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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 16:39 IST

Matthew Miller becomes new US State Department spokesperson

In the statement, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said, "Today, I am appointing Matthew Miller as the next State Department Spokesperson. I benefitted greatly from Matt's wisdom, his experience in government, and his deep understanding of foreign policy when he was tapped to head up my nomination. Matt stepped up once again in the early months of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine when he took leave to join the National Security Council to lead our whole of government communications and outreach as part of our support for Ukraine's sovereignty and defence."

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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 06:20 IST

Sitharaman participates in a roundtable on "Investing in the India D

During the roundtable, FM Sitharaman underlined the reality of a global acknowledgement of "New India" and the renewed role India is poised to play in the global economic order, besides India as an investment destination going forward into "Amrit Kaal."

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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 05:11 IST

"Very strong economy...," IMF division chief Daniel Leigh on India's

"We realize that 2020-2021 has been actually a lot better than we thought and so actually there's less room for catching up. And that pent-up demand from consumers that were informing our previous forecast is therefore going to be less because they've already had mor

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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 04:16 IST

Sitharaman, Yellen discuss strengthening India-US economic partnersh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings 2023 in Washington.

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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 04:01 IST

FM Sitharaman visits NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt

She was given presentations about various activities at NASA Goddard by Dr Makenzie Lystrup, Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Ray Rubilotta, Associate Center Director at NASA Goddard and Dr Michelle Thaller, Astrophysicist.

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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 02:31 IST

IMF projects India to be fastest growing economy in the world

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its flagship World Economic Outlook projected that India will be the fastest growing economy in the world amid financial sector turmoil, high inflation, ongoing effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, and three years of COVID.

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Updated: Apr 12, 2023 01:55 IST

Twitter's "final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20," anno

This means that if you have a legacy verified account on Twitter with a blue mark, you will have to pay now to keep the checkmark.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 20:10 IST

US Chamber of Commerce's US-India Business Council, Confederation of

Finance Minister Sitharaman addressed the roundtable, highlighting opportunities that India, under the current government, is creating for the global industry to participate in the nation's growth story.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 17:22 IST

Indian Ambassador to US receives "Sikh Hero Award", says Khalsa stan

"The Khalsa flag, which flies at the Takht (Golden Temple) and Nishan Sahibs, is a flag of unity, peace and universal love, do not insult the flag," said Sandhu in an apparent reference to the instances of violence by a small group of separatists in the US, Canada, UK a

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 10:45 IST

India's veiled attack on Pakistan at UNSC over drone delivery of wea

Ruchira Kamboj stressed that illicit transfer and illegal diversion of arms to non-state actors, including armed and terrorist groups, pose threats to international peace and security.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 09:38 IST

"Muslims in India doing much better": Sitharaman on negative Western

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday claimed that Muslims in India are doing much better than those in Pakistan, in a strong rebuttal of negative 'Western perception' of India.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 07:02 IST

US terminates national emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic

"On Monday, April 10, 2023, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 7, which terminates the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic," read a White House press release.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 06:47 IST

Free Trade Agreement negotiations are going on with United Kingdom,

"Free Trade Agreements are being signed in a much faster way nowadays. We've just concluded one with Australia. Earlier we concluded with UAE, Mauritius and with ASEAN. We have extended quota-free & tariff-free regime to Least Developed Countries," she said.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 04:25 IST

Nirmala Sitharaman gives detailed rebuttal of negative Western 'perc

Posen also questioned Sitharaman that there is widespread reporting in the Western press about MPs in the opposition party losing status, and about Muslim minorities in India being subjected to violence.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 03:51 IST

US urges Russia to free "wrongfully detained" WSJ reporter Evan Gers

Secretary of State Antony Blinken "made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia," said State Department spokesman Vedant Patel.

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 02:12 IST

US President Biden plans to run for second term in 2024

In an interview with NBC's "Today" show before the White House Easter Egg Roll, Biden said, "I plan on running ... but we're not prepared to announce it yet."

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Updated: Apr 11, 2023 01:44 IST

US: 4 killed, 9 injured in shooting in Louisville; gunman shot dead

The gunman was shot and killed by police officers who were responding to the scene, according to Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the interim chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department.

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Updated: Apr 10, 2023 15:12 IST

US Navy destroyer sails near contested island in South China Sea mil

US Navy has sent a destroyer near a contested island in the South China Sea.

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Updated: Apr 10, 2023 05:48 IST

Twitter labels BBC as "government-funded media"

The @BBC account - which has 2.2 million followers - is currently branded as government funded. The label has not been given to the BBC's other accounts, including BBC News (World) and BBC Breaking News, reported CNN.

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Updated: Apr 10, 2023 04:57 IST

Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Washington to attend 2023 Spring Meetings

The Union Finance Minister will be attending meetings with Finance Ministers and Central Bankers from across the world. The meeting is scheduled to take place today at IMF Headquarters in Washington.

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Updated: Apr 09, 2023 22:45 IST

US: 2 Wisconsin police officers killed in exchange of gunfire

According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, a Chetek Police officer conducted a traffic stop just before 3:40 p.m. local time in the village of Cameron, Wisconsin.

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