
Continuing her inspiring quest to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents, mountaineer Kabak Yano successfully summited Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, in Argentina late last week as part of her ambitious 7-Summit Mountaineering Expedition, officials said. ...

US lawmakers from both parties welcomed the new trade deal between the United States and India, calling it a reset in ties between the world’s two largest democracies and a boost for trade, energy security, and geopolitics. ...

US President Donald Trump said he plans to close the Kennedy Center “sometime around July 4th” for what he described as a major renovation, estimating the cost at “probably around $200 million.” ...

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York for a three-day official visit to the United States and is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Tuesday as part of talks focused on cooperation in critical minerals. ...

US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Energy Secretary Doug Burgum welcomed the US–India trade deal, citing benefits for farmers, energy producers and the broader US economy. ...

India’s free trade agreement (FTA) concluded with the European Union last month could have pushed the US to make the trade deal with India, according to a South Asia expert at the Asia Society here. ...

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hailed the India-US trade deal and said that it will open a new phase of "deeper and greater cooperation" between the two nations. ...

The landmark India-United States trade agreement, which lowers US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent, has drawn widespread praise from leaders across the country on Tuesday, who described it as a major step forward for India’s manufacturing sector, exporters, MSMEs and youth. ...

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York on Monday for a three-day official visit to the United States focused on cooperation in critical minerals and meetings with senior officials from the Trump administration. ...

India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Monday welcomed the India–US trade announcement, calling it “a big WIN for a consequential partnership” under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump. ...