Tel Aviv/Dubai/New Brunswick, New Jersey: Israel said it struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday, even after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks. Hours earlier, Trump said new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration’s peace talks with Tehran,…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has asked Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate to Iran’s latest barrage of missiles, saying it would jeopardise the ongoing negotiations for a peace deal to end the three-month long conflict. US media outlet Axios reported that after Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday, Trump spoke to…
Rio De Janeiro: The current energy shock should add even more urgency to the development of renewables, including SAF, and the sustainable aviation fuel production is projected to touch around 2.4 million tonnes this year, accounting for just 0.8 per cent of the global jet fuel use, according to the airlines’ grouping IATA. Jet fuel…
Washington: Chennai-born Sriram Krishnan, the architect of US President Donald Trump’s policies on artificial intelligence, is stepping down from his role as senior policy adviser at the White House. The 42-year-old, who has had stints at Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter, made the announcement of leaving his role as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence in…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s yoga guru H R Nagendra will lead the International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations at the iconic Times Square in New York on June 21. Ahead of the IDY celebrations, Nagendra will also inaugurate a special Yoga and wellness retreat at Monticello, New York, from June 12 to 14. The…
St. Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia is determined to broaden its time-tested relations with India and asserted that the US attempts to force New Delhi into scaling back its cooperation with Russia are both futile and damaging to international relations. In an interaction with heads of leading global news agencies, including…
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good friend and expressed confidence that the United States and India would reach a trade agreement. “We will get to a deal because I like your prime minister a lot. He is a good friend of mine. We get along great, and…
Colombo: At least 12 people were killed and seven others injured after a fire broke out at an elderly care home in Sri Lanka, police said Thursday. The owner of the elderly care home, Senehase Kadalla Mavupiya Savana’ (the nest of affection), was arrested on Thursday and later remanded till June 11 by a magistrate….
United Nations: Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027-28, with India saying it looks forward to working closely with them during their two-year tenure. In a closely watched and contested election on Wednesday, the 193-member UN General Assembly elected the five…
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said efforts are on to have a Quad leaders meeting this year on the sidelines of another global gathering in the region. Rubio made these remarks while responding to a question from Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera during a meeting of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee….
