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Rajnath Singh, new US Defence Secretary discuss regional, global issues
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday received an introductory telephone call from the newly appointed US Secretary of Defence Gen (retired) Lloyd Austin and the two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and global issues.
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US Senate confirms Blinken to be next Secretary of State
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed that Antony Blinken will be the next Secretary of State.
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US Senate confirms Janet Yellen to be next Treasury Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 26 (ANI): The US Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen to be the next Secretary of the Treasury Department after the Senate on Monday voted 84-15 in favour of her nomination.
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Senkaku Islands protected by US-Japan Security Treaty, says Pentagon
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 24 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin held a telephone conversation with his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi and discussed the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly the East China Sea territorial disputes, the US Department of Defen
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US Senate confirms retired general Austin as Pentagon chief
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): United States Senate on Friday confirmed retired General Lloyd Austin as the new secretary of defence.
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US House approves waiver for Biden defence secretary pick Lloyd Austin
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The United States House on Thursday approved a waiver to permit retired General Lloyd Austin to serve as the secretary of defence in the Biden administration.
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Russia ready to start delivering Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Philippines
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Ambassador to Manila Marat Pavlov held talks with Philippine Secretary of Health Francisco Duque on the potential use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country, and told him that the Russian Direct Investm
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Dollar Smuggling Case: Court grants Customs permission to arrest M Sivasan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 21 (ANI): Additional Chief Magistrate Court (Economic Offences) granted permission to the Customs Department for arresting former principal secretary at the Kerala CMO M Sivasankar in connection with the Dollar Smuggling Case.
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Biden appoints Dan Smith as acting secretary of state: White House
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has appointed Dan Smith to temporarily serve as acting Secretary of State until nominee Antony Blinken is confirmed by the Senate, the White House said in a press release on Wednesday.
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'Thank you for support and kindness': Pompeo bids farewell as US Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): As US President Donald Trump's administration comes to an end on Wednesday, Michael Pompeo bid farewell as the Secretary of State and thanked the American people for their support and kindness.
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Multiculturalism not what America is, says Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Outgoing US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) said on his official Twitter account that woke-ism and multiculturalism are not what America is about and "they make us weaker."
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Blinken promises US embassy to stay in Jerusalem
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken committed to keeping the American embassy in Jerusalem and continuing to view the disputed city as the capital of Israel.
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