International

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the top technology and biosciences leaders after outlining his vision of making India a technology powerhouse at a rally of the diaspora. After the meeting with 15 CEOs from chip design and manufacture, IT, and biosciences fields...

New Delhi: Folk singer Aditya Gadhvi, rapper Hanumankind, music composer DSP and San Diego-based musical duo Kiran + Nivi regaled thousands of spectators ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the Indian diaspora in New York. A series of cultural performances was staged before...

Washington: India and the US will set up a new semiconductor fabrication plant, called ‘Shakti,' which will be one of the world's first multi-material fabs dedicated to national security. US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed a watershed arrangement to establish a...

New York: Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision around artificial intelligence (AI) and how he is pushing tech leaders to use it to address the most-pressing issues on the ground, Google is not only making a robust investment in AI in India but also...

United Nations: On the eve of his address to the United Nations Summit of the Future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the beleaguered Palestine, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, and Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid to discuss...

Colombo: Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president Monday, amid hopes that he will bolster the country's economy and eliminate corruption. Dissanayake, 56, was sworn in by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the Presidential Secretariat. Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist...

Uniondale: Today when India speaks on a global platform, the world listens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday before an audience of the diaspora as he projected his vision of India's place in a changing world. "The India of today is emerging as a catalytic...

Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned from his post Monday as part of a power transition in the country following the presidential election won by Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The resignation came ahead of the swearing ceremony of Dissanayake. Gunawardena, 75, was prime minister...

Wilmington (US): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Quad is not against anyone, but for a rules-based international order and respect for sovereignty, in a veiled reference to China. "Free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific is our priority," Modi said in his opening...

Colombo: Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of votes. Dissanayake, 56, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People's...