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"They have an incredible relationship": nominee for US Envoy to India on M
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump's nominee for Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, highlighted the "deep friendship" between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump during his Senate confirmation hearing, underscoring the personal rapport as a key asset in strengthening the US-India strategic partners
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India "one of the top relationships that US has in the world today": US Se
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday (local time) hailed India as "one of the top relationships that the US has in the world today" during the Senate confirmation hearing for Sergio Gor, US President Donald Trump's nominee for US Ambassador to India.
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Indian envoy to US backs Sergio Gor's nomination as Ambassador ahead of Se
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's envoy to the US, Vinay Kwatra also welcomed the nomination, calling it "a sign of importance and priority of India-US ties, and a commitment to strengthen the bridges and deepen the bonds of friendship between our two countries."
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Tulsi Gabbard vows to bring "lazer-like focus" in intelligence, slams Bide
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
During the confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, Gabbard also criticised the previous Biden administration citing examples of how intelligence was "weaponised and politicised".
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"No tolerance for violence against law enforcement": Trump's FBI Director
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
During the Senate confirmation hearings on Thursday, Kash Patel said, "For January 6, I have repeatedly, publicly and privately said that there can never be a tolerance for violence against law enforcement. And anyone that commits an act of violence against law enforcement should be investig
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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for Director National Intelligence to appear b
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tulsi Gabbard, on Thursday, will face what could be the toughest confirmation hearing of any of his top nominees as Democrats and some Republicans have been preparing to question Gabbard about her visit to Syria in 2017, her statements in support of Russia and her concerns regarding domestic
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Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director to appear before Senate Judiciar
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump's pick for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director, Kash Patel, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearing.
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RFK Jr, Democrats clash over past comments on vaccines during confirmation
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Senate Democrats grilled Robert F Kennedy Jr on Wednesday (local time) over his views on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump's health and human services secretary, CNN reported.
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US Treasury Secretary-designate criticises China's economic practices, pro
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
During the Senate confirmation hearings, US Treasury Secretary-designate Scott Bessent called China an "unbalanced economy," and described the nation as being in a "severe recession."
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Biden's Ukraine ambassador nominee says does not know when US embassy will
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden's candidate for US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, during her confirmation hearing said she does not know when the US embassy will return to Kyiv.
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China represses its own people, says Biden's CIA nominee William Burns
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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Will operationalise India's Major Defence Partner status: Biden's nominee
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): While reiterating the threat posed by China to the US, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Tuesday (local time) said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will operationalise India's "Major Defence Partner"
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