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India, France renew 10-year defence pact, announce reciprocal Army deploym
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday co-chaired the 6th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with his French counterpart, Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin, in Bengaluru, where the two sides renewed their defence cooperation agreement for another 10 yea
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US: Judge orders federal agencies to "immediately" reinstate fired probati
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a preliminary injunction issued from the bench on Thursday, US District Judge William Alsup directed the departments of Veterans Affairs, Energy, Interior, Agriculture, Defence and Treasury to rehire the affected employees. The Judge said that he might extend the order to other federal ag
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US President-elect Trump nominates ex-congressman Doug Collins as US Secre
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a statement on Thursday, Trump expressed his confidence in Collins' ability to advocate for active duty service members, veterans, and military families.
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Genetic testing can be beneficial for depression patients, suggests study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): Pharmacogenomic testing can help providers avoid prescribing antidepressant medications that may have undesirable outcomes, suggests a new US Department of Veterans Affairs study.
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In a first, Taiwan Veterans Affairs Council appoints representative in US
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 28 (ANI): Taiwan's Veterans Affairs Council (VAC) on Friday appointed the country's first-ever representative in the US in a bid to strengthen bilateral exchanges on veterans issues, the head of the council said Friday.
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2 killed in explosion at US Connecticut Veterans Affairs hospital
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed on Friday in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in eastern U.S. state Connecticut, the authorities said.
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Trump's VA secretary confirms first veteran coronavirus case
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert Wilkie on Wednesday (local time) confirmed that one veteran is being treated for coronavirus at a VA facility in Palo Alto, California.
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Robert Wilkie named Veterans Affairs secretary
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 24 (ANI): Pentagon undersecretary Robert Wilkie was, on Monday, confirmed as the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs by the United States Senate, ending months of uncertainty over the post.
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Trump 'very happy' with Kelly as his chief of staff
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States] May 2 (ANI): White House has underscored that United States President Donald Trump is "very happy" with chief of staff John Kelly, exhibiting an apparent indifferent tone to the reports doing the round that Kelly called Trump an "idiot."
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Trump ousts David Shulkin, announces Ronny Jackson as VA secy.
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Mar 29 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has announced White House physician Ronny Jackson as his pick to replace Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin.
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This telehealth program offers hope for diabetics
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): Turns out, improving blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes patients is as easy as using a telehealth program.
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California veterans home shootout: Gunman, 3 hostages found dead
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): A suspected gunman, along with three women believed to be hostages, were found dead at a California veterans home in the US on Friday, the police said.
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