US Secretaries of State and Defence call on Modi
New Delhi, Sep 6 : US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday following the first ever India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
"They conveyed greetings of (US) President (Donald) Trump to the Prime Minister," a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
"The Prime Minister fondly recalled his interactions with President Trump and requested Secretaries to convey his greetings to him," it said.
According to the statement, Pompeo and Mattis briefed Modi on the fruitful and productive 2+2 dialogue held earlier in the day.
Modi congratulated both the Secretaries and their Indian counterparts, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for holding of the first 2+2 dialogue.
Pompeo and Mattis were accompanied by Sushma Swaraj and Sitharaman when they called on the Prime Minister.
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Toddler killed, father injured in bomb blast in Manipur's Noney
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Imphal (PTI): A four-year-old boy was killed and his father injured in a bomb blast in Manipur's Noney district on Saturday, police said.
The incident happened in Taolingpung village in Khoupum when the toddler and his father were clearing bushes outside their house, they said.
The bomb, which was hidden in the bushes, went off when they struck it accidentally, police said.
The father, 40, is at present undergoing treatment at a hospital in Imphal, around 95 km from their village, they said.
A case was registered, and an investigation started to ascertain the origin of the bomb, police said.
