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Joe Biden vows to beat Trump despite weak debate: ‘I know I’m not young, but…’

Despite a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats, US President Joe Biden on Friday said he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election. Further, Biden gave no sign he would consider dropping out of the race. Speaking at a rally in North Carolina hours after the head-to-head showdown…

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Rishi Sunak Condemns Racial Slurs: Demands Accountability Amid Political Tensions

London, 28 June, 2024 : Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has expressed deep hurt and anger following the revelation that a supporter of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party made a racial slur against him. Sunak, the first ethnic-minority prime minister of the United Kingdom, emphasized the necessity of addressing such issues publicly. The incident, highlighted by…

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump go head to head: How to watch the first general election presidential debate

President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump taking part in June 27 night’s debate in Atlanta. Not only is it the first-ever matchup between a sitting president and a former one, but it’s also the first debate for either candidate in this year’s election. And it’s happening so early in the general election campaign cycle…

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Indus Water Treaty: Neutral Experts with India, Pakistan Delegation Leave for Kishtwar

Jammu, June 24,2024: A 38-member delegation involved in the Indus Water Treaty departed for Kishtwar district from Jammu on Monday. The delegation, which arrived on Sunday evening, left amid tight security for the mountainous region. The delegation is led by Michel Marc Lino, a “Neutral Expert.” It includes five members from Pakistan, 19 from India,…

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Indian-Origin Man Killed During Robbery in US

Dallas (US), June 24: A 32-year-old Indian-origin man, Dasari Gopikrishna, was killed in the US state of Texas during an armed robbery. He was fatally shot during the incident at a convenience store in Pleasant Grove, Dallas, on June 21. Gopikrishna, originally from Andhra Pradesh’s Bapatla district, had arrived in the US only eight months…

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EAM Jaishankar Holds Productive Talks with UAE Counterpart Over Working Dinner

New Delhi/Abu Dhabi, June 24: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan over a working dinner on Sunday night in Abu Dhabi. During their meeting, they discussed the ever-growing bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and various regional and global issues. In a post on X, Jaishankar expressed…

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Taking up the theme of “Yoga For Self And Society” on International Yoga Day, the Indian Embassy hosts yoga sessions…

 Washington : A yoga session was arranged by the Indian Embassy in the US in Washington in advance of tomorrow’s International Yoga Day, which is observed globally. Yoga has hundreds of millions of practitioners worldwide, according to Deputy Ambassador Supriya Ranganathan, who emphasized the practice’s widespread appeal and global reach. Since yoga’s founding in India,…

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New Mexico wildfires kill 2, destroy 1,400 buildings

Mexico City : Two people have died in wildfires in southern New Mexico that have burned over 1,400 homes and other structures and triggered the evacuation of around 8,000 residents from the mountain resort community of Ruidoso.The unidentified skeletal remains of a person were found in the driver’s seat of a burned out car, New…

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Dubai-bound flight from Delhi receives hoax bomb threat via email, say police

Dubai, 18 June , 2024 – Adding to the series of hoax call incidents hitting the national capital, a Dubai-bound plane that was scheduled to take off from Delhi received a bomb threat via email, police said on Tuesday. “On June 17 at 9:35 am, an email was received in the Delhi International Airport Limited…

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Landslide In Ecuador’s Tungurahua Province Kills 8, Injures 3, Disrupts Hydroelectric Plants

In the central Tungurahua province of Ecuador, a landslide on a major route resulted in the deaths of at least eight persons and the injuries of three. The road in the resort town of Banos de Agua Santa was closed due to a landslide, which also caused damage to nearby homes. The intense rains had…

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