US expels another Chinese phone carrier on security grounds
The Federal Communications Commission revoked authorization for Pacific Networks Corp.
Mar 17, 2022, 15:45 PM IST
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Key details here as President Putin takes military action
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday night at Ukraine's request. The Ukrainian president earlier rejected Moscow's claims that his country poses a threat to Russia and made a passionate plea for peace.
Feb 24, 2022, 11:24 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Putin- Macron spoke on the phone for 105 minutes
The dispute between Ukraine and Russia is deepening. Today there is a meeting between the US, France and Germany. The foreign ministers of France and Russia will also meet and hold talks. Earlier, Putin and Macron have also talked on the phone.
Feb 21, 2022, 11:22 AM IST
Ukraine crisis: US, Germany working in 'lockstep' to deter Russian aggression in Europe: Joe Biden
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on his first trip to the White House since taking over from longtime German leader Angela Merkel, said that their countries were the "closest allies and working intensely together" to counter Russian aggression towards Ukraine.
Feb 08, 2022, 07:31 AM IST
President Joe Biden orders US forces to Europe amid fears of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia fired back with a sharply worded objection, calling the deployments unfounded and "destructive." Russian President Vladimir Putin also had a new telephone exchange with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Feb 03, 2022, 06:34 AM IST
Bilateral ties destined to move ahead: India's envoy to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu
On PM Modi's visit, India's top diplomat to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said, "very fact, the President is hosting the PM in person despite all the difficulties....is a very important signal that US holds India important, including our PM."
Sep 22, 2021, 12:37 PM IST
US Senate passes legislation to ban all products from China's Xinjiang region
The bill must also pass the House of Representatives before it can be sent to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law.
Jul 16, 2021, 12:10 PM IST
America says waiting for India's nod to ship COVID-19 vaccines
The Biden Administration has announced to share 80 million doses from its domestic stockpile with countries around the world, including India. In recent weeks, the US vaccines have landed in countries across the world, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
Jul 14, 2021, 08:27 AM IST
President Joe Biden says Afghans must decide own future; US troops to leave on August 31
President Joe Biden set a target date of Aug 31 for the final withdrawal of US forces, minus about 650 troops to provide security for the US embassy in Kabul, and said thousands of Afghan interpreters will be moved to safety.
Jul 09, 2021, 06:39 AM IST
US House resolution urges Joe Biden admin to facilitate COVID aid to India in fight against second wave
The US House resolution recognises the efforts of the Biden administration to deliver urgently needed medical supplies to India and urges the delivery of additional, much-needed medical supplies and in-kind medical supply donations to help India quell the devastating second wave of COVID-19.
Jun 30, 2021, 07:39 AM IST
EAM S Jaishankar meets top American officials, discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan, TRIPS agreement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met influential American lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties on Thursday and discussed developments pertaining to Quad and the cooperation on vaccines with them.
May 28, 2021, 07:11 AM IST
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed: Report
A National Security Council spokeswoman said the Biden administration continued to have "serious questions about the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic."
May 24, 2021, 11:06 AM IST
Republican lawmakers ask President Biden not to support India's proposal at WTO amid COVID-19 pandemic
Spearheaded by Congressmen Jim Jordan and Darrell Issa, the lawmakers said the requested waiver is extraordinarily broad and unnecessary to accomplish the goal of giving as many people as possible access to vaccines and treatment for COVID-19.
May 05, 2021, 08:27 AM IST
Russian President Putin approved influence operations to help Donald Trump against Joe Biden: US report
Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November's presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race.
Mar 17, 2021, 07:12 AM IST
Quad leaders' first virtual meet on Friday, many crucial issues to be discussed
The first-ever virtual quad summit will be held on Friday. Quad nations' leaders US President Joe Biden, Indian PM Narendra Modi, Australian PM Scott Morrison, and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga to discuss the Indo-Pacific region's challenges.
Mar 12, 2021, 10:00 AM IST
Good news for Indian IT professionals, US President Joe Biden to introduce new citizenship bill in Congress
The bill Democrats introduced Friday would immediately provide green cards to farm workers, immigrants with temporary protected status and young people who arrived in the U.S. Illegally as children. The plan also would raise the current per-country caps for family and employment-based immigrant visas.
Feb 19, 2021, 07:24 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden agree to promote free and open Indo-Pacific region, strengthen Quad
The move comes as the Joe Biden administration appears eager to build on the renewed attention to the grouping of the four major Indo-Pacific democracies, with national security adviser Jake Sullivan calling it "a foundation upon which to build substantial American policy in the Indo-Pacific".
Feb 09, 2021, 10:13 AM IST
DNA Exclusive: US President Joe Biden's swearing-in, his Bible, and American secularism
You will be surprised to know that American Constitution does not require the use of a specific text for swearing-in ceremonies of the US President's oath, but Joe Biden swore by laying a hands-on Bible that attracted people's attention across the world.
Jan 22, 2021, 00:35 AM IST
US President Joe Biden’s move to rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement hailed
In one of his first acts as president, President Biden issued an executive order on Wednesday to bring the United States, the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, back into the global treaty committing nearly 200 countries to halt rising temperatures quickly enough to avoid disastrous climate change.
Jan 21, 2021, 20:02 PM IST
US: President Joe Biden took some important decisions as soon as he took Presidency
Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders as soon as he took over the Presidency. At first, these orders include the control of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in other orders, Biden take steps to improve America's economy, decided to return America to the Paris Climate Agreement and He has also attacked Racial Discrimination and ordered to abolish the Muslim travel ban law.
Jan 21, 2021, 11:34 AM IST
