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US State Dept. IG's removal puts Pompeo under scrutiny over use of taxpaye
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Accusations that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo improperly used government resources, including asking diplomatic security agents to run personal errands, have come under new scrutiny after President Donald Trump ordered to oust the department's inspec
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US could reassess Hong Kong's status: Pompeo warns China
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo warned China on Sunday that the United States could review Hong Kong's status in view of alleged interference by the Beijing with the work of American journalists in Chinese autonomous region.
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Trump fires State Department official Steve Linick
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): US State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was ousted on Friday evening, becoming the latest government watchdog to be removed from his post by the Donald Trump administration.
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US special envoy to visit India, Qatar, Pakistan to revive Afghan peace ta
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 07 (ANI): United States special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit India to discuss the important role of New Delhi in sustainable peace in Kabul and the region, the State Department said on Wednesday.
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Alice Wells' wise counsel over South Asia will be missed: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 4 (ANI): With Alice Wells set to retire from the State Department later this month, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said that he will miss the senior diplomat's counsel and dedicated efforts to build relationships and address challenges across South and Central
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77 more COVID-19 cases in UP, state count reaches 2,211
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 30 (ANI): As many as 77 new COVID-19 cases were detected in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, taking the state's count to 2,211 cases.
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MEA snubs 'biased' USCIRF report for calling India 'country of particular
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Calling the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as an 'organization of particular concern', India on Tuesday slammed the US government body for its "biased and tendentious" comment against New Delhi in its annual reports.
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523 positive COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 28 (ANI): There are a total of 523 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, Department of Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka informed on Tuesday.
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US praises India's help to other countries in fight against COVID-19 fight
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 18 (ANI): Alice G Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the US State Department has commended India's efforts to support other countries in the fight against the coronavirus.
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US floats action plan to support global response to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 18 (ANI): The United States on Friday (local time) floated an action plan to support global response to COVID-19.
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Himachal Pradesh confirms 32 positive cases of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 11 (ANI): Two new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, said RD Dhiman Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), State Department of Health and Family Welfare.
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In its first, US designates Russian far-right group as foreign terrorist o
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) designated a Russian far-right group as a foreign terrorist organisation, the first time when the country has targeted white supremacists considering the threat of these sinister ideologies.
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