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India, world lost a giant: Garcetti as he condoles Ratan Tata's demise

He was not only among India's most respected and loved industrialists, who took Tata Group to new heights, but also a great visionary, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

Melania Trump's support for abortion rights puts her at odds with GOP

Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights on Thursday, ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, exposing a stark contrast with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on the crucial election issue. In a video posted to her X account on Thursday morning, the former first lady defended women's "individual freedoms" to do what they want with their bodies -- a position at odds with much of the Republican Party and her own husband, who has struggled to find a consistent message on abortion while wedged between anti-abortion supporters within his base and the majority of Americans who support abortion rights. "Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard," Melania Trump said in the video. "Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth: individual freedom. What does 'my body, my choice' really mean?" The video appears to confirm excerpts of her self-titled memoir

Piyush Goyal meets US Secretary of Commerce at India-US CEO Forum

Washington DC [US], October 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal met US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Thursday on the sidelines of the India-US CEO Forum.Goyal said that they discussed on prospects of tech and research and development collaboration in various sectors.In a post on X, he said, "Held a productive meeting with the US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, over lunch on the sidelines of the India-US CEO Forum. Our discussions focused on prospects of tech and R & D collaboration in critical sectors such as defence, space, semiconductors, telecom, AI and clean energy. We also discussed opportunities for US investments in upcoming 20 industrial cities in India to foster mutual growth."Goyal commenced his four-day visit to the United States on September 30. He began the tour with discussions with existing and potential US investors highlighting to them the avenues for cooperation in various sectors, a statement by the Ministry of Commerce ..

Don't feel bad if India comments on internal affairs: EAM to US think tank

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told the Americans that they do not feel bad when India responds to their comments on its internal affairs. If you look at State to State, government to government level, we think it's important that democracies are mutually respectful. It cannot be that one democracy has a right to comment on another and that's part about promoting democracy globally, but when others do that, then it becomes foreign interference, Jaishankar said in response to a question at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a top American think-tank. Foreign interference is foreign interference irrespective of who does it and where it is not. So, it's a testy area and my personal view, which I have shared with many, you have every right to comment, but I have every right to comment on your comment. So don't feel bad when I do this, Jaishankar said in response to a question. The US and India are among the world's leading countries with democratic forms

OpenAI pitched White House on need of massive 5GW data center buildout

OpenAI said investing in these facilities would result in tens of thousands of new jobs, boost the gross domestic product and ensure the US can maintain its lead in AI development

PM Modi, Biden reaffirm commitment to strategic partnership: India-US forum

The IPEF aims to boost cooperation on trade, supply chains, and clean energy. The 14 IPE partners represent 40 per cent of global GDP and 28 per cent of global goods and services trade

US-China research has given Beijing's military tech boost, says House GOP

Partnerships between the US and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes, congressional Republicans asserted in a new report. The report said US tax dollars have contributed to China's technological advancement and military modernization when American researchers worked with their Chinese peers in areas such as hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, nuclear technology and semiconductor technology. The report, released Monday by Republicans on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Education and Workforce Committee, raised concerns over the national security risks of collaborations between researchers from the two countries that were once celebrated. It urged stronger safeguards and more robust enforcement. The committees conducted a yearlong investigation as lawmakers and their policy advise

4 killed, multiple wounded in Birmingham night shooting; Alabama police

Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports. There were multiple people shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area on Saturday, the Birmingham Police Department said in a social media post. Birmingham Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the shooting with up to 21 people wounded happened shortly after 11 pm in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue South, AL.COM reported. Fitzgerald said there were "dozens of gunshot victims" and at least four had "life-threatening injuries, AL.COM reported. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced the three victims dead on the scene and a fourth person was pronounced dead at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, AL.COM reported. Police said the victims found dead at the scene included two men and a woman, WBMA-TV reported. Other victims were transported to hospitals in private vehicles, police told WBMA. The Birmi

Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, traditional event for major prez candidates

Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day. The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good humour, with presidential candidates from both parties appearing on the same night and trading barbs. Harris' team wants her to spend as much time as possible in the battleground states that will decide the election rather than heavily Democratic New York, a campaign official said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss campaign plans and confirming a decision first reported by CNN. Her team told organisers that she would be willing to attend as president if she's elected, the official said. Donald Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a question about whether he would attend the dinner. This year's white-tie gala is scheduled for October .

