After signing a slew of executive orders on Monday night at the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump attended first inaugural Commander-In-Chief Ball and danced with First Lady Melania Trump. Earlier, the inauguration completed a comeback for a political disruptor who survived two impeachment trials, a felony conviction, two assassination attempts and an indictment for attempting to overturn his 2020...
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Mukesh, wife Nita meet U.S. President-elect Trump ahead of inauguration
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Foundation founder and chairperson Nita Ambani on Sunday (January 19, 2025) extended their congratulations to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a private reception in Washington DC ahead of his inauguration. The Ambanis expressed their hope for deeper India-U.S. relations to the President-elect and wished him a transformative second term of leadership at the White House....
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Three Israeli women hostages handed over to Red Cross in Gaza, says Hamas
Chaotic scenes enveloped the three hostages from Israel who were handed over to the Red Cross on Sunday (January 19, 2025) by masked Hamas militants wearing green headbands in a packed Gaza City square. A dense crowd of Palestinians had gathered to watch the moment, the first release of hostages seized on October 7, 2023, under the new ceasefire that came into effect on...
“Frankly Impressed”: Bill Gates On 3-Hour Dinner With Donald Trump
Just days from Donald Trump’s inauguration, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revealed he had a three-hour dinner with the President-elect, calling the meeting “intriguing” and “impressive.” “I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Mr Gates told The Wall Street Journal. Their conversation, which he described as “wide-ranging,” touched on...
In farewell address, Biden warns an ‘oligarchy’ of ultra-wealthy
Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered his farewell speech to the nation and used the address for giving a stark warning of a “dangerous” oligarchy of the ultra-wealthy taking shape in the country under Donald Trump. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic...
ISRO Creates History docks SpaDeX satellites in space
ISRO SpaDeX space docking mission: The Space Docking Experiment mission was successfully launched on December 30, 2024 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. “India docked its name in space history! Good Morning India ISRO’s SpaDeX mission accomplishes historic docking success. Proud to witness this moment!”, ISRO said in a post on ‘X’. The historic moment came just days after the...
LA fire: Death toll reaches 24, over 12,000 structures damaged, nearly $275 bn. loss in Los Angeles
LA fires: The deadly and destructive wildfires in Los Angeles that began on January 7 have reportedly claimed 24 lives so far. More than 12,000 structures have been destroyed, and many are missing. Check out the devastating impact of wildfires in Los Angeles through pictures. The losses reportedly amount to $275 billion. Firefighters bump fists to extinguish the last embers...
Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war US President Joe Biden confirmed the deal, which involves a full and complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of all the hostages held by Hamas United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says easing “the tremendous suffering caused by this conflict” is...
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg To Attend Trump Inauguration
Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, NBC news reported Tuesday, further highlighting the tech moguls’ efforts to develop closer ties with the incoming president. The network, citing an unnamed official involved in planning the January 20 ceremony, said the three men will be seated together on the platform with prominent guests,...
Ukraine Strikes Russia In Major Drone And Missile Attack
Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging at least two factories and forcing schools to close in a major southern Russian city, according to Russian officials and media. The Shot Telegram channel said that Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles. “The enemy has organized a massive...
24 Dead In Los Angeles Blaze, Strong Winds Trigger ‘Fire Tornado’
The number of people confirmed dead in two Los Angeles wildfires – that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday – rose to 24 over the weekend. Eight of the dead were found in the Palisades Fire zone, and 16 in the Eaton Fire zone. Former Australian child star Rory Sykes, who appeared in the British TV show “Kiddy Kapers” in the...
EAM Dr. Jaishankar to represent India at Trump’s inauguration on January 20
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has been invited to represent the Government of India at the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. Mr. Trump has invited several heads of government and heads of state to be present at the event, and the subsequent celebrations to be held in Washington D.C. “On the invitation of the Trump-Vance...