indian-American public policy expert Neera Tanden, who would soon succeed Susan Rice as the White House domestic policy advisor, has said that she is “excited” about her new role in the administration. Tanden, 52, is the first Asian-American to have been named to hold this powerful position in the White House. She is currently the…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US next month is “historic” and will underscore that the partnership between the two nations is people-centric, people-driven, and is good for the world at large, India’s top diplomat here has said. President Biden will host Prime Minister Modi for an Official State Visit to the United States,…
Singapore: A 37-year-old Indian woman in Singapore was on Thursday sentenced to 16 weeks’ jail after she pleaded guilty to repeatedly punching her domestic helper, also from India, as she was unhappy with her work, according to a media report. Monica Sharma also threw vomitus at the face of the 25-year-old victim, The Straits Times…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Manipur violence seemed “pre-planned” and demanded immediate imposition of President’s Rule in the state to help restore peace and normalcy. Congress spokesperson and the party’s in-charge for Manipur, Bhakta Charan Das, also demanded compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the 1998 nuclear tests in Pokhran as one of the most glorious days in India’s history, and asserted that technology for the country is not about showing its dominance but a tool to speed up its development. Addressing an event on the National Technology Day, which marks…
New Delhi: Shortly after presenting his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu, US Ambassador Eric Garcetti on Thursday said he would focus on raising the bilateral partnership to “new heights” with both sides working together on “defining issues” of the time. The US embassy in India was without an ambassador since January 2021 after then envoy Kenneth…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the speed of work in the national capital will increase manifold following the Supreme Court verdict on administration of services as his hands were earlier tied and also announced that the officers who “obstructed” the work of the people will soon “face the music”. His…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s main opposition party on Thursday denied any involvement in the violent protests that erupted after the arrest of its chief Imran Khan, describing the army’s terse statement as “contrary to facts” and “based on a poor understanding of ground realities.” In a statement shared on Twitter, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said it believes in…
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of ousted prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested on Thursday for “inciting violent protests” and threatening peace, amid the worsening political turmoil in the country that has left at least eight people dead. A video shared by Qureshi’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Twitter shows…
New Delhi: With the debt of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) surpassing Rs 3 lakh crore and its dependance on government’s budgetary support increasing, the NITI Aayog has decided to go in for an institutional evaluation of the highway construction body. The government think tank’s Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) has floated a tender…
