Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice President J D Vance and his Indian-origin wife Usha along with their two young sons on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday. Modi posted images of the meeting on X, showing him with the Vance family, including their sons Ewan and Vivek….
Paris Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a strong case for collective efforts to establish a global framework for artificial intelligence (AI) based on open source which enhances trust, transparency and is free from biases. Co-chairing the AI Action Summit along with French President Emmanuel Macron here, Modi said that AI is changing the…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed with a hug by French President Emmanuel Macron at a welcome dinner ahead of co-chairing the AI Summit in Paris. “Delighted to meet my friend, President Macron in Paris,” Modi posted on X on Monday. At the dinner, the prime minister also met US Vice President JD Vance, who…
Washington: US President Donald Trump warned Monday that “all hell” would break loose if every Israeli hostage is not released from Gaza within days after Hamas threatened to postpone further exchanges under a fragile ceasefire deal it said Israel was violating. The truce that went into effect on January 19 largely halted more than 15…
Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in France on Monday on a three-day visit during which he will co-chair an AI Action Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and hold bilateral talks with him. “Landed in Paris a short while ago. Looking forward to the various programmes here, which will focus on futuristic sectors like…
London: A British MP has received support from tech billionaire Elon Musk after objecting to a signage written in English and Bengali at London’s Whitechapel station and demanding it be in English only. Rupert Lowe, the Great Yarmouth MP, took to his official X account and posted a picture of the dual language signboard at…
Washington: President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl pre-show. “Yeah it is,” Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier when asked whether his talk of annexing Canada is “a real thing” — as Canadian Prime Minister Justin…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for peace and urged citizens to immediately restore law and order, putting an end to the three-day mayhem of attacks on properties belonging to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s family and leaders of her party Awami League. Violence has erupted in Bangladesh since Wednesday…
New York: The initial registration period for the H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, for fiscal 2026 will commence on March 7 and close on March 24, a federal agency has said. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require…
Colombo: A minister said on Wednesday that the Sri Lankan government is unaware of any move to arrest former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Easter Sunday bombings case. Nalin Jayathissa, the Minister of Health and Mass Media, said this in response to a statement by opposition politician Udaya Gammanpila who accused the government of plotting…
