Britain’s ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll. Rishi Sunak was expected to become the first prime minister to lose three parliamentary seats on one day, but was spared that humiliation due to a narrow victory...
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Gigi Hadid Arrested With Ganja In The Cayman Islands
American supermodel Gigi Hadid was arrested for possession of cannabis while vacationing in the Cayman Islands, according to reports by multiple media outlets. According to E! News, the 28-year-old supermodel was reportedly arrested at Owen Roberts International Airport on July 10 after arriving in the Cayman Islands with a friend via private plane. The E! News reported, quoting a news article in local outlet Cayman...
RBI Governor meets Ajay Banga during G20
Indian American Ajay Banga, who is in Gandhinagar in Gujarat to attend the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, had earlier spoken with ANIon Monday and said that he is more optimistic today about India economically than he has been for a long time andlauded the government’s initiatives towards digitization of infrastructure.The World Bank President referred to...
Increasing Hinduphobia in us takes Indian to lawmakers
A group of eminent Indian Americans has urged lawmakers here to take steps against rising Hinduphobia activities in the US and protect the rights of the Hindu community in the country. As many as 21 Congressmen attended the Second National Hindu Advocacy Day on the US Capitol during which the elected representatives said that there is a need to pay...
Peace and prosperity in Mekong region play pivotal role in India’s Act East policy: EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that peace and prosperity in the Mekong region play a pivotal role in realising India’s vision for security and growth for all countries in the region under its Act East policy.In his opening remarks at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting here, Jaishankar said the lower Mekong region holds immense...
Modi addresses Indian diaspora in France
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described India as a “model of diversity” in his addresses to the Indian diaspora in which he also announced an agreement for the use of UPI in France, opening a huge new market for the Indian innovation in cashless instant payment. In his nearly an hour-long speech to the enthusiastic crowd at the La...
PM Modi conferred with France’s Legion of Honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian premier to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest civilian and military honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron. Modi received the honour at the Elysee Palace here on Thursday and joined the ranks of other prominent world leaders such as the former president of...
PM Modi holds ‘fruitful’ meetings with French counterpart, Senate President; discusses ways to bolster strategic ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday began his visit to France with “fruitful” meetings with his French counterpart Elisabeth Borne and Senate President Gerard Larcher during which he discussed ways to impart new impetus to India’s multifaceted cooperation and time-tested strategic partnership with the key European nation. Modi, who landed here earlier in the day, was received by Prime Minister...
putin mets wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin after mutiny
Russian President Vladimir Putin met mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after the failed Wagner group mutiny last month, the Kremlin says. Prigozhin, who heads the mercenary group, was among 35 Wagner commanders invited to the meeting in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added. He said that President Putin had given an “assessment” of the Ukraine war effort and the mutiny. The...
Foxconn pulls out of $19.5 billion semiconductor JV with vedanta
Foxconn said on Monday it is pulling out of a joint venture with Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Monday it has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta Ltd that was set up to make semiconductors from India. Foxconn says not proceeding with Vedanta JV on mega semiconductor plan. “Foxconn is working to remove the Foxconn name from what...
Biden Begins 3-Nation Tour With Focus On NATO Summit, 1st Stop London
US President Joe Biden departed on Sunday on a three-nation trip that will be dominated by a NATO summit in Lithuania aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against Russia while not yet accepting Kyiv as a member of the alliance. Biden’s first stop will be in London, where he will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at...
Dubai population increased by 50k in the first 6 months of 23
For the first time ever, Dubai’s total population has surpassed 3.6 million. According to fresh data from the Dubai Statistics Centre, the population of Dubai sat at 3.55 million people at the end of 2022. Fast forward 6 months, and the population of the city has increased by an impressive 50,000 in just six months. That’s a growth of around 1.5...