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US Senate approves bill to tighten controls on China-funded Confucius Inst
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate had last week unanimously approved a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses in the country.
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First Quad leaders' summit to be held on Friday
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with leaders of the US, Japan and Australia will participate in the first Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, being held virtually on Friday and exchange views on practical areas of cooperation towards maintain
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US Senate confirms Marcia Fudge as Housing and Urban Development secretary
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Ohio Democratic Representative Marcia Fudge as secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adding another African American woman to the ranks of President Joe Biden's Cabinet.
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US Senate votes to confirm Garland as attorney general
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) confirmed Merrick Garland to be President Joe Biden's attorney general. The US upper chamber voted 70-30 on Garland's nomination to lead the Justice Department, easily topping the 50 votes needed.
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US House approves USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the Senate-passed version of the USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk for signature. The House of Representatives voted 220-211 to pass the American Rescue Plan A
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Blinken, Lloyd Austin to visit Japan, South Korea to strengthen cooperatio
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world, the US Department of State said on Wednesday (local time).
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Quad is grouping of important friend, allies of US, says State Dept ahead
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The US on Tuesday (local-time) emphasised that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a grouping of important friends and allies of Washington that is predicated on shared interests, ahead of first-ever leader level meet scheduled on coming Friday.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits 6 km west of Alftanes, Iceland: USGS
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 6 km west of Alftanes, Iceland at 03:14:40 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. (ANI/Xinhua)
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Lotus Herbals launches Lotus Botanicals, a plant-based clean beauty brand
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): The natural and organic beauty market has never looked this attractive. It has witnessed a massive surge in recent years and is poised to touch the USD 54 bn mark by 2027. Lotus - one of India's most respected beauty companies - has entered this gro
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Vaccinated Americans may meet indoors in small groups, says US CDC
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19, freeing them to take some liberties include gathering indoors with others who are fully vaccinated without precautions while still adher
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Prince Harry reveals racism in UK was the reason for him leaving country w
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): During a recent interview with American talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry opened up about the reason for relocating to the US from UK with wife Meghan Markle.
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TerraPay forays into Bank Account payments in the USA and Canada to facili
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
The Hague (Netherlands) [India], March 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company, announced its expansion into Bank Account payments in the USA and Canada markets to facilitate digital cross border remittances and speedy money transfers to senders (partne
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