US lawmakers call for strong ties with India, hail Indian-Americans’ help
WASHINGTON: Top Senators and influential Congressmen have advocated for a strong India-US tie and underscored the contribution of the Indian-American community in this matter. At the Indian Independence Day celebrations event at the US Capitol on Wednesday, Senator Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, recalled his visits to India and seeing “the greatness of the […]
Indian assistance not charitable donations in Sr Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday told Parliament that financial assistance provided by India are not “charitable donations” and the island nation facing severe economic crisis must have a plan to repay these loans. Sri Lanka has been facing the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 which has prompted an acute […]
National Highways construction touches record 37 km per day
NEW DELHI: Tremendous progress has been achieved in building of National Highways across the country in the last few years by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry has achieved the record-breaking milestone of constructing 37 kilometres highways per day in year 2020-21, which is unprecedented. Minister for Road Transport & Highways and […]
Indian among six indicted in Amazon bribery case in USA
By Lalit K Jha WASHINGTON:Six people, including an Indian national and an Indian-American, were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday with conspiring to pay over USD 100,000 in commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon for unfair competitive advantage on its merchant platform. According to the indictment, all the six accused used […]
Eastern Ladakh standoff: Indian, Chinese armies agree to resolve issue through talks
NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese military commanders agreed to peacefully resolve the current border issue in eastern Ladakh in accordance with bilateral pacts as well as the agreement reached between leadership of the two countries, the External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday. The two sides held high-level military talks on Saturday in an attempt to […]