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US President Donald Trump To Visit India From 24-25 February
United States President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel to India from February 24-25 to visit PM Narendra Modi, the White House announced in a tweet.
The tweet further mentioned that, “the trip will further strengthen the U.S.-India strategic partnership & highlight the strong & enduring bonds between the American & Indian people.”
UN Warns of 'Major Shock' as Africa Locust Outbreak Spreads
Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations warned on Monday, 10 February that "we simply cannot afford another major shock" to an already vulnerable region.
An emergency government meeting hours after the locusts were spotted inside Uganda on Sunday decided to deploy military forces to help with ground-based pesticide spraying, while two planes for aerial spraying will arrive as soon as possible, a statement said.
(Source: PTI)
Trump Presents Election-Year Budget Based on Lofty Growth Assumptions
With months left before US elections, President Donald Trump unveiled a budget roadmap on Monday, 10 February that abandons key deficit cutting promises based on lofty and unlikely economic growth assumptions.
The final spending plan of Trump's first term in office faces near certain defeat in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, but offers a window into the administration's priorities.
The budget makes cuts to social programs, environmental protections and foreign assistance, to fund higher defense spending and extend tax cuts for wealthy individuals and companies, according to officials and multiple US media reports.
(Source: PTI)
Armies of India, UK to Conduct Joint Exercise From 13 Feb to 26 Feb
With an emphasis on counter-terrorist operations in urban and semi-urban areas, the armies of India and the UK will conduct a joint military exercise at Salisbury Plains from 13 February to 26 February, according to a government statement issued on Monday, 10 February.
The exercise will comprise 120 soldiers each from the Indian and United Kingdom (UK) Army who would be "sharing their experiences" gained during conduct of various counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist operations in the past, the statement added.
(Source: PTI)