On Wednesday, Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja from Tamil Nadu, sports icon P T Usha from Kerala, acclaimed screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad, Telangana, and philanthropist and spiritual leader Veerendra Heggade from Karnataka were nominated to the Rajya Sabha. All the nominees have been recognized nationally and globally for their respective career achievements. Post-retirement, PT Usha has started Usha School of Athletics where she is training 1– national and international-level athletes. Mr. Prasad has been associated with the creative world meanwhile, Mr. Heggade is the Dharmadhikari of the
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday declared Colombo is planning to organize an international donor’s conference counting in three big Asian economies–India, China, and Japan–to breathe new life into the wilting economy. Wickremesinghe, while speaking in Parliament, stated, "After obtaining the staff-level agreement, we will organize a donor-aid conference by bringing together the friendly countries that provide us with loan assistance, such as India, China, and Japan. We hope to create a system where we can get loan assistance through a common agreement." Sr
On Tuesday, the United Kingdoms Prime Minister Mr. Borris Johnson entitled Iraqi-born education secretary Nadhim Zahawi as the new finance minister of the nation. Meanwhile, another loyalist, Michelle Donelan was also entitled by Johnson for replacing Zahawi’s place in the education ministry. The announcement came after the shock resignation of Rishi Sunak. Along with Sunak, Sajid Javid also resigned as the health minister blaming Johnson for losing the ability to govern the country. According to a leading newspaper, Queen Elizabeth II approved the appointment of Zahawi. The 55-year-o
A bipartisan group of American state governors and top officials have given assurance for building formidable bilateral ties with India and aimed for investment from the Indian corporate sector who according to them, bring foreign direct investment along with skills and make way for local jobs in the US. Governors Tom Wolf from Pennsylvania and Asa Hutchinson from Arkansas along with Lt Governors Garlin Gilchrist from Michigan, and Eleni Kounalakis from California made a dynamic announcement in front of over 100 Indian businesses who are in the US to attend the annual Select USA Investment
On Tuesday, the Group of Seven (G7) nations pledged $4.5 billion to prevent malnutrition in the most vulnerable people, as well as urging Russia to end its blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports. It was announced by the G7 leaders that they would not impose sanctions against imports of agricultural products, including those from Russia, and humanitarian aid deliveries. The statement released by the G7 said, “We commit to an additional $4.5 billion to protect the most vulnerable from hunger and malnutrition, amounting to a total of over $14 billion as our joint commitment to global food se
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the UAE, and conveyed his condolences on the death of the former leader of the Gulf nation. Following the UAE leader's election last month, this is their first meeting where Mr. Modi expressed his condolences to Sheikh Mohamed for the loss of Sheikh Khalifa, who died on May 13 at the age of 73 after a long illness. He expressed grief over Khalifa's death, describing him as a visionary leader who improved India-UAE relations. Following his participation in a prod
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his optimism that the wealthy nations of the G-7 would support India's efforts to combat climate change and extended an invitation to them to take advantage of the enormous market for clean energy technologies that are developing in the nation. He asserted that India's commitment to its climate commitments is clear from its performance. PM Modi emphasized India's achievements during his speech at the G7 Summit session on "Investing in a Brighter Future: Climate, Energy, and Health." He claimed that India had met its goal of 40% non-fossil e
In Monday's top defense-level talks, India and Malaysia discussed the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) offer as well as the future of the Su30 MKM aircraft of the Malaysian Air Force. Rajnath Singh and Malaysia's senior defense minister, YB Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, held video conferencing talks. According to reports, the Indian offer for 18 Tejas fighter jets to satisfy Malaysia's needs was discussed extensively. Earlier, India offered Malaysia a dual package for the indigenous fighter jets as well as maintenance services for the Su30 MKMs it operates. The Indian Defense
Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani landed on Friday in Cairo, marking his first official visit to Egypt since the boycott of Doha by four Arab states. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Cairo, his first visit to Egypt since the thaw in relations between the two countries. Four Arab nations viz- Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain had boycotted Doha in mid-2017 but in January of last year, the Arab quartet signed the Al-Ula Declaration with Qatar terminating their all-round boycott of Doha. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received
In a historic move, US President Joe Biden signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades. A bipartisan compromise was reached on Saturday that had seemed inconceivable until a series of mass shootings, including a massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas. Citing the families of shooting victims, President said, “Lives will be saved. Their message to us was to do something. Well today we did”. According to a bipartisan group of senators, the deal "doesn't achieve all I want," but it "does include things I've long advocated for that are going to s