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US flights with COVID-19 aid to India delayed: Dept of Defense
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 4 (ANI): The United States Department of Defense has said that the final two flights of COVID-19 aid salted for India have been delayed and will reach at least until Wednesday. US Transportation Command on Monday said that the delay is due to maintenance issues.
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US, Russia, China, and Pakistan call Taliban to fulfill its counterterrori
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 1 (ANI): Representatives of the extended "Troika," comprising the US, Russia, China, and Pakistan, met in Doha, Qatar on Friday and discussed ways to support intra-Afghan negotiations and help the parties reach a negotiated settlement, along with a permanent and compr
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US India Caucus urges Biden to send COVID supplies to India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 30 (ANI): Expressing gratitude to US President Joe Biden for providing COVID-19 assistance to India, US Congressional India Caucus leadership has requested him for additional resources and healthcare supplies to save lives in India amid the unprecedented rise in
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Indiaspora raises over USD 1 million for COVID relief from diaspora leader
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 30 (ANI): Indiaspora, a nonprofit community of global Indian diaspora leaders, announced they raised USD 1 million toward COVID-19 relief efforts within the last 48 hours, and will aim to double the impact of their donations by offering to match funds Saturday durin
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US troops start withdrawing from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has begun pulling out its forces from Afghanistan, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday.
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Chinese national pleads guilty in US court for illegal exports of marine t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 29 (ANI): A Chinese national has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in Boston in connection with illegally procuring and causing the illegal export of US-origin goods to a Chinese military university.
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US allows voluntary departure of citizens from India amid COVID-19 spike
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 29 (ANI): The US State Department has approved the voluntary departure of family members of government employees from India amid a record rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
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China still on hook for trade commitments made during Trump era, says US T
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday said that Biden administration is evaluating China's compliance to the trade commitments it made with the previous Trump era and added that those commitments will ascertain how Washington will move forward
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US lawmakers express concern whether women would be safe after troops leav
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): With the United States set to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, US lawmakers expressed concern whether women would be safe if the Taliban become strong in the country.
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US Defence Secy discusses Afghanistan drawdown with Pak Army Chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday in a phone call to discuss the drawdown of US activity in neighboring Afghanistan.
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US orders embassy staff to leave Kabul as it begins troop pullout
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): Barely two weeks after the Biden administration announced the departure of the US troops from Afghanistan till September 11, the United States has now asked