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September 20, 2024 12:22 PM

Quad nations committed to Indo-Pacific peace, says Australian PM Albanese ahead of summit

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday ahead of the highly anticipated Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) summit, set to take place on September 21 in Delaware. The summit will bring together leaders from f...

September 20, 2024 11:51 AM

Piyush Goyal to attend ASEAN-India economic meetings in Lao PDR

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, is in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) to participate in two key economic summits—the 21st ASEAN-India Economic Ministers (AEM-India) Meeting and the 12th East Asia Summit E...

September 20, 2024 2:03 PM

Biden, ‘Quad’ leaders to talk maritime security as China tensions grow

Tensions brewing in Asia's trade-rich waters top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months of his presidency. Biden he...

September 20, 2024 11:06 AM

India’s trade deficit widens in August amid decline in crude oil exports: CRISIL report

India's trade deficit widened in August, primarily due to a decline in oil exports caused by falling crude prices, according to a recent report by CRISIL. The report highlights that the drop in crude oil prices, a key export commodity for India, has ...

September 20, 2024 10:20 AM

Harris tells Oprah any intruder to her home is ‘getting shot’

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday issued a warning to any potential home intruder: "If somebody breaks in my house, they're getting shot." The Democratic presidential candidate and gun owner made the seemingly unguarded comment in an intervie...

September 20, 2024 12:35 PM

Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint

Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint. The White House said a diplo...

September 20, 2024 9:55 AM

Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts are not from Taiwan, minister says

Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that th...

September 20, 2024 9:50 AM

Rajasthan Woos Qatari Investors Ahead of Global Summit

Rajasthan's Industry and Commerce Minister, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, led an investors' roadshow in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, as part of the international outreach for the upcoming 'Rising Rajasthan' Global Investment Summit 2024. The delegation's v...

September 20, 2024 9:01 AM

Enthusiasm grips Indian diaspora ahead of PM Modi’s US visit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in New York, the members of the Indian diaspora in the US have expressed excitement for his visit and praised his leadership for the work in India. Speaking to ANI, Madhav Sumani, a member of Indian di...

September 20, 2024 8:50 AM

India extends USD 50 million budgetary support to Maldives for another year

India has extended budgetary support to the Maldives government in the form of a rollover of the USD 50 million Treasury Bill for another year on the Maldivian government's request, the Indian High Commission in the Maldives announced on Thursday. A...

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