Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meet With Australian PM Scott Morrison In Washington
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PM Modi Meets Australian PM Scott Morrison For Bilateral Meet
"Giving greater momentum to investments in India. Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group met PM Modi. Various investment opportunities in India, including those arising due to the National Infrastructure Pipeline and National Monetisation Pipeline were discussed," tweets PMO.
I had a very good meeting with the PM. I told him that Blackstone had already invested 60 billion US dollars in assets in India, and over the next 5 years, we're planning another 40 billion US dollars of assets: Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday discussed India's renewable energy landscape with the head of a prominent US-based manufacturer of solar panels. India currently has the world's fastest-growing solar energy programme and has expanded access to clean cooking fuel to cover over 80 million households, making it one of the largest clean energy drives globally.
"Powering India's Solar Potential! PM @narendramodi discusses India's renewable energy landscape with Mark Widmar, CEO @FirstSolar," the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted.
It was an outstanding meeting. We spoke about technology & the confidence in the policy reforms that are coming in India and the great potential that India has from an investment perspective: Vivek Lall, CEO of General Atomics on his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Washington DC
"PM Narendra Modi met Vivek Lall, Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Corporation and discussed advancing defence manufacturing, use of emerging technologies & augmenting capacity building in India," tweets MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
"President & CEO of Qualcomm, Cristiano R Amon & PM Modi had a productive interaction. PM Modi highlighted the vast opportunities India offers. Amon expressed keenness to work with India in areas such as 5G and other Digital India efforts," tweets Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his engagements in the US on Thursday by meeting with leading American CEOs from five different key sectors and highlighted the economic opportunities in India.
Modi, who arrived here on Wednesday on an official visit to the US during which he will hold the first face-to-face meeting with President Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris, held one-on-one meetings with CEOs of Qualcomm, Adobe, First Solar, General Atomics and Blackstone.
Two of them are Indian-Americans - Shantanu Narayen from Adobe and Vivek Lall from General Atomics. Three others are Cristiano E Amon from Qualcomm, Mark Widmar from First Solar, and Stephen A Schwarzman from Blackstone.
PM Modi to meet global CEOs, US Vice President and attend several bilateral meetings in US today. Check his complete itinerary:
7:10 PM - PM Modi will meet global CEOs in Washington DC. The Heads of Qualcomm, Adobe, First Solar, General Atomics and Blackstone to participate in the meeting.
11 PM - Bilateral Meeting With Australian PM Scott Morrison
12.45 AM - Bilateral Meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris
3 AM - Bilateral Meeting with Japan PM Yoshihide Suga
The record-breaking bull run on Dalal Street continued on Thursday, with benchmark indices clinching fresh record highs. The BSE Sensex jumped 958 points to close at 59,885, just 100 points shy of 60,000 milestone. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty settled the day at 17,823, up 276 points.
A total of 21 accused have been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Dombivli. A case was registered against 29 persons on the basis of minior's complaint: Thane Police According to the police, the accused were minor's friend.
PMO informs Delhi High Court that PM CARES Fund is a "trust" whose funds are audited by an auditor who is a chartered accountant drawn from the panel prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
PMO told the Delhi High Court that to ensure transparency, the audited report is put on the official website of the Trust along with the details of utilization of funds received by the Trust.
It further said that irrespective of whether PM CARES is "State" or "Public Authority", it is not permissible to disclose third-party information
The decision on reopening of schools in Mumbai and surrounding areas will be taken after Diwali: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar
She is a little nervous. I get a feeling that she is aware of the undercurrent of resentment against her. She also realizes that things like post-poll violence are going to be issues (in Bhabanipur bypolls): Union Minister HS Puri on WB CM Mamata Banerjee's 'outsider' remark
Enforcement Directorate (ED) to launch a money-laundering investigation into the recent seizure of nearly 3,000 kgs of heroin from two containers at Mundra port in Gujarat
An encounter broke out at the Kashwa area of Shopian. Last night, an active terrorist, Anayat Ashraf Dar, who was an OGW & also involved in drugs in Keshwa, Shopian, fired upon a civilian & injured him. After input from sources, a CASO was launched at village Keshwa & the area was cordoned off, said J&K Police.
Forces further said that the terrorist was offered to surrender but he didn’t. Later he was neutralised. One pistol & ammunition were also recovered from his possession. Injured civilian is still hospitalised
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he would highlight economic opportunities in India during his meetings with CEOs here.
On Thursday, the prime minister is scheduled to hold one-on-one meetings with the top five American CEOs.
Two of them are Indian Americans -- Shantanu Narayen from Adobe and Vivek Lall from General Atomics. The three others being Cristiano E Amon from Qualcomm, Mark Widmar from First Solar, and Stephen A Schwarzman from Blackstone.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commended Indian Diaspora for distinguishing itself across the world as he received a warm welcome from the community on his arrival here.
He was greeted by groups of Indian Americans at the airport soon after his plane landed here Wednesday and later at the hotel where he had an interaction with the members of the community.
Grateful to the Indian community in Washington DC for the warm welcome. Our diaspora is our strength, Modi said in a tweet along with a set of pictures of his interaction with the Indian American CEOs.
It is commendable how the Indian diaspora has distinguished itself across the world, Modi said.
Background
Breaking News LIVE Updates September 23, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United States on a three-day visit, during which he will hold several high-profile interactions, including meetings with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamal Harris. PM Modi will also participate in a summit of the Quad leaders and address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Before beginning his packed US visit, the Prime Minister kept working on the long flight, going through some papers and files.
"A long flight also means opportunities to go through papers and some file work," he posted on Instagram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday local time arrived in Washington for his much-touted three-day US visit.
Prime Minister Modi was received by US department of state officials at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC upon his arrival. He was welcomed by India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, along with the Defence attache including Brigadier Anoop Singhal, Air Commodore Anjan Bhadra and naval attache Commodore Nirbhaya Bapna.
During his visit, he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad leaders Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, amid several countries adopting different sets of rules to allow foreigners to enter their territory in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his video remarks at the Global COVID Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, Modi also said India is ramping up the production capacity of existing vaccines and the supply chains of raw materials must be kept open so that vaccine supplies to other countries can be resumed.
“We also need to focus on addressing the pandemic’s economic effects. To that end, international travel should be made easier, through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates," Modi said.
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