Pete Hegseth sparks buzz by renaming USNS Harvey Milk after World War II hero Oscar V. PetersonUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth renamed a naval ship. The USNS Harvey Milk is now USNS Oscar V. Peterson. Hegseth stated this move remove...
27 Jun, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
Trillion-dollar chip giant: Five things to know about TSMCTaiwanese semiconductor titan TSMC briefly joined a rarefied club of companies valued at more than $1 trillion on Monday. It works closely ...
09 Jul, 2024, 08.10 AM IST
US Congresswoman praises PM Modi for trying to broker peace between Russia and US on UkraineOn Friday, Modi conveyed to visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that India stands ready to contribute in any way to the peace e...
03 Apr, 2022, 11.09 AM IST
Nancy Pelosi applauds Modi's commitment to tackle climate changeReferring to the "commitment" shown by Modi in ensuring that the agreement on climate change was finalised, "It was not easy.But it was don...
03 Oct, 2019, 09.19 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi should be honoured with Congressional Gold Medal this year: US lawmakerThe medal will "honour his leadership" and his gift to the world of inspiring with his principles of non-violence.
07 May, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
Move to posthumously award US Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma GandhiThe Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honour given by the US Congress and very few foreigners have been recipients of this a...
02 Oct, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
Legislation to posthumously award Gandhi Congressional Gold Medal to be introduced: US lawmakerShe said she is soon going to introduce the legislation and expressed confidence that the legislation will be successful.
20 Aug, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
Donald Trump hails Kalpana Chawla, calls her an American heroOn Asian-American Heritage Month, the US President thanked Chawla for inspiring millions of girls to become astronauts.
01 May, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
Padma awards bestowed on two AmericansThree Indian-Americans - Ashok Kumar Mago, Dr Siddharth Mukherjee and Dr. Vamsi Mootha - will receive the prestigious Padma Shri awards.
26 Jan, 2014, 03.13 PM IST
Let us not degrade country's highest civilian honour Bharat RatnaWe make a huge hue and cry that the Nobel Peace Prize was not given to Mahatma Gandhi. So, why not a consolation Bharat Ratna?
07 Jan, 2012, 03.52 AM IST
- US to release stamp on Mother Teresa on Sept 5
The US has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India's Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on September 5, the US Postal Servi...
31 Aug, 2010, 07.03 AM IST
- Borlaug showed India way to overcome food shortage
By cranking up a wheat strain containing an unusual gene, Borlaug created the so-called “semi-dwarf ’’ plant variety, a shorter, stubbier, ...
14 Sep, 2009, 12.10 PM IST
- Norman Borlaug, Green Revolution pioneer dies
Long before Mr Bush and Dr Rice came by to leapfrog US-India ties to a new level, it was Prof Wheat who jumpstarted and nourished the relat...
14 Sep, 2009, 09.53 AM IST
- Myanmar says cyclone death toll tops 22,000
More than 22,000 people were killed in Myanmar's devastating cyclone and 41,000 are still missing four days after the storm slammed into th...
07 May, 2008, 01.38 AM IST
- Thousands of Tibetans greet US speaker Pelosi
Thousands of Tibetan exiles greeted US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday as she made the first high-level visit to see the Dalai Lama fo...
21 Mar, 2008, 12.51 PM IST
- 'Tibet issue key to Indo-China ties'
Maintaining that resolution of Tibetan issue was vital for betterment of Indo-China ties, the Dalai Lama on Saturday favoured "genuine frie...
03 Nov, 2007, 05.52 PM IST
- China asks US not to meddle in its affairs
China rebuffed US President George W Bush’s appeal to the communist nation to “welcome the Dalai Lama”, asking Washington to take “concrete...
19 Oct, 2007, 12.00 AM IST