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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are set to hold a trilateral meeting in China's Shenzhen on November 19 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the Kremlin confirmed, according to Russian news agency RIA on Saturday....more
NEW DELHI: The new world order taking shape will be more multipolar and transactional, with more centres of autonomous decision-making, thereby making it more unstable and setting the stage for sharper competition, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday....more
UNITED NATIONS: India has voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, urging Washington to lift restrictions that it says are undermining the that country’s access to essential services. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution on Wednesday, with 130 countries voting in favour, 17 against and 25 abstaining....more
WASHINGTON: The US has assured India of lower tariffs than those of its peers under the trade deal the two sides are negotiating, an official familiar with the matter said. The first tranche of the trade deal, in the works for almost two years, will cover only goods, while services will be taken up in the next tranche of talks, the official told reporters, declining to be identified because the discussions are not public....more
By Deepak Arora
 NEW YORK: Shudh Parkash Singh’s journey from Punjab to the United States began with a family crisis, not a business plan. He came to America nearly four decades ago to seek life-saving treatment for his elder brother. He eventually stayed, took a low-paying job, drove a gypsy cab and entered the gas station business with his brothers. Today, he is the founder and president of JGroup, with interests in commercial real estate, hospitality, retail and restaurants....more
BAGDOGRA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the army’s operational preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim, focusing on border infrastructure development and the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies to sharpen combat effectiveness. He was briefed at the Sukna-headquartered 33 Corps, near Siliguri....more
NEW DELHI: Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday called the India-US partnership an essential part of the new century. He said Washington should not expect New Delhi to follow its lead, and that the US understood India’s long ties with Russia....more
NEW DELHI: The Centre has reduced the number of main Indian visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, aimed at simplifying the country's visa regime, the ministry of home affairs said in a statement on Wednesday. In a separate exercise, the Union home ministry is also moving to simplify visa application forms, reducing the number of fields by 65-70% across all 23 visa sub-categories....more
NEW DELHI: VFS Global, the global leader in trusted technology services, has announced the opening of a new Visa Application Centre in Guwahati, reinforcing its commitment to expanding access to international mobility solutions across Northeast India. According to a press release, the centre was jointly inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma; Minister for Tourism Ajanta Neog; Minister for Transport Charan Boro; and Chief Operating Officer, South Asia, VFS Global Yummi Talwar....more
NEW YORK: Elon Musk said chipmaker Nvidia would lose "critical" deals without its now ousted CEO Jensen Huang, in a post on X on Saturday. Musk said that while Huang drove supply chain "brilliantly" at Nvidia, many such deals were “a handshake with Jensen, not a written contract.”...more
PARIS: Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that the US is closely aligned with Europe in trying to reach an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year. “We know where we stand: on Ukraine’s side,” Rubio told reporters in Paris after a meeting of the Group of Seven foreign ministers....more
INDORE: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old batting sensation, on Saturday became the youngest-ever captain (15 years and 232 days) in men's T20s. He achieved the feat when he walked out to the middle for the toss in Bihar's opening Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Saurashtra at the Holkar Stadium in Indore....more
HARARE: India U19 fought back from the jaws of defeat to beat Pakistan U19 by one wicket and win the U19 Asia Cup 2026 title. Chasing a daunting target of 338, India were down and out at 252/8, before lower-order batters Manal Chauhan (47 off 32) and Mohit Ulva (49* off 26) helped them clinch a stunning last-ball win....more
SAN FRANCISCO: A San Francisco startup offered people $20 an hour to walk robot dogs through city streets, not for exercise but to help train artificial intelligence (AI) systems to navigate real-world environments. According to a report by The New York Times, robotics startup Dimensional advertised for people to operate four-legged robots on outdoor routes lasting four to six hours. The unusual job required no previous robotics experience and included paid training....more |
'Global Action Must Match Global Ambition': Modi At UN Summit
