PM Modi delighted the three children of the US Vice President J D Vance and US Second Lady Usha Chilukuri with unique gifts. Meeting the Vance family during the AI summit in Paris, Modi also attended the birthday celebration of Vivek, one of the US Vice President’s son. The evening was marked by a dinner…
US Vice President J D Vance on Tuesday endorsed PM Narendra Modi‘s views on AI and agreed that the technology will make people more productive and not replace human beings.“And I appreciate PM Modi’s point. AI, I really believe, will facilitate and make people more productive. It is not going to replace human beings. It…
French President Macron bid farewell to PM Modi at Marseille airport On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron personally came to Marseille airport to bid farewell to Narendra Modi as the Indian PM took off for Washington, a gesture that symbolised the camaraderie between the two leaders.Modi’s three-day visit to France began with a dinner hosted…
PM Narendra Modi, accompanied by French President Emmanuel Macron, on Wednesday visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project in southern France to witness the development of the Earth’s first “mini Sun” that aims to produce nuclear energy on an industrial scale through the nuclear fusion process.Harnessing the power of nuclear fusion, which powers the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that a spouse involved in a void marriage like bigamy is also entitled to seek permanent alimony and maintenance from his or her partner under the Hindu Marriage Act.In view of contradictory judgments delivered on the issue of maintenance of spouse in cases of void marriage, a three-judge bench…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court Monday sent up for fresh trial 10 criminal cases, including murder cases, lodged during the Left Front tenure, overturning East Midnapore lower court orders allowing a state plea to withdraw them. The cases were filed at Nandigram and Khejuri police stations during violent land acquisition movements in 2007 and again in…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (File photo) CHANDIGARH: The cash-strapped AAP government in Punjab is dealing with a Rs 12,000-crore ‘reality cheque‘ after doing the maths for the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s pre-poll promise of a Rs 1,100 monthly allowance each to women over 18.Indications are that the Bhagwant Mann govt is open to tweaking the scheme…
NAGPUR: With Centre planning to implement four codes governing labour issues in April, RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Wednesday opposed two codes, dealing with industrial relations and occupational safety, and threatened to hit the streets in protest.“The industrial relations code entails recognition of only those unions that represent 51% of the workforce. With none…
Actor Chiranjeevi (File photo) HYDERABAD: Thespian Chiranjeevi was trolled Wednesday and accused of “sexism” and “misogyny” over what he said was a lighthearted remark about wanting his actor son Ram Charan Tej – father to a daughter – to have a male child next “to carry on the family legacy”.A video of Tuesday’s pre-release film…
NEW DELHI: India’s gas consumption is set to surge 60% to 103 billon cubic metres (bcm) by 2030, leading to more than doubling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, suggesting further liberalisation of the domestic market as the world heads towards a surplus.Noting that India is looking to…
