FGN35: PAK-WASIA-4THLD TALKS
US Vice President Vance, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf reach Islamabad for high-stakes peace talks
Islamabad: US Vice President J D Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Pakistan on Saturday to hold high-stakes peace talks, as the international community awaits a breakthrough to end the escalating conflict in West Asia that has triggered widespread economic disruptions.
FGN36: PAK-VANCE-SHARIF
Pak PM hopes US-Iran talks in Islamabad yield peace
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed hope that talks between the United States and Iran being held here would lead to durable peace in West Asia.
FGN32: US-LD MISRI
India, US to deepen nuclear ties, explore LPG exports; FS Misri visits Mar-a-Lago
Washington: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri discussed furthering energy cooperation with the US in nuclear power and new areas such as coal gasification and LPG exports in his meeting with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
FGN30: US-IAF-CHIEF
IAF chief discusses defence ties with his US counterpart
Washington: Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh held discussions with US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Ken Wilsbach here to advance shared priorities in support of the strong and growing defence partnership between the two countries.
FGN25: US-NASA-KSHATRIYA-PROFILE
Indian-American Amit Kshatriya, senior NASA official behind US' moon mission
Washington: From admiring rocket launches as a child growing up in Houston to steering the operations at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Indian-American scientist Amit Kshatriya has had a stellar innings at the space agency that has set on a mission to land astronauts on the moon.
FGN23: NASA-MOON-LD MISSION
Four astronauts return after historic lunar flyby, NASA now eyes landing on moon
Washington: Amid claps and cheers, four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis-II mission splashed down in the Pacific ocean after a historic flight to the moon – the first by humans in more than 50 years.
FGN37: LANKA-DEMOGRAPHY-ELDERLY
Sri Lanka ageing fast; elderly population triples in 40 yrs
Colombo: Sri Lanka is ageing at a rapid pace, with its elderly population nearly tripled to 18 per cent over the last four decades, according to the latest census data.