London, Jan 24 (IANS) Three Indian scientists are among the nine recipients of this year’s Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK for their pioneering work in the fields of chemical, physical, and life sciences. Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul Malik, Dr Tanmay Bharat, and others will be honoured and receive grants totaling 480,000 […]
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) As the US sounded the 60th quadrennial presidential poll bugle for 2024, close to 20 candidates jumped the fray from both sides of the campaign, amid tensions over the country’s economy, abortion, war, democracy and foreign policy. Of these, four Indian-Americans threw their hats in the ring with the community […]
New Delhi, Jan 21 China has yet to appoint its ambassador to India, some 15 months since the post fell vacant. The last Chinese Ambassador in Delhi was Sun Weidong, who left in October 2022 after three years on the job and became a Vice Foreign Minister in Beijing on his return. China-India relations plunged […]
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) President Joe Biden and other senior US officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rejection of most of the administration’s recent requests related to the war in Gaza, media reports said. Since the October 7 Hamas attack 100 days ago, Biden has given Israel his […]
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Samosa Caucus is growing. From one in 2013, it has grown to Five+One, that is five Indian-descent lawmakers in US Congress, and former colleagues of theirs in the White House. And it could welcome new members in 2025. Rishi Kumar, an IT professional from Mumbai who calls himself the “Slumdog […]
New Delhi, Dec 28 The Ministry of External Affair (MEA) on Thursday said that India has noted the Dahra Global case verdict in which the sentences of eight former Indian Navy personnel on death row have been reduced. “We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra Global […]
Washington, Dec 29 The New Year begins with a glimmer of hope of the Russian invasion of Ukraine ending in 2024, as the Cold War rivals, Russia and the US, go for general elections for the presidency and the House of Congress as the voting process may result in a temporary truce. While the US […]
Washington, Dec 26 The US military forces aerially struck facilities in Iraq said to be used by Kataib Hezbollah — an Iraqi paramilitary group better known as the Hezbollah Brigades — and its affiliates on Christmas night, Defence Ministry statements said. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said the strikes were carried out at the instance […]
Tel Aviv, Dec 24 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is a sovereign nation and there was no pressure from the US in the ongoing war in Gaza strip. Netanyahu said this while responding to reports claiming the US was preventing Israel from carrying out operations. In a statement, Netanyahu said: “There […]
United Nations, Dec 24 The countries at the climate summit have pledged to ultimately move away from fossil fuels cutting a wide swath through everyday life in a monumental attempt to keep the world from warming more than 1.5 degrees centigrade, considered the tipping point to a cataclysm. That will mean a dramatic change from […]