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US President says 'no' to sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

While responding to a reporter on whether he would send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Biden said "no".

2023-01-30T22:13:44.306530+00:00 IST

NSA Ajit Doval's US visit to focus on iCET

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived in Washington on Monday morning to attend the first formal talks on the Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)

2023-01-30T14:56:39.839800+00:00 IST

US sanctions Chinese firm for helping Russian group in Ukraine

The US imposed sanctions on the Chinese company for sending satellite imagery from locations in Ukraine to Russia's Wagner Group.

2023-01-30T00:26:42.640008+00:00 IST

Odds of US military's conflict 'very high' with China: McCaul

While giving the interview to Fox News Sunday, the new chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives Michael McCaul said, "We have to be prepared for this and it could happen I think as long as Biden is in office projecting weakness as he did with Afghanistan that led to Putin invading Ukraine -- that the odds are very high we could see a conflict with China and Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific."

2023-01-29T23:09:49.911953+00:00 IST

Google blocks over 50,000 pro-China propaganda accounts

Google blocked more than 50,000 pieces of content shared by pro-China accounts, alternatively known as "Spamouflage Dragon" and "Dragonbridge" last year.

2023-01-29T22:37:12.531024+00:00 IST

Trump kicks off first 2024 presidential campaign

Former United States President Donald Trump kicks off the 2024 US Presidential campaign in South Carolina with the campaign mantra, "Make America great again."

2023-01-29T19:00:14.422283+00:00 IST

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken likely to travel to India

An official said the State Department is eyeing the first week of March for Blinken's meetings in New Delhi, which would be a run-up to President Joe Biden's meeting with QUAD leaders.

2023-01-29T17:10:19.820121+00:00 IST

US: Indian diaspora holds protest against BBC documentary

While marching on Fremont, people were shouting slogans like "Biased BBC" and "racist BBC."

2023-01-29T10:33:30.964204+00:00 IST

US scrutinizing imports from China's Xinjiang over forced labour

"Between June 2022 and January 2023, 2,692 shipments were identified as potentially violating the terms of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," a spokesperson for CBP told FOX Business.

2023-01-29T07:32:02.071807+00:00 IST

Memphis police dissolve 'Scorpion Unit' over death of man in US

The Memphis Police Department announced on Saturday to deactivation of the 'Scorpion Unit' to which the police officers belonged who reportedly were involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old, Black man earlier this month, who later died due to injuries.

2023-01-28T23:56:30.800755+00:00 IST

Mass shooting in Los Angeles: 3 dead, 4 wounded

Three people were killed and four were injured in a mass shooting on Saturday morning in an upscale neighbourhood in the Benedict Canyon area in Los Angeles, a US-based local daily reported.

2023-01-28T20:12:52.465788+00:00 IST

Biden "outraged" after police beating of Tyre Nichols released

In his statement, Biden said that the video that has been released will leave people "justifiably outraged." However, he called on the people to not resort to violence or destruction and stressed, "violence is never acceptable." Biden's statement followed the release of events related to the beating of Nichols.

2023-01-28T09:59:43.752684+00:00 IST

UNSC must be made representative of developing countries: India

R Ravindra said that it is clear that outdated systems that were created to deal with the challenges of the past cannot be expected to address the multitude of challenges of "today's dynamic and interdependent world."

2023-01-28T07:26:38.490553+00:00 IST

Videos showing US police beating Tyre Nichols released

Video taken from a remotely controlled camera mounted on a utility pole shows Memphis Police officers hitting Tyre Nichols at least nine times without visible provocation.

2023-01-28T04:46:53.058345+00:00 IST

US Under Secy of State Victoria Nuland to visit India, Nepal

The United States Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will embark on an official visit to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Qatar from January 28-February 3.

2023-01-28T01:41:18.120763+00:00 IST

US condemns terror attack in Jerusalem that claimed 8 lives

The White House on Friday condemned the terror attack in a synagogue in Jerusalem that claimed 8 lives and left 10 people wounded and said that the US is shocked and saddened by the loss of life.

2023-01-28T00:59:31.810201+00:00 IST

Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets US officials to discuss EVs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met officials of Joe Biden in Washington to discuss electric vehicles, CNN reported on Friday citing the White House spokesman.

2023-01-28T00:57:36.985535+00:00 IST

Biden names Jeff Zients as new White House chief of staff

Zient replaced Ron Klain as chief of staff, one of the most crucial positions in an administration gearing up for a possible re-election campaign. Klain saw Biden through the first two years of his term.

2023-01-27T15:26:15.717869+00:00 IST

Indian-American astronaut nominated for key post in US Air Force

"Air Force Col. Raja J. Chari for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Chari is currently serving as the Crew-3 commander and astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Texas," the statement reads.

2023-01-27T08:28:00.160684+00:00 IST

'Women are critical for rapid, sustainable growth in India'

Addressing the US-India Alliance for women's economic empowerment Shatter Summit on Thursday, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of State Wendy Sherman said that the US is helping equip female entrepreneurs in India and South Asia with the digital skills needed to compete in the 21st century, and added that women are critical for rapid, sustainable growth not only in India but everywhere.

2023-01-27T01:09:21.832945+00:00 IST

US 'closely monitoring' India-China border situation: State Dept

The US has said it is closely monitoring the situation regarding the border clashes between India and China and it is glad that at least in December both India and China appeared to have disengaged.

2023-01-27T00:01:22.943470+00:00 IST