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Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe's ill health: PM

PM Modi discusses Indo-Pacific region with Japanese PM Abe in Russia

10:55 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: India and Japan agreed to further deepen cooperation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region where China has been flexing its military muscles, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe here on Thursday. The two leaders in their second meeting after the G20 Summit in Osaka in June, pledged […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

Britain’s reputation takes global hit with Parliament shutdown

9:01 pm September 1, 2019

London: It’s long been known that Britain’s Parliament building must be vacated for urgent repairs that will take years and cost billions, but the problem now goes beyond the water leaks and vermin infestation to Britain’s global reputation as a model of democracy-in-action. In parts of the world where Britain’s parliamentary system and adherence to […]

IIT-Kharagpur researchers turn Odisha steel plant dumpsites into greenbelt

IIT Kharagpur collaborates with AWS to develop AI resource platform

10:45 pm August 31, 2019

Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a resource portal to promote learning and development in the artificial intelligence (AI). Powered by Amazon SageMaker, a cloud machine learning platform, the National Artificial Intelligence Resource Portal (NAIRP) is aimed at making the search for AI learning resources simpler and more accessible […]

‘Angel Has Fallen’ tops box office with $21.3 million debut

9:18 pm August 25, 2019

NEW YORK: Angel Has Fallen has easily topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, as the action sequel became the latest mid-budget release to find modest success in the often quiet late summer. The Lionsgate film beat expectations going into the weekend, opening similarly to the previous 2016 installment “London Has Fallen.” The […]

Taliban welcome Trump's call to bring US troops home

US envoy to resume talks with Taliban on ending Afghan war

2:50 am August 21, 2019

Kabul: The US envoy negotiating with the Taliban for an end to nearly 18 years of fighting in Afghanistan was departing Tuesday for Qatar to resume the talks, the State Department said, amid concerns about a growing threat by an Islamic State affiliate. Zalmay Khalilzad also will visit with the Afghan government, which has been […]