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Truck crashes into security barriers near US White House, driver detained
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Shortly before 10:00 p.m. Monday, Secret Service Uniformed Division officers detained the driver of a box truck after the vehicle collided with security barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square at 16th Street," according to the official statement released by US Secret Service.
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US President Biden, First Lady to host PM Modi at White House next month
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the statement, "President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Republic of India for an Official State Visit to the United States, which will include a state dinner, on June 22, 2023."
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Ukraine conflict: FBI eyeing to recruit Russians for intelligence gatherin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a video posted to Facebook and Twitter, scenes from the US capital and the Russian embassy are displayed as a voice speaking in Russian tells the listener that the FBI can change their future if they can provide the US with intelligence.
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US Int'l Development Finance Corp lends over USD 49.5 million loans to Ind
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
This includes a USD 49.5 million loan to scale up the deployment of electric "smart meters", and a USD 8 million loan guarantee for underserved micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in India.
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No indication of Putin moving nuclear weapons to Belarus: US
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We have not seen any reason to adjust our own strategic nuclear posture nor any indications Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon," State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said.
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US: 2 migrants suffocate to death, 13 others injured in Texas train incide
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, a total of 17 migrant workers were trapped in the container where two were deceased and 13 others were injured. Out of 13, five went by life flight to San Antonio and another seven were transported in ambulances. Three migrants were "okay," the ma
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US B-1B strategic bombers returns to South Korea for drills
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A US B-1B strategic bomber returned to South Korea to participate in the joint military exercise on Sunday, just 16 days after its previous deployment, as Pyongyang fired yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported citing the defence ministry.
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US Senate confirms Garcetti as ambassador to India
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Garcetti won the position by a vote of 52 to 42, a major victory for US President Joe Biden as well, who stuck by his political ally in the face of the allegations and the prolonged process that has left the world's most populous democracies without US representatives.
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Garcetti's long-stalled nomination as India-envoy cleared by US Senate
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Senate voted 52-42 advancing the former Los Angeles mayor's nomination that caps off months of limbo for Garcetti.
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US: At least eight people killed after boat capsizes in California
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Authorities rushed to the site of the incident at around 11:30 pm (local time) after a person on a separate panga boat called 911 to report about victims in the water.
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Philippines says concerns regarding South China Sea should not be viewed t
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo Jr said that their concerns are mainly from the national standpoint.
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On Khalistan activists, US says "we condemn terrorism in all its forms"
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"So we condemn terrorism in all of its forms. We condemn terrorism; we condemn violent extremism. We condemn all of those who resort to violence to achieve their ends, whether they are political or otherwise. There is never a justification to resort to violence. Regardless of the motiva
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