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New Delhi, Sept. 25 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for the United States on Thursday evening. According to reports, the five-day visit will see him attending 35 official engagements.

It will include addressing the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York and a summit meeting with U. S. President Barack Obama in Washington with whom he will have dinner on September 29.

Trade and investment, energy, science and technology, defence and security are expected to be the areas of focus during their talks. Both sides would seek to give much-needed impetus to the flagging bilateral relationship during the meeting.

United Nations : President Barack Obama on Wednesday asked Iran to seize the "historic opportunity" of reaching a deal with the world powers on its contested nuclear programme.

"America is pursuing a diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue, as part of our commitment to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and pursue the peace and security of a world without them. This can only happen if Iran takes this historic opportunity," Obama said in his annual address at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly.

Hyderabad : An unstoppable Kolkata Knight Riders stretched their winning streak to a record 12 after the reigning IPL champions edged past Perth Scorchers by 3 wickets to all but confirm their semi-final spot in the Oppo Champions League Twenty20, here on Wednesday.

Bangalore/New Delhi, Sept 24 : Former minister of state for external affairs and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his maiden visit to the United States and said that his party stands united with the ruling BJP-led NDA Government as far as the country's national interests are concerned.

"We all stand with him and behind him always. When national interests are concerned, the Congress party is not different from the government. We want the government to succeed in the interest of the nation. We wish the Prime Minister a very successful visit," said Tharoor in Bangalore.

Washington, Sep 24 : Founder of Alibaba Jack Ma has risen to the top of the Chi

Washington, Sep 24 : Samsung is planning to hasten the launch of the new Galaxy Note 4 phablet, after the massive success of Apple's iPhone Plus.

A Samsung employee said the positive reaction from consumers to those two Apple devices prompted us to launch the Note 4 earlier than previously scheduled, The Mashable reported.

The Galaxy Note 4 was originally slated for release in October, but its Korean launch is planned to be pushed up to September 26 in response to the Apple sales surge.