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Xi meets Bill Gates, calls him ‘American friend’

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates here on Friday, and said the latter was his "first American friend...

Congress slams decision to rename Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday criticised the BJP-led Central government for changing the name of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) to the...

Congress questions PM Modi’s silence on Manipur violence

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to US, the Congress on Friday took a swipe at him with a 'vishwayogi' jibe, saying he...

Modi appreciates song by Falguni Shah on the benefits of millets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appreciated a song composed by Indian-American singer Falguni Shah known more by her stage name Falu, for composing...

Gandhi, Taj Mahal ironic stars in birth of Hindu Caucus in US Congress

Lawmakers came and held forth. On Mahatma Gandhi. On the Taj Mahal. And Indian-Americans, their riches and their achievements. Anything but Hindu-Americans. The problem: The...

Open US consulate in Chandigarh, says Punjab governor

Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit has written to the External Affairs Ministry (EAM) urging it to open a US Consulate in Chandigarh. The Governor said...

Cyclone Biporjoy shifts trajectory, injures 22

The "very severe" cyclonic storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy", also reffered as "Biporjoy", has shifted its trajectory towards the northeast and traversed the coastal region adjoining...

US, South Korea, Japan condemn Pyonyang’s latest missile provocation

The top national security advisers of the US, South Korea, and Japan condemned North Korea's missile launches on Thursday, calling them "clear violations" of...

US federal govt agencies targeted in major global cyber attack

"Several" US federal government agencies were targeted on Thursday in a major global cyberattack, which takes advantage of a weakness in a widely-used software,...

No Indian film will be exhibited if ‘Adipurush’ doesn’t correct mistake: Kathmandu mayor

After placing a map of "Greater Nepal" at his office in retaliation for the "Akhand Bharat" mural in the new Indian Parliament building, Kathmandu...