Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will touch down in Hiroshima, Japan today at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio for the G7 Summit under the Japanese presidency and the Quad summit that will be attended by US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Anthony Albanese as well.
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Congress makes power-sharing pact; Siddaramaiah to be Karnataka CM
The feuding factions of the Karnataka state Congress unit have finally reached an accord after state Congress Chief DK Shivakumar reluctantly agreed to take up the Deputy Chief Minister’s role following former party president Sonia Gandhi’s intervention, sources claimed.
Singapore Zoo celebrates its Golden Jubilee with ZOObilee festivities from May
Come June 27, 2023, Singapore Zoo will mark 50 monumental years of connecting people with wildlife. The Golden ZOObilee festivities kick off in May with a lineup of activities.
US lawmakers propose Bill to protect children of long-term visa holders
United States’ lawmakers have moved to reintroduce legislation that would offer immigration relief to children of long-term visa holders, a significant number of whom are of Indian-origin.
Singapore becomes world’s largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel, with 1 million tonnes capacity at new Neste plant
Neste of Finland had first invested in Singapore in 2007, establishing a renewable diesel refinery. The new SAF plant sits next to the first refinery. Located in Tuas, Singapore, the SAF plant cost SGD2.2 billion.
Sentosa Island, Singapore, to get rid of single-use plastic water bottles by 2023-end
The businesses that have pledged to eliminate single-use plastic bottles range from hotels and food & beverage outlets to any events held on Sentosa Island.
Indian-origin UK billionaire SP Hinduja dead at 87
Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, the billionaire Indian-origin patriarch of Britain’s richest family and chair of the globe-spanning Hinduja Group, has died in London, his family confirmed.
Meth lab busted in Delhi NCR, nine Africans arrested, 46kg narcotics worth INR200 crore seized
Police said that during the raid, they also seized narcotics that could have been used to produce methamphetamine worth another INR100 crore.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells US lawmakers ‘AI regulation is essential’
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company responsible for creating Artificial Intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Dall-E 2, called for “regulation of AI” as he testified in his first appearance in front of the US Congress.
Kamala Harris’ address at round table for entrepreneurs of colour
Indian-American Vice-President Kamala Harris convened a roundtable for small business owners of colour at the White House.
