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Biden and Modi cheer booming economic ties in visit that also reckoned with India's record on rights

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:56:41 S O Correspondent

South African authorities say 31 illegal miners killed in explosion in May; found only now

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:55:19 S O Correspondent

WHO should not have dismissed Covid lab leak theory: Top virologist

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:14:11 S O Correspondent

Jet engines, drones, special trade benefits expected from Modi-Biden talks

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:12:07 S O Correspondent

The US has cleared the joint production of GE's F 414A jet engines in India giving a "new" direction to ties between the two countries, a senior White House official told reporters on the eve of President Joe Biden's official state dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Tesla will be in India as soon as humanly possible, says Elon Musk after meet with PM Modi

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:41:28 S O Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met prominent US personalities from different walks of life, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk who asserted that India has more promise than any other large country and that he is incredibly excited about its future.

Biden is ready to fete India's leader, looking past Modi's human rights record, ties to Russia

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:31:49 S O Correspondent

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, on many counts, a curious choice for President Joe Biden to honour with a state visit.

PM Modi's visit marks important point in India-US relationship: Senators

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:39:02 S O Correspondent

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State Visit to the US marks an important point in the bilateral relationship and is a key symbol of the two nations growing closer together, according to top American senators.

Ukraine: 16 dead, 31 missing in flooding from Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:03:18 S O Correspondent

At least 16 people are dead and 31 are missing in flooding from the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse, Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday, CNN reported.

Rishi Sunak turns immigration officer for a day; 105 foreign nationals held in crackdown

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:01:56 S O Correspondent

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the UK Home Office enforcement officials on a raid as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration, which ended in the arrest of 105 foreign nationals from across 20 nationalities.

Militant attack kills 37 at Ugandan school

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:17:36 S O Correspondent

Militants linked to the Islamic State group massacred at least 37 people and abducted six others in western Uganda, the army said Saturday, in the country's worst such attack in years. The military said it was pursuing the attackers from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) after they raided a school late Friday near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

15 killed as bus carrying seniors to casino in Canada collides with truck

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:15:54 S O Correspondent

A semi-trailer truck and a bus carrying seniors collided in central Canada's Manitoba province on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 more, authorities said.

Cyclone Biparjoy: 62,000 people evacuated from Pakistan’s Sindh province

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:15:28 S O Correspondent

Around 62,000 people have been evacuated to safer places in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy’s expected landfall on Thursday. Biparjoy, currently a “very severe cyclonic storm”, is inching closer to India and Pakistan, prompting authorities to take preventive measures to minimise the damage it may cause to life and property.