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US top diplomat Allison Hooker arrives in India; visit to strengthen bilat
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
United States' Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States Allison Hooker arrived in India, with her visit set to advance US President Donald Trump's priorities for a strong partnership between New Delhi and Washington DC and a free and open Indo-Pacific, the US Em
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US top diplomat to visit Delhi, Bengaluru from Dec 7-11
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Under Secretary Hooker's visit will focus on advancing the US-India strategic partnership, deepening economic and commercial ties including increasing American exports, and fostering collaboration in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and space exploration.
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Trump can use force "as he sees fit", Hegseth says on alleged cartel boat
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats, saying President Donald Trump can use military force "as he sees fit." He compared the actions to post-9/11 counterterror efforts and dismissed concerns over legality, while also urging a tougher stance against C
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Ukraine, US negotiators to continue talks after "no compromise" reached wi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ukrainian representatives led by Secretary of Ukraine's National Security, Rustem Umerov and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andrii Hnatov, are set to continue their talks with the US negotiation team, led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, on Friday, after nearly
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42 US lawmakers urge Secretary Rubio to impose visa bans, asset freezes on
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Forty-two members of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding immediate sanctions against senior Pakistani officials for what they termed an "escalating campaign of transn
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US unveils 'New G20' for 2026, excludes South Africa over 'politics of gri
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a blog post authored by Rubio, titled "America Welcomes a New G20", the Secretary of State stated that the US hosting the G20 Leaders' Summit, set for December 2026 in Miami, Florida, will also mark America's 250th anniversary. The US will host the G20 summit for the first time since 2009
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Govt leveraging over 300 data sources for GDP calculations, eyes broader u
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a CII summit, Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, said that the government is leveraging over 300 data sources for GDP calculations and is working to expand their use for data-driven policymaking across various government levels.
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Jairam Ramesh says "Trump-Modi huglomancy in deep freeze" as Marco Rubio c
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"On May 10, 2025, at 5:37 PM, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the first person to announce the abrupt stoppage of Operation Sindoor. Subsequently, President Trump himself has made the claim at least 61 times in 6 different countries that it was due to his intervention that Operation
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Chief Secretary of Bihar Pratyaya Amrit meets a delegation led by Neetu Ch
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 2: Chief Secretary of Bihar, Pratyaya Amrit, met with a delegation led by National Award-winning producer and actor Neetu Chandra to discuss the development of a green, state-of-the-art Film City in Bihar. He emphasised that the state is on track to become a n
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Former Pentagon official supports Takaichi's Taiwan comments, criticises B
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ely Ratner, who was the assistant secretary of defence for Indo-Pacific security affairs from 2021 to this year, stated that Takaichi's comments about Taiwan merely echoed Japan's official stance on the matter.
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Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal is still 'delicate'
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with a Ukrainian delegation led by the head of Kyiv's National Security and Defence Council, Rustem Umerov, said the discussions on Sunday were "productive" but that there is "more work to be done".
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Shashi Tharoor misses major Congress party meeting for second time in a ro
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
However, Tharoor's office stated that he was in Kerala and was travelling back with his 90-year-old mother on a later flight. It is important to note that, due to campaigning for the local body elections, the General Secretary of the Congress, K.C. Venugopal, was also unable to reach Delh
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