Ottawa, Aug 23 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the country will lift its counter-tariffs on US goods specifically covered under the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) starting September 1.Carney made the announcement on the prime minister’s website, one day after he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Thursday.”Canada will retain our tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos as we work intensively with the US to resolve the issues there,” according to the statement.C…

Kyiv, Aug 23 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he discussed security guarantees for Ukraine during a meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv.Following the talks, Zelensky on Friday said that Ukraine aims to secure “Article 5-like” guarantees, similar to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.”The outcome we must achieve: a crystal-clear architecture of which countries assist us on the ground, which are responsible for the …

Washington/Seoul, Aug 23 (IANS) The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States discussed ways to advance the bilateral alliance during their talks in Washington, DC, a State Department spokesperson said, as they fine-tuned the agenda for the planned summit between Presidents Lee Jae Myung and Donald Trump.Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held the talks just three days ahead of the summit, where Lee and Trump are expected to discuss joint efforts to “modernise”…

Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States discussed ways to advance the bilateral alliance during their talks in Washington, a State Department spokesperson said, as they fine-tuned the agenda for the planned summit between Presidents Lee Jae Myung and Donald Trump.Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held the talks just three days ahead of the summit, where Lee and Trump are expected to discuss joint efforts to “modernise” the bilat…

Hyderabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy passed away late on Friday night, party sources said on Saturday. He was 83. Many leaders, cutting across party lines expressed their grief at his passing away. The former MP, who served as the party’s general secretary from 2012 to 2019, breathed his last at a private hospital where he was undergoing treatment for old age-related ailments.Sudhakar Reddy is survived by his wife Vijayalaxmi and two s…

Chamoli, Aug 23 (IANS) At least two people have gone missing after a cloudburst struck a village in Tharali tehsil of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district late on Friday night, leaving behind a trail of devastation, officials confirmed on Saturday.Heavy rainfall battered several parts of the Tharali developmental block, inflicting widespread damage in Kotdeep, Radibag, Upper Bazar, Kulsari, Chepdo, Sagwara and adjoining areas.According to Additional District Magistrate Vivek Prakash, debris entered mu…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) As the nation celebrates the second National Space Day on Saturday, schools across Uttar Pradesh (UP) are marking the significant milestone in India’s space journey by fostering scientific curiosity among students with the launch of the National Council of Educational Research and Training’s (NCERT’s) new educational module titled ‘India – A Rising Space Power.’National Space Day commemorates the historic soft landing of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon…

Dehradun, Aug 23 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday expressed concern over the cloudburst in the Tharali region of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district and said that he is monitoring the relief and rescue operations. At least two people have gone missing after a cloudburst struck a village in Tharali tehsil late on Friday night, leaving behind a trail of devastation, officials confirmed on Saturday.Heavy rainfall battered several parts of the Tharali developmental block,…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the National Natural Farming Mission (NNFM) on Saturday at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) campus in Pusa, New Delhi. The much-anticipated initiative aims to revolutionise Indian agriculture by promoting sustainable and eco-friendly farming practices, while reducing input costs for farmers and enhancing soil health.Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan confirmed the launch during a press briefing on T…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With Bihar’s Assembly elections drawing closer, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has launched a massive grassroots outreach campaign starting Saturday. The month-long initiative, titled the ‘NDA Assembly Conference’, will run until September 24 and aims to strengthen the alliance’s organisational presence across all 243 Assembly constituencies of the state.The conferences will take place in seven phases, covering around 14 constituencies each day, and are …