Gopi Thotakura shares his excitement after becoming 1st Indian space tourist on Blue Origin's private astronaut launch

Gopi Thotakura shares his excitement after becoming 1st Indian space tourist on Blue Origin's private astronaut launch

Monday, 20 May 2024 | PTI | Houston

Aviator Gopi Thotakura has said that he is proud to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. Blue Origin's seventh human flight carrying Thotakura, 30, and five others lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas on...

Significant progress made in expediting India-assisted projects in Maldives: Foreign Minister Zameer

Significant progress made in expediting India-assisted projects in Maldives: Foreign Minister Zameer

Sunday, 12 May 2024 | PTI | Male

Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer has said that significant strides have been made in expediting India-assisted projects in the Maldives, as he underscored the government's commitment to prioritising the resumption and completion of these projects. Zameer, who visited India from May 8 to 10 on his very first bilateral official visit,...

Indian-American venture capitalist hosts President Biden at his Silicon Valley residence for fundraiser

Indian-American venture capitalist hosts President Biden at his Silicon Valley residence for fundraiser

Saturday, 11 May 2024 | PTI | Washington

Prominent Indian-American billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla hosted US President Joe Biden at his Silicon Valley residence for an election fundraiser during which the Democratic Party's presumptive candidate raised more than USD 1.5 million. Tickets for the fundraiser on Friday at the residence of Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems...

Biden Admin 'satisfied' with accountability it has demanded from India in Pannun case, says Garcetti

Biden Admin 'satisfied' with accountability it has demanded from India in Pannun case, says Garcetti

Friday, 10 May 2024 | PTI | Washington

The US is "satisfied" with the accountability it has demanded from India on the allegations that its officials were involved in an alleged plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said. In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil...

US Ambassador Garcetti dismisses concerns about democracy in India

US Ambassador Garcetti dismisses concerns about democracy in India

Friday, 10 May 2024 | PTI | Washington

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has dismissed concerns raised by certain quarters about democracy in India and said he "100 per cent" believes that Washington can trust its relationship with New Delhi which is going to be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century. Speaking at an event...

Indian student missing in Chicago since May 2

Indian student missing in Chicago since May 2

Thursday, 09 May 2024 | PTI | Washington

A 26-year-old Indian student has been reported missing in Chicago since May 2, India's mission in the US city said on Thursday, the latest case in the country as the community grapples with a string of such incidents involving students. Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi has been missing from the 4300 block of...

Two Indian-origin brothers arrested for stabbing Indian student to death in Australia

Two Indian-origin brothers arrested for stabbing Indian student to death in Australia

Thursday, 09 May 2024 | PTI | Melbourne

Two Indian-origin brothers wanted in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old MTech student from India have been arrested by Australian police, media reports said. Abhijeet Abhijeet, 26, and Robin Gartan, 27, were arrested on Tuesday in the New South Wales country town of Goulburn police are preparing to extradite them...

Indian envoy in Canada warns of 'big red line' on anti-India activities of Sikh separatist groups

Indian envoy in Canada warns of 'big red line' on anti-India activities of Sikh separatist groups

Wednesday, 08 May 2024 | PTI | Ottawa

Amidst the diplomatic strain in India-Canada relations, India's envoy here has warned that the Sikh separatist groups in Canada were crossing "a big red line" that New Delhi sees as a matter of national security and of the country's territorial integrity. Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma said this...

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