
In a condolence message on the demise of India's first CDS General Bipin Rawat, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III on Wednesday (local time) said that they are "deeply saddened by this loss"....

The US Department of Defence is not commenting on possible joint drills with Israel that may be targeted at Iran, Pentagon spokeswoman Jessica McNulty told Sputnik....

The Russian Embassy in the United States called the statements by US Republican Senator Roger Wicker about the possible use of nuclear weapons against Russia because of reports of an alleged escalation at the Ukrainian border irresponsible and ill-considered....

Hailing General Bipin Rawat's role in the transformation of India's military, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that he had left an " indelible mark" on defence ties between the two countries....

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 268 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.27 million and vaccinations to over 8.28 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. ...

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has filed a civil lawsuit against the House committee probing the January 6 Capitol riot, after the panel decided to hold him in contempt of Congress over his refusal to cooperate. ...

The US Senate has voted to overturn President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for businesses....

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that requires the federal government to achieve a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050....

Pfizer on Wednesday announced that a third dose of its mRNA vaccine can protect against the Omicron variant of Covid-19. ...

A US development agency has announced USD 500 million of debt financing for the largest American solar manufacturing company to support the company's previously announced solar manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India....