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United Nations: With India's ratification of the the Paris Agreement on combating climate crucial to the accord coming into force early, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is lobbying New Delhi to ratify it and has been in contacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other officials, according to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. "There have been contacts between the Secretary General and the Prime Minister and at other levels, and I think it's no secret that the Secretary General very much hopes that at the climate event which will be coming up next week, more countries will be bringing their instruments of ratification," Dujarric told the media on Tuesday.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry would travel to New Delhi to attend the second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, the State Department announced on Wednesday. "On August 29-31, Secretary Kerry will travel to New Delhi, India, for meetings with senior Indian officials," the State Department spokesperson Elizabeth Trudeau said.
New Delhi, Aug 6: No doubt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular Indian political leader on social media. With 21.7 million followers on Twitter and 35.2 million on Facebook, Narendra Modi is the only Indian politician to have such a massive social media outreach.
To access the newsletter, click on the link: here FACTORS TO WATCH 11:00 am: Monsoon session of parliament continues in New Delhi. 3:00 pm: Foreign Investment Promotion Board likely to meet in New Delhi.
India will be the only country outside US' formal treaty allies that will gain access to almost 99 per cent of latest America's defence technologies after being recognised as a 'major defence partner', a senior Obama administration official has said. "India enjoys access to technologies that is on par with our treaty allies.
To access the newsletter, click on the link: here FACTORS TO WATCH 10:00 am: Trade Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trade Secretary Rita Teaotia at National Standards conclave in New Delhi. 10:00 am: Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey at industry conference in New Delhi.
On Monday June 7 2016... . FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama embrace, as first lady Michelle Obama speaks with an officer upon arrival at the Palam Air Force Statio... .
In this Jan. 25, 2015 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and U.S. President Barack Obama embrace, as first lady Michelle Obama speaks with an officer upon arrival at the Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi, India.
India's wheat imports this season will hit their highest in the decade, thanks to a second successive dryness-depressed harvest - although supplies are not so squeezed as to mean India's government will buy from abroad. India, the world's second-ranked wheat growing country, after China, will import 2.0m tonnes of the grain in 2016-17, on the April-to-March basis, the US Department of Agriculture's New Delhi bureau said.
In this May 27, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at rear at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. less FILE - In this May 27, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at rear at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, ... more FILE - In this Thursday, May 26, 2016, file photo passers-by move past riot police near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, southwestern Japan.
New Delhi, May 23 : Union Minister and Assam's likely chief minister designate Sarbanda Sonowal has said that when the Bharatiya Janata Party -led coalition assumes administrative charge in the state next week, it will take the decision to seal the border with Bangladesh to prevent infiltration of illegal immigrants. In an interview given to Jagdeesh Chandra, Head, ETV News, ahead of his swearing-in as Assam's next chief minister in the coming week, Sonowal, participating in the popular J.C. Show, said, "The BJP-led government will seal Assam's borders with Bangladesh, as we are concerned about ongoing erosion of Assamese traditions, culture and way of life.
A massive space shuttle external propellant tank is squeezing through the streets of Los Angeles to join a display of the retired orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center. A massive space shuttle external propellant tank is squeezing through the streets of Los Angeles to join a display of the retired orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center.
To access the newsletter, click on the link: here FACTORS TO WATCH 10:30 am: Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu at Smart City investors conference in New Delhi. 10:30 am: Minister of State for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Y.S. Chowdary at an event organized by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi.