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Elon Musk drops details of censorship of Hunter's Laptop story

Musk tweeted a link to the account of independent journalist and author Matt Taibbi, who began posting a series of tweets revealing the inner story about the decision behind the censorship of Hunter Biden's laptop story. "The Twitter Files, Part One: How and Why Twitter Blocked the Hunter Biden Laptop Story," Taibbi tweeted.

2022-12-03T01:30:28.829828+00:00 IST

India's envoy to US hands over Padma Bhushan to Sundar Pichai

Taking to Twitter, India's envoy to the US said, "Delighted to hand over Padma Bhushan to CEO @Google& Alphabet @sundarpichai in San Francisco. Sundar's inspirational journey from #Madurai to Mountain View, strengthening economic & tech. ties, reaffirms Indian talent's contribution to global innovation."

2022-12-03T00:41:30.248705+00:00 IST

Elon Musk to release files on 'Hunter Biden story' censor

Taking to Twitter, Musk said, "What really happened with the Hunter Biden story suppression by Twitter will be published on Twitter at 5 pm ET!"

2022-12-02T23:32:16.456204+00:00 IST

US adds Russia's Wagner Group to religious freedom blacklist

While announcing the name of countries that are designated under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a statement, said, "Finally, I am designating al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West Africa, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin, the Taliban, and the Wagner Group based on its actions in the Central African Republic as Entities of Particular Concern."

2022-12-02T22:20:15.522253+00:00 IST

UNSC Chair: India to focus UN reform, global counter-terrorism

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj on Friday said that India will be deliberating on United Nations reforms and global counter-terrorism during the December presidency of the United Nations Security Council.

2022-12-02T18:53:19.871111+00:00 IST

US congratulates India on its G20 presidency

US on Friday congratulated India on assuming the G20's presidency on December 1 for one year till November 30, 2023.

2022-12-02T14:05:26.257200+00:00 IST

American Airlines and British Airways Co-Locate at JFK's Terminal

Starting Dec. 1, customers will enjoy an enhanced travel experience with seamless connections as the two airlines co-locate operations as part of a USD 400 million joint investment, according to a statement by American Airlines.

2022-12-02T09:46:31.906698+00:00 IST

US designates AQIS, TTP leaders as global terrorists

The list of designated terrorists includes Osama Mehmood the emir of AQIS, Atif Yahya Ghouri the deputy emir of AQIS and Muhammad Maruf, responsible for AQIS' recruiting branch. The State Department has also designated the deputy emir of TTP Qari Amjad, who oversees operations and militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

2022-12-02T02:53:44.227176+00:00 IST

House Judiciary Republicans delete Kanye tweet

"Kanye. Elon. Trump," the tweet appeared to be a statement of support for the rapper after he was suspended from Instagram and Twitter for several antisemitic posts, The Hill reported.

2022-12-02T01:48:55.844868+00:00 IST

Georgia man sentenced to prison for threatening US President

Travis Ball, 56, of Barnesville, Georgia was ordered on Wednesday to serve 33 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a USD 7,500 fine by Chief US District Judge Marc Treadwell.

2022-12-01T21:58:53.154375+00:00 IST

US, France to hold Russia accountable for crimes in Ukraine

US and French leaders "reiterate their steadfast resolve to hold Russia to account for widely documented atrocities and war crimes, committed both by its regular armed forces and by its proxies, including mercenary entities such as Vagner and others, through support for international accountability mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court, the Ukrainian prosecutor general, UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry, and the OSCE Moscow Mechanism, sanctions, and other means," the statement reads.

2022-12-01T20:12:40.874380+00:00 IST

US special representative for Afghanistan to visit India

In a statement, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said West's trip will include visits to Japan and the United Arab Emirates. "Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will travel to Japan, India, and the United Arab Emirates December 1-8," Price said.

2022-12-01T02:31:31.254605+00:00 IST

Biden to greets Prince, Princess of Wales in Boston

While talking to reporters, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "The President intends to greet the Prince and Princess of Wales when he is in Boston - we are still finalizing and working through the details."

2022-12-01T02:01:06.749157+00:00 IST

Macron meets Kamala Harris at NASA headquarters during US tour

Macron, who is US for his official visit, agreed with Harris to strengthen US-France space cooperation across civil, commercial, and national security sectors, according to the statement released by the White House.

2022-12-01T01:07:01.375339+00:00 IST

US supports India's G-20 presidency: White House

Pierre said, "We look forward to supporting India's G 20. presidency next year and on a range of issues including addressing current food and energy security challenges while continuing our efforts to build a resilient global economy."

2022-11-30T23:41:28.584084+00:00 IST

China's repression of Covid protesters 'sign of weakness': US

During an interview with Andrea Mitchell of NBC, Blinken said, "I think any country where you see people trying to speak out, trying to speak up, to protest peacefully, to make known their frustrations, whatever the issue is - in any country where we see that happening and then we see the government take massive repressive action to stop it, that's not a sign of strength, that's a sign of weakness."

2022-11-30T21:02:12.765250+00:00 IST

Reject China's effort to co-opt Buddhism, argues US expert

Writing for the National Interest magazine, Rubin said Beijing's attempt to leverage Buddhism to China's diplomatic benefit is even more cynical and audacious.

2022-11-30T09:36:15.984042+00:00 IST

World's largest active volcano, Hawaii's Mauna Loa erupts

Lava shot into the air and flowed downhill as Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupted for the first time in 40 years.

2022-11-29T16:43:56.529554+00:00 IST

Data is the new oil: Jaishankar at 7th Global Technology summit

The minister emphasised that countries have fashioned their national security decisions by applying technology. Jaishankar also pointed out that India cannot be agnostic about technology, saying that there is a very strong political connotation that is inbuilt into technology.

2022-11-29T06:06:10.578809+00:00 IST

US: Two Indian students drown in Missouri lake

The incident took place during the festive weekend at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, The Kansas City Star reported citing authorities. The two deceased were identified Sunday Uthej Kunta, 24, and Shiva Kelligari, 25, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

2022-11-29T03:26:44.685476+00:00 IST

"We're going to watch this closely..." US on protests in China

"We continue to stand up and support the right of peaceful protest. And I think we're going to watch this closely, and we'll see where things go," the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said during the press briefing.

2022-11-29T01:13:00.891520+00:00 IST