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Modi, Biden could meet up to four times during PM’s upcoming state visit to US
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on his state visit to the US on Tuesday, all eyes are on the meetings that have been lined up right from the Yoga Day celebrations at the UN to the PM’s various meetings with US President…
Modi Diplomacy: Harnessing the Whirlwind!
In a two part series, the Editor attempts to analyse the World political whirlwind and Indian PM's attempt tyo fathom it -Part I
North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch ‘the most serious’ shortcoming, vows 2nd…
The failed launch and North Korean efforts to modernize its weapons arsenals were discussed extensively at a three-day ruling party meeting.
Gita Press, publisher of religious texts, to get Gandhi Peace Prize
Established in 1923, Gita Press is one of the world’s largest publishers, having published 41.7 crore books in 14 languages, including 16.21 crore Shrimad Bhagvad Gita.
Today’s Motto: ‘What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality’.
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, June 20.............
712 – Arabs Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), captured Sindh, defeating and killing Hindu King Dahir at Rawar.
1756 - A group of…
Small submersible tourist vessel on dive to Titanic wreck goes missing, search under way
It was not known if any tourists were onboard. The Guardian newspaper reports there were five people on the vessel.
UN complains Russia won’t let aid workers into area of Ukraine dam collapse, Moscow says it’s unsafe
The United Nations rebuked Moscow on Sunday for allegedly denying aid workers access to Russia-occupied areas where residents are stranded amid “devastating destruction.”
Group blamed in Uganda attack ‘funded by Islamic State’
In a report due to be published this week, UN experts on the DRC shed light on the hazy financial connections between the two groups.
Xi says China, US ‘made progress’ in Blinken visit
Blinken's visit is the highest-level trip by a US official to China in nearly five years with ties severely strained between the world's two largest economies.
‘Diversity brings insights’: Amazon, Marriott and others vow to hire over 13,000…
Amazon leads the pack, vowing to hire at least 5,000 refugees over the next three years in Europe, followed by Marriott and Hilton with 1,500 each.
International Yoga Day events across Saudi cities a big hit
There are many other cities across KSA that are celebrating Yoga Day including Al Jubail, Al Madinah, Al Munawawarah, Macce, Taif, Al Bahah, Abha, Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and Najran.
World Cup Qualifiers: Seeking a seat at the big table
Despite several key players from associate nations not taking part, the ODI WC Qualifiers beginning on Sunday still promises to be filled with hopes and dreams
Today’s Motto: ‘When you get to the point where it’s hard, start pushing harder’.
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, June 19...........
240 BC - Eratosthenes, a Greek astronomer and mathematician, estimated the circumference of the earth. As the director of the great…
Militant attack kills 37 at Ugandan school
Police and army officials blamed the ADF, one of the deadliest militias over the border in DR Congo's strife-torn east, which the Islamic State group has called its local offshoot.
Children in war-scarred Yemen line up for water, not school
The dire mix of war and climate change has only aggravated the country's water woes.
At least 13 people killed in bus accident in Pakistan
The bus was travelling from Lahore to Rawalpindi when it overturned near Kallar Kahar salt range. Rescue officials said the death toll could rise as some of the injured were critical.
Weathering Biparjoy Storm that left behind a trail of destruction
From experiencing 10,000 deaths during the Super Cyclone of 1999 to only 10 deaths during Cyclone Yaas in 2001, Odisha has set a precedent, according to experts.
India-US relationship more critical for space exploration: former NASA official
Mike Gold hoped that cooperation in the field of space would be one of the major areas of discussion between Narendra Modi and Joe Biden when they meet here at the White House next week.
Most of 108 drowning victims in Nigeria boat accident were women and children
The wooden boat was carrying more than 250 people across the Niger River in Kwara state as they returned home from a late-night wedding when the craft hit a log and split early Monday, survivors said.
Pakistan ‘largely spared’ as Cyclone Biparjoy weakens after landfall
The Sindh government had evacuated as many as 67,367 people from the three vulnerable districts — Thatta, Sujawal, and Badin — and 39 relief camps were set up to house them.
