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US President Biden holds ‘direct,’ 30-minute call with Netanyahu

President Joe Biden held a "direct," 30-minute phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, their first conversation in almost two months and a chance to confer over Israel's planned response to an Iranian ballistic missile attack.

2024-10-10T01:17:39.301196+00:00 IST

India reaffirms commitment to preventing proliferation of WMDs

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, reiterated India's unwavering commitment to global efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) during the 1540 Committee's open briefing.

2024-10-10T01:10:31.177348+00:00 IST

Biden "affirms ironclad commitment to Israel's security"

President Joe Biden dialled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, reaffirming the United States "ironclad commitment to Israel's security."

2024-10-09T23:37:35.856494+00:00 IST

Trump reveals what PM Modi said on a country threatening India

Former US President Donald Trump has revealed what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said when offered help in dealing with a country that threatened India and said the Indian leader remarked "I will do it, I will do it, I will do anything necessary". Trump made the remarks in a podcast called 'Flagrant' with comedians Andrew Schultz and Akash Singh

2024-10-09T17:10:11.353987+00:00 IST

Before Modi they were replacing Indian PMs every year: Trump

Before Narendra Modi assumed office as India's Prime Minister in 2014, there was instability due to frequent changes in the leadership, former US President Donald Trump has said in a podcast called 'Flagrant' with comedians Andrew Schultz and Akash Singh.

2024-10-09T16:20:42.911769+00:00 IST

Brazil lifts ban on Elon Musk's X after company pays fines

Elon Musk's X platform was restricted due to a dispute over disinformation, but the Brazilian Supreme Court has now lifted the restriction on the social media platform, reported Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

2024-10-09T09:35:37.967484+00:00 IST

US: South Asians attend Dandia event, offer support for Harris

Ajay Bhutoria, a prominent community leader, said, "It was inspiring to see so many people come together, proudly showing their support for Kamala Harris for President. With less than 30 days until the election, it's crucial we all take action. Each of us must 'Do Something' to help elect Kamala Harris as our next President!"

2024-10-09T04:21:49.978475+00:00 IST

"We continue to carefully monitor religious freedom...": US

The United States Department of State on Tuesday (local time) said that it has seen the recently released report by USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom) on India, and added that they continue to monitor the religious freedom situation in every country.

2024-10-09T03:20:57.579801+00:00 IST

"Regional issues, including Bangladesh, often come up...": US

Miller refused to provide any specific readout regarding the meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar which was held last week in Washington, DC.

2024-10-09T03:01:47.131691+00:00 IST

"Society extremely polarized, needs president...": US professor

In an email interview with ANI, the US professor said that the two presidential candidates pointed out that there are clear differences between the two candidates in terms of race, colour, ideology and views regarding issues.

2024-10-09T02:57:45.886000+00:00 IST

India's MARG initiative: Connecting students with US universities

The Indian Embassy in Washington, launched a virtual mentoring series, "MARG" (Mentoring for Academic Excellence and Research Guidance), to connect Indian students and researchers with top US universities.

2024-10-09T02:04:37.437014+00:00 IST

US: Afghan national arrested over election day terrorist attack

The United States Justice Department on Tuesday (local time) announced charges against a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

2024-10-09T02:03:51.745476+00:00 IST

UNGA Prez meets families of hostages held by Hamas

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Philemon Yang met family members of the hostages held by the Hamas terror group and emphasised the need for an immediate ceasefire to end civilian suffering.

2024-10-09T01:22:52.839767+00:00 IST

"Will not give up on calls for immediate ceasefire": UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed the organisation's call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon amid escalating tensions in the Middle East region.

2024-10-09T00:05:57.343381+00:00 IST

Austin thanks Argentina for joining Ukraine Defence Contact Group

Secretary Austin thanked Minister Petri for Argentina's joining of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

2024-10-08T11:50:30.250644+00:00 IST

India at UN raises issues related to Security Council reforms

India on Monday said that the inter-governmental negotiations input for the 'Summit of the Future' (SOTF) did not go far enough in addressing the critical issues related to UN Security Council reforms and its expansion.

2024-10-08T08:20:03.576994+00:00 IST

US professor predicts "nail biter" presidential polls

In an interview with ANI, Peskowitz notes that the "Indian Americans are small but significant part of the electorates, growing in some important states. Generally, they lean Democratic not overwhelmingly so, but a fairly democratic group, so they could be important in some of the swing states like Georgia. Michigan. Pennsylvania in particular, they all have relatively large Indian American populations."

2024-10-08T02:51:32.427459+00:00 IST

White House press secretary promoted to senior adviser

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to senior adviser to the president, the administration announced Monday.

2024-10-08T01:33:06.273512+00:00 IST

"US will not rest until Hamas releases hostages"

The United States has reiterated its call for Hamas to release all hostages held since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, vowing to not rest until the hostages are reunited with their families.

2024-10-08T00:35:04.068467+00:00 IST

US State Secy, Defence Secy mourn Oct 7 attack on Israel by Hamas

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin mourned the dead as they called for "an end to the war" on the first anniversary of October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel that left over 1200 people killed and took around 250 hostages.

2024-10-07T18:48:58.110349+00:00 IST