American Secretary of State Antony Blinken "underscored India's role as a pre-eminent partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific" during a discussion with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on expanding ties, a top official said here....
Pressure mounted on Pakistan to act against terrorist Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calling up Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi about Pakistan Supre...
Chief of the US Capitol Police Chief (USCP) has called for permanent fencing around the Capitol building in Washington D.C., as well as back up security to prevent a repetition of the January 6 riots, the media reported. ...
In its first address to the media under the Joe Biden administration, the Pentagon has claimed that the Taliban was jeopardising the landmark agreement it signed with the US in February 2020....
A man who had his face painted blue and red and donned a fur hat with horns while storming the US Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6, has said that he was willing to testify in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial next month, the media reported citing his lawyer....
“My participation in the celebration of India’s Republic Day today is a testament to the value I place on the friendship United States has with India,†including continued collaboration in all the possible sectors, while stating that the US -India ...
Huntsville City Council (Alabama) began its meeting with Hindu mantras on January 28 evening, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the remotely pre-recorded invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures, which was replayed at the...
The US economy contracted 3.5 per cent in 2020 amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the worst annual decline of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) since 1946, according to data released by the Commerce Department. The data, unveiled on Thursday, also showed that the US economy grew at an annual ...
Initial unemployment claims in the US dropped to 847,000 last week, the second consecutive decline after soaring to a five-month high, the Labour Department reported. In the week ending January 23, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits declined by 67,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised level of ...
Decisive government actions are necessary to ensure swift and extensive vaccine rollout, protect the most vulnerable households and otherwise viable firms, and foster a durable and inclusive recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. "The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating in many countries and uncertainty is unusually...
