Xi Jinping called Bill Gates “an old friend” and said he hoped they could carry out activities together beneficial to both China and the United States, in the Chinese president’s first meeting with a foreign entrepreneur in years. In a meeting at Beijing’s Diaoyutai state guesthouse, where China’s leaders have historically received senior foreign guests, Xi told the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist
Explosions rock Kyiv amid arrival of African peace delegation
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to grow intense, the Russian Kalibr missiles, according to the Ukrainian air force, were launched from the Black Sea and were “heading north” towards Kyiv on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
Senthilbalaji arrest:DMK, allies hold protest meet in Kovai
The DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance parties staged a massive protest in Coimbatore on Friday condemning the ‘undemocratic arrest’ of Minister V Senthil Balaji, ‘autocratic act’ of Governor RN Ravi and BJP’s misuse of central agencies to fulfill its political agenda.
K’taka Cong calls protest against Centre over refusal to provide rice
Amid loggerheads with the Centre over the latter’s alleged refusal to provide rice for a free distribution scheme, the Congress government in Karnataka on Friday called for a protest to condemn the move.
Odisha Rail Accident : Toll increases to 290
The toll in Bahanaga Bazar train disaster rose to 290 after a 17-year-old resident of Bihar succumbed to his injuries in SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Friday, officials said.
Unruly behaviour, disruptions lower dignity of assemblies, Parl: Birla
Voicing concern over disruptions in assemblies and Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said it was important to find solutions to problems through dialogue and discussion to uphold people’s trust in democratic institutions.
Law and order has collapsed in Manipur: Minister
Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, whose house in Imphal was vandalised and set on fire by a mob, said that despite the presence of central forces, the law and order situation in Manipur has totally collapsed.
Cyclone Biparjoy: 54k people relocated, 80k electric poles hit in Bhuj
Gujarat Minister Rushikesh Patel on Friday said around 54,000 people have been relocated, 80,000 electricity poles have been hit and eight people have been injured in Bhuj town after Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall in Gujarat. Minister Rushikesh Patel, who has been given charge of Disaster Management in Kachchh owing to cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ said, “We have been successfully able to save all lives.
