- Friday, February 28, 2025
DURING a joint press conference with US president Joe Biden at the White House, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi expressed his belief that India and the United States, as the two largest democracies in the world, have the potential to contribute significantly to global peace, stability, and prosperity. He emphasised…
SULEMAN Dawood, the teenage son of British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, who accompanied his father on Titan, the ill-fated submersible to the Titanic wreckage, had deep reservations about the adventurous journey that went 13,000 feet underwater. All five on board the submersible, including the Dawoods, were killed in a 'catastrophic implosion'.…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (22) expressed his admiration for the unity displayed by members of the US Congress in celebrating the strong ties between the US and India while addressing a joint session at the US Capitol. While acknowledging the importance of ideological differences and healthy debates…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (22) met with a question from the media on minority rights during a joint press conference with US president Joe Biden at the White House and said there was no question of discrimination in his country's democracy. The Biden administration has come under…
ALL five people aboard a submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic died -- likely in an instant -- after their vessel suffered what the US Coast Guard said Thursday was a "catastrophic implosion" in the ocean depths. The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the…
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said Thursday (22) that the two democracies' partnership would define the next century, as Washington eyes a counterweight to China and brushes off allegations of growing authoritarianism in New Delhi. The two nations reached major deals on engines for fighter…
FORMER US president Barack Obama said Thursday (22) that India risks "pulling apart" if the Muslim minority is not respected, calling for the issue to be raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Obama spoke in a CNN interview as president Joe Biden welcomed the Hindu nationalist prime minister for a…
INDIAN prime minister on Thursday (22) gave a speech to a joint session of the US Congress that went for almost an hour and he touched upon a variety of issues in his address. The leader's words were applauded and the lawmakers greeted them with a number of standing ovations.…
EDUCATION officials in Muslim-majority Pakistan have withdrawn an order that banned university students from celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi after the original notice sparked outrage on social media. On Tuesday (20), the Higher Education Commission banned campus celebrations of Holi on the grounds it was an "erosion of the…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for June 22, 2023: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said that bringing inflation in India back to the desired range is only half the battle and efforts should continue to maintain inflation around four…
