Japanese foreign affairs chief Toshimitsu Motegi, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, and Australian foreign minister Marise Payne are set to meet in Tokyo
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18-year-old Indian boy named by UN to the 2020 class of young leaders for Sustainable Development Goals
The Young Leaders for the SDGs initiative is organised on a biennial basis by the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth.
Trump calls protesters who vandalised Mahatma Gandhi’s statue ‘bunch of thugs’
US President Donald Trump has said that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was among those vandalised by protesters in Washington DC in the aftermath of the death of African-American George Floyd, calling them a “bunch of thugs”.
Singapore tops 2020 Smart City Index, Indian cities drop in ranking
The second edition of the SCI ranked 109 cities worldwide by capturing perceptions of randomly chosen 120 residents in each city.
Dubai suspends Air India Express flights for flying in COVID-19 positive passengers
UAE rules dictate that all passengers flying in from India need to carry original COVID-negative certificates to gain entry into the emirates.
India, US working to solve visa issues, says Ministry of External Affairs
India is engaged with the US administration and its Congress on issues related to the movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H-1B visa programme, said Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan.
Despite uptick towards Trump, majority of Indian-Americans support Democrats, show diaspora surveys
According to multiple polls conducted by diaspora organisations and CNN, a majority of the Asian-American community and two-thirds of Indian-Americans in particular currently favour Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the US Presidential elections.
Birthday wishes pour in from around the globe as Indian PM Modi turns 70
A 71-kg cake, a ‘Know NaMo’ quiz and congratulations pouring in from around the world marked the 70th birthday of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India, UK to negotiate new free trade deal: Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, said that India and the United Kingdom will begin the process of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) shortly.
British-Indian minister Alok Sharma announces government investment to tackle space debris
United Kingdom’s Indian-origin Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma confirmed a GBP 1-million government investment to be divided between seven companies to tackle the dangers presented by space debris to satellites of everyday importance.
