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Modi and Obama discuss trade, terrorism at White House

Washington DC, Oct 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama discussed trade issues, Ebola crisis and the fight against Islamic State militants during an Oval Office meeting. Modi said he sought Obama's support for continued openness and ease of access for Indian services companies in the US market, and he said the two leaders had a candid discussion about a trade agreement reached in Bali last year. Obama said that both the leaders had discussed issues of trade, maritime rules, space exploration, science besides working together on Ebola crisis in West Africa. Obama also discussed threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Middle East. He said that the two leaders had discussed on how to have a successful peaceful transition of power in Afghanistan post 2014.

Oct 1, 2014

Unparalleled opportunities lie ahead, says Microsoft CEO to students in New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 01 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation, Satya Nadella, on Tuesday (September 30) called upon the youth to grab the immense opportunity that lies ahead of them. Nadella was addressing students at an event in New Delhi, which was streamed live across 20 states, 300 cities and 750 locations across the country. Nadella took the helm of the world's largest software company in February. Earlier during the day, Nadella had said Microsoft would roll out commercial cloud services from local data centres in India by the end of 2015. Microsoft Azure is a cloud-based platform for creating, deploying and maintaining online applications and services such as websites and web-hosted applications. The service, which is used by governments and corporations around the world, supports various programming languages, tools and frameworks. Addressing the young students, Microsoft CEO also said that without being the source of energy for others, very little can be accomplished.

Oct 1, 2014

Gorakhpur Train Accident: 6 reported dead, rescue operations underway

Gorakhpur, Oct 01 (ANI): Rescue operations are underway in Gorakhpur train accident in which 6 people have reportedly died and nearly 40 injured. The accident took place when two passenger trains collided near Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Movement of trains on Gorakhpur-Varanasi track was disrupted following the incident.

Oct 1, 2014

Secret Service chief: White House breach 'unacceptable'

The head of the Secret Service took responsibilityfor security lapses at the White House, saying a recent intrusion by a knife-wielding man was "unacceptable" and would not occur again. Duration: 00:42

Oct 1, 2014

UN Ebola mission head: Immediate action is crucial

The newly appointed head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, outlines operations to tackle the virus. Duration: 00:39

Oct 1, 2014

HK democracy protesters still paralyse city despite rain

Thousands of protesters still paralyse Hong Kong, refusing to move until China grants genuine democracy, even under a heavy rain. Duration: 1:08

Oct 1, 2014

Gaza sends lions to Jordan after war damages zoo

Three traumatised lions left the Gaza Strip on their way to a safer home in Jordan after their zoo was largely destroyed during this summer's conflict in the Palestinian enclave. Duration: 01:05

Oct 1, 2014

27 candidates qualified to run for Tunisia's presidency

Twenty-seven candidates, including officials who served under former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, have signed up as candidates for Tunisia's November 23 presidential election. Duration: 00:51

Oct 1, 2014

Rescuers dig out dead after Syria regime strike in Aleppo

At least eight people were killed, among them four children, when Syrian regime helicopters dropped explosives-packed barrel bombs on a district of northern Aleppo. Duration: 01:02

Oct 1, 2014

PM Modi meets supporters before leaving for India

Washington DC, Oct 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for India from Washington DC after concluding his five day US visit. Before leaving, Modi met his supporters present on the Andrews Air Force Base. Modi will be stopping at Frankfurt before landing in India. Prime Minister Modi met US President Barack Obama for the first time and held bilateral talks on improving relations between India and America.

Oct 1, 2014