Harris accepts invitation for another debate, challenges Trump to join her

The first presidential debate took place between Trump and President Joe Biden, in which the latter's poor show mounted concerns over his age leading him to bow out of the campaign

Harris understands fracking ban raises energy costs: Industry execs

Several executives at the conference also called on the Biden administration to make it easier for US companies to export LNG

Boeing's US factory workers go on strike, halting 737 MAX production

Boeing said it was ready to get back to the negotiating table, a sign that it could sweeten the deal

We're always here when you call: Ambassador Garcetti on Indo-US relations

Further, Garcetti also emphasized that India's challenges are for Indians and their government to address and assured that the US will always be available for support when needed

US job growth seen picking up in Aug; unemployment rate easing to 4.2%

'The economy is going through a transition; it's slowly kind of bending under the weight of the high interest rates,' said Brian Bethune, an economics professor at Boston College

Having a family expensive. Here's what Harris, Trump say about easing costs

The high cost of caring for children and the elderly has forced women out of the workforce, devastated family finances and left professional caretakers in low-wage jobs all while slowing economic growth. That families are suffering is not up for debate. As the economy emerges as a theme in this presidential election, the Democratic and Republican candidates have sketched out ideas for easing costs that reveal their divergent views about family. On this topic, the two tickets have one main commonality: Both of the presidential candidates and their running mates have, at one point or another, backed an expanded child tax credit. Vice President Kamala Harris, who accepted the Democratic Party's nomination last week, has signaled that she plans to build on the ambitions of outgoing President Joe Biden's administration, which sought to pour billions in taxpayer dollars into making child care and home care for elderly and disabled adults more affordable. She has not etched any of those

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes

President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier this year even as some staffers for the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to pull off and undercut the effort to persuade Israel to open more efficient land crossings to get food into the territory, according to a USAID inspector general report published Tuesday. Biden announced plans to use the temporary pier in his State of the Union address in March to hasten the delivery of aid to the Palestinian territory besieged by war between Israel and Hamas. But the $230 million military-run project known as the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore system, or JLOTS, would only operate for about 20 days. Aid groups pulled out of the project by July, ending a mission plagued by repeated weather and security problems that limited how much food and other emergency supplies could get to starving Palestinians. Multiple USAID staff ..

Walz's China experience draws GOP attacks amid high US-Beijing tensions

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. At 25, Walz taught a year of high school in China. He returned for his honeymoon and many more times with American exchange students. As a congressman, he served on a committee tracking China's human rights and met figures like the Dalai Lama. Now that Walz is the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Republicans have accused him of a decadeslong relationship with Communist China and even opened an investigation. The attacks reflect how, amid a tense U.S.-China relationship, visits once seen as simple cultural interactions have become a target for political opponents. Ultimately, Beijing does not expect U.S. policy to thaw regardless of who is in the White House, experts say. With competition defining Washington's relationship with Beijing, any interaction with China appears to be regarded with skepticism, if not outright suspicion, and it's become a well-worn tactic to attack opponents simply for .

US Secy Blinken to embark on Israel visit today, push for Gaza ceasefire

"Secretary Blinken will underscore the critical need for all parties in the region to avoid escalation or any actions that could undermine the ability to finalise an agreement," it added

Harris gains ground in key battleground States, continues fundraising spree

: Indian American Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States and the Democratic presidential nominee, has gained ground nationally and also in several key battleground States. Harris, 59, not only continues to be on a fundraising spree, taking her campaign coffers to an unprecedented level but also has been receiving a record crowd in her rallies. We will win this election, Harris told a fundraiser in San Francisco wherein she raised another USD 12 million that was attended by some 700 donors, including several Indian Americans. In less than a month of her being on top of the ticket of the Democratic Party, after incumbent President Joe Biden decided to withdraw from the race, Harris has nearly wiped out the national lead of Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate. According to Real Clear Politics, which monitors all the major national and State polls, Harris is now leading Trump by 0.5 percentage points in an average of all the national polls. Harris has also surged

J D Vance makes solo debut at rally as GOP VP candidate amidst Biden exit

To move overnight to set up Monday rally. Republican JD Vance will make his first solo appearances on the campaign trail Monday, a day after the 2024 presidential race was thrown into upheaval as President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, making the Democratic candidate an open question. Vance, an Ohio senator, is scheduled to hold a rally in his hometown of Middletown on Monday afternoon, followed by a second rally Monday evening in Radford, Virginia, fresh off his rally debut with Donald Trump over the weekend. Vance was expected to eventually face Vice President Kamala Harris in a debate. But with Biden dropping out and the Democratic ticket unsettled, the senator is following Trump's lead and focusing on attacking Biden and Harris jointly. President Trump and I are ready to save America, whoever's at the top of the Democrat ticket, Vance said Sunday in a post on X. Bring it on. Trump's campaign plans to use Vance, who became the Republican vice presidential nominee last week