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US-Canada to hold first dialogue on climate change by beginning of April
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Canada plan to convene the first ministerial dialogue on climate change agreed to by President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the beginning of April, the White House said.
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China represses its own people, says Biden's CIA nominee William Burns
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday (local time) said China is strengthening its capabilities to steal intellectual property, repress its own people, bully its
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Nepal President participates in 'Kshama Puja', inaugurates new 'Jalahari'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 24 (ANI): Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday participated in "Kshama Puja" and administered the inauguration of the new 'Jalahari' at Pashupatinath Temple.
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Biden announces new actions to deliver masks to communities hit hard by CO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) announced new actions to deliver face masks to communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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Biden, Trudeau agree to coordinate in countering against Chinese influence
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The United States and Canada will work together on numerous mutual concerns such as countering the Chinese influence and modernising the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time).
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US, Canada to align policies, goals to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US and Canada will align policies and goals to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) during his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Biden administration prepares to impose sanctions on Russia over Navalny p
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia in the coming weeks over the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and the SolarWinds hack, CNN reported citing officials.
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US senate confirms Thomas-Greenfield's nomination as UN ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The Senate on Tuesday (local time) confirmed US President Joe Biden's nominee, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as US ambassador to the United Nations.
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Biden to visit winter storm-hit Texas on Friday
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House said President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday, an appearance that comes just as the state is recovering from a severe winter storm that left millions without power and water.
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Punjab launches 'PSCADB' mobile app to provide information on loan schemes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh, [India] February 23 (ANI): In a bid to benefit common people in general and farmers in particular, one of the most significant institutions of the cooperative sector, the Punjab State Cooperative Agriculture Development Bank (PSCADB), took a giant digital leap with the launch of
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Biden rolls back Trump-era difficult citizenship test
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration on Monday announced reversal of former President Donald Trump's policy by moving to an earlier 2008 civics test to make the path to US citizenship more accessible.
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