13 Feb, 2025 7:15 AM
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) S. Paul Kapur, who worked previously on relations with India, has been nominated by the Trump administration to head the South Asia bureau at the State Department that conducts diplomatic ties with India and the region.
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13 Feb, 2025 6:55 AM
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The Diaspora rallied to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he arrived here on Wednesday for a meeting with re-elected US President Donald Trump on a mission to boost the growing relations between the two largest democracies.
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13 Feb, 2025 6:15 AM
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside Blair House to welcome Prime Minister Modi. People carrying flags of India and the US and posters that said "America welcomes Narendra Modi" expressed excitement over PM Modi's visit to the US.
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12 Feb, 2025 4:26 PM
Marseille (France), Feb 12 (IANS) Terming it as a "historic moment", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the opening of an Indian Consulate in Marseille marks a "new chapter" in India-France ties.
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11 Feb, 2025 1:54 PM
Ottawa, Feb 11 (IANS) The High Commission of India in Ottawa organised an outreach event in the Canadian capital early Tuesday (India time) to promote several events and initiatives, including the One District One Product (ODOP), World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (Waves 2025), Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, Mahakumbh 2025, Kashi Tamil Sangam (KTS), Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarship programmes and Indian economy and Budget 2025-26.
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08 Feb, 2025 7:51 AM
New York, Feb 8 (IANS) An Indian-descent construction executive has been given a sentence of up to 25 years for driving at 150 kmph while drunk and high on cocaine resulting in a crash that killed two teen tennis players.
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07 Feb, 2025 6:29 PM
Bangkok, Feb 7 (IANS) Thai authorities have received 61 foreign nationals, including over a dozen Indians, believed to be victims of human trafficking and scam operations in Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
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30 Jan, 2025 7:32 PM
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) US space agency NASA on Thursday announced that Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, along with colleague Butch Wilmore, have begun their second spacewalk for maintenance and scientific experiments.
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30 Jan, 2025 10:47 AM
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) NASA on Thursday said it is “working expeditiously” along with SpaceX to safely bring back Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams and astronaut Butch Willmore, currently stuck in the International Space Station (ISS) for 238 days.
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27 Jan, 2025 10:09 AM
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) As the US has intensified its campaign of rounding up illegal migrants and deporting them on military planes, it overcame opposition from Colombia with threats of tariffs in a preview of how President Donald Trump will enforce his campaign promise.
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