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White House announces "Help is Here Tour" to promote Covid relief plan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and other top officials will promote the coronavirus relief package next week by hitting the road on what the White House called as "Help is Here Tour."
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US expects talks with Chinese diplomats in Alaska next week to be 'difficu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The Biden administration expects that the talks with the Chinese diplomats during the bilateral meeting which is scheduled to take place in Alaska next week would be "difficult," US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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Biden signs USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill into law
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package into law, marking a significant legislative accomplishment as the new administration looks to shepherd the country through the pandemic.
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First Quad leaders' summit to be held on Friday
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with leaders of the US, Japan and Australia will participate in the first Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, being held virtually on Friday and exchange views on practical areas of cooperation towards maintain
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Activist urges Biden administration to act against Chinese Communist Party
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Tahir Imin, an exiled Uyghur rights activist on Monday urged the Biden administration to take action against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the "genocide", reported New York Post.
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US will share Covid-19 vaccines with world if there is surplus: Biden
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The United States will share coronavirus vaccines with other countries if it ends up with a surplus, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
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US Senate confirms Marcia Fudge as Housing and Urban Development secretary
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Ohio Democratic Representative Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adding another African American woman to the ranks of President Joe Biden's Cabinet.
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US Senate votes to confirm Garland as attorney general
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) confirmed Merrick Garland to be President Joe Biden's attorney general. The US upper chamber voted 70-30 on Garland's nomination to lead the Justice Department, easily topping the 50 votes needed.
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US House approves USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the Senate-passed version of the USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk for signature. The House of Representatives voted 220-211 to pass the American Rescue Plan A
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US Defence Secy Austin to travel to India on March 19
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III will visit India later this month to meet with his counterpart Rajnath Singh and other senior Indian national security leaders and will discuss "deepening" major defence partnership between the two nations, Pentagon ann
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Quad is grouping of important friend, allies of US, says State Dept ahead
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Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The US on Tuesday (local-time) emphasised that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a grouping of important friends and allies of Washington that is predicated on shared interests, ahead of first-ever leader level meet scheduled on coming Friday.
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ICC CEO Manu Sawhney sent on 'leave' after preliminary investigation shows
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Chief Executive Manu Sawhney has not been having the best of times lately. After his much-favoured idea of asking boards to bid for hosting rights of world events was met with a dead bat by the likes of BCCI, ECB, a
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