Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) President Joe Biden received President-elect Donald Trump to the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday in a customary gesture marking the peaceful transfer of power that had not been shown to him four years ago by the latter.
Dhaka, Nov 13 (IANS) Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for creating a South Asia grid to share the hydroelectricity generated by Nepal and Bhutan.
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) China continues to vigorously push the proposal of deploying its own security staff for thousands of its citizens working in Pakistan following several deadly attacks carried against Chinese workers in the country which have severely jolted Islamabad's relationship with Beijing in recent times.
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) With Elon Musk leading the new Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) under Donald Trump’s presidency in the US, the tech billionaire will be able to cut down on a lot of waste in the US government, ace global investor Mark Mobius has said.
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has named John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and Director of National Intelligence, as his Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrary to feverish speculation that the job was going to Kash Patel, an Indian-American.
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from November 16-21, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Tuesday.
Baku, Nov 12 (IANS) Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, is rapidly accelerating climate change and damaging the ozone layer, jeopardizing the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target and posing a serious threat to public health, a new United Nations Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment said on Tuesday.
Guangzhou, Nov 12 (IANS) A total of 35 people were killed and another 43 injured after a car ramming incident at a sports centre in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, on Monday, the city's public security bureau said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India’s patents and industrial design filings for Intellectual Property rights doubled between 2018 and 2023, taking the country to the sixth rank, according to the latest World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) annual report.
