London: British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the Odisha train tragedy which left over 280 people dead. The crash in Odisha’s Balasore district involving three trains is one of the worst rail accidents in India in nearly three decades. The accident on Friday left over 280 people…
New York, A 70-year-old Indian national in the United States has been convicted for a slew of charges, including coercing one of his female workers to force labour and sexual acts, according to a statement issued by the justice department. Shreesh Tiwari, who is a legal US permanent resident and was managing a motel in…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering a London-based global artificial intelligence (AI) watchdog to oversee any threats posed by the fast-growing technology, according to a UK media report on Saturday. Sunak will discuss ways to cooperate on monitoring AI when he meets US President Joe Biden at the White House next week, according…
Washington: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic trip to the US on an Official State visit, Congress leader Sam Pitroda has said that the premier of the world’s most populous nation deserves respect everywhere and he is “proud” of it. Pitroda, the chairperson of the Indian Overseas Congress, is currently accompanying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
Tokyo/Ottawa: Leaders from across the world, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have expressed their deepest condolences to the families and the Government of India for the triple train crash that took place in Odisha in which at least 261 people were killed. The accident, involving three trains, is one…
Washington: Indian American Ajay Banga on Friday took over as the President of the World Bank, making him the first person of colour to head either of the two global financial institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. On May 3, the Executive Directors of the World Bank selected Banga, 63, as the 14th…
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan’s coalition government has decided to throw open its coffers for massive public spending during the next financial year, finally giving the strongest signal to hold the general elections on time this year, according to a media report on Saturday. The evidence has been gleaned from the 31 per cent hike…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a joint session of the US Congress on June 22 during his official state visit to the country, top congressional leaders announced on Friday. “On behalf of the bipartisan leadership of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, it is our honour to invite…
Lahore: Usman Buzdar, the former chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, on Friday, became the latest leader of ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to quit politics in the aftermath of the May 9 violence. Several PTI leaders, including former human rights minister and ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s close aide Shireen Mazari, have…
Cape Town: The BRICS nations on Friday underlined the need for using local currencies in international trade and financial transactions besides committing themselves to supporting rule-based open and transparent global trade. A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, also pressed for a robust…
