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US delivers 3 refurbished military helicopters to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 22 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Taliban offensive, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday said that the United States has delivered three refurbished military helicopters to Afghanistan and such assistance will continue in the future.
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China's offensive threat growing faster than projected: US Air Force Gener
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 22 (ANI): China is building up its offensive air capabilities far faster than US military planners expected in their national defence strategy three years ago, an Air Force General said on Wednesday.
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Delta variant makes up 83 pc of COVID cases in US: CDC director
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The highly contagious delta variant, a strain of COVID-19 first detected in India, now makes up approximately 83 per cent of coronavirus cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Fourth person with ties to oath keepers pleads guilty for role in Capitol
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): A fourth individual with ties to the Oath Keepers group pleaded guilty to trying to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election on January 6, the US Justice Department said.
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US condemns rocket attacks on Presidential Palace in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) condemned the rocket attacks on the Presidential Palace in Kabul during the Eid prayers.
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Chinese hackers breached 13 US gas pipeline operators from 2011 to 2013: R
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): Chinese state-sponsored hackers successfully breached 13 US natural gas pipeline operators from 2011 through 2013, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on Tuesday (local time).
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Fully vaccinated White House staffer, Pelosi aide test COVID positive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): A White House staffer and a senior communications aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have tested positive for COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated.
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US, allies blame China for widespread cybercrime
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 19 (ANI): The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of overseeing widespread attempts to extort money in cyberspace.US security agencies have issued a new advisory about a major threat to the cyberspace assets of the United States and its allie
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Shias, Hazaras apprehensive as Taliban gain stronghold in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], July 19 (ANI): The members of the Shia and Hazara community have concerns with the recent developments in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops from the war-torn nation.
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US delegation at Tashkent conference discussed evolving security situation
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 18 (ANI): A high-level US delegation led by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the international conference in Uzbekistan and discussed the evolving security situation in Afghanistan
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US: Rare case of Monkeypox virus detected in Texas
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): A rare case of a person infected with the monkeypox virus has been detected in the US state of Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.
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Committee to Protect Journalists calls for probe into killing of Danish Si
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 17 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday said Afghan authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui.
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