Here’s what happened when Anand Mahindra and Mukesh Ambani were trying to book an Uber – Times of India

Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra has been sharing pictures from his US tour on Twitter. He was part of the Indian business delegation to the US during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent tour to the country. PM Modi visited the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of President Biden and the First Lady.
Mahindra attended the India-US Hi-Tech Handshake event aimed to deepen the ties between the two countries in the high-tech sector. Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani, Zerodha and True Beacon co-founder Nikhil Kamath and 3rdiTech co-founder Vrinda Kapoor were also a part of the business delegation. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were among the American representatives who participated in the meeting.
In a Twitter post after the event, Mahindra shared what he termed as his “Washington Moment”. “I suppose this was what they would call a ‘Washington moment.’ After the tech handshake meeting yesterday, Mukesh Ambani, Vrinda Kapoor & I were continuing a conversation with the Secretary of Commerce & missed the group shuttle bus to the next lunch engagement. We were trying to call an Uber when we ran into NASA astronaut Sunita Williams @Astro_Suni Time for a selfie & we also asked if we could hitch a ride on her space shuttle instead of an Uber…,” tweeted Mahindra. With the tweet, he also shared a selfie with Sunita Williams, Mukesh Ambani and Vrinda Kapoor.

Industry hails PM Modi’s US visit
India Inc has hailed Modi’s four-day state visit to the US as historic and path-breaking. SP Shukla, chairman of Mahindra Defence and Aerospace, said: “…It’s a trend-setting visit. PM Modi addressing the US Congress for the second time sends out a very important message that the two nations wish to work together. The message goes to the industrial community, business, community, and policymakers and intent starts getting translated into action. Both leaders have clearly specified that technology will be the cornerstone of the partnership.” “I’m very confident that this is the start of a new chapter in the bilateral relationship with mutual trust and convergence of views on strategic issues. It will benefit not just the two nations but the world at large. As the prime minister said, the future is AI, America and India…,” he said.
Industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s (FICCI) President, Subhrakant Panda, said PM Modi’s landmark visit to the US has been very successful with several substantive outcomes relating to semiconductors defence acquisitions, access to critical technology, the Artemis Accord for space cooperation and the resolution of six outstanding trade disputes.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President R Dinesh on the PM’s visit said: “MSMEs are the backbone of our country’s growth. MSMEs finding a mention in the joint statement between India & US is a significant development. We welcome this & thank the PM for it. The expanse & depth with which the approach has been made by PM has never been seen before.”