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New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is “getting along very well with Iran” and that recent diplomatic meetings held in Qatar have shown encouraging progress. Speaking to reporters before boarding a Qatar-provided Air Force One aircraft for a trip to North Dakota, Trump said the talks with Iran were heading in a constructive direction, especially on the issue of nuclear development. “The denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well. They’ve had very good meetings, and we’ll see,” Trump said while addressing the media. He added that while tensions between the two countries have existed…

New Delhi: After seven decades as a state owned airline in Pakistan, PIA has finally been sold to private players at a whopping cost of PKR 13,500 crores. The bid was put forward in the widely publicised auction and was broadcast live by the government. This marked the second attempt to privatise the PIA by the government. Arif Habib Limited (AHL), a Karachi-based securities brokerage, led the winning consortium in the auction, which included AKD Group Holdings Limited, fertiliser manufacturer Fatima Fertiliser, private school network City Schools, and real estate firm Lake City Holdings Limited. FFC (Fauji Fertilisers Corporation), a…

Washington: US Vice President JD Vance has dismissed Iran’s public denial of ongoing peace negotiations with Washington, describing Tehran’s stance as a “Persian negotiating tactic” while asserting that the United States remains in a strong position irrespective of the outcome of the talks.  Speaking on The Michael Knowles Show, Vance said technical-level discussions between the US and Iran were continuing despite Tehran's repeated claims that no peace talks were underway. According to him, these discussions are building on negotiations that have already taken place. "There were scheduled talks, really technical talks, building on the negotiation that we've already had. Those…

Houston: Four Indian Americans, including Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora and Harvard professor Mahzarin Banaji, have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York's prestigious Great Immigrants, Great Americans list for 2026. Among the other honorees are Sanjiv Chopra, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and Reshma Kewalramani, the President and CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The 2026 class includes 25 naturalised US citizens from 21 different countries and was revealed as the United States gets ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence. Honorees are set to be recognised through the organization’s yearly Fourth of July campaign, which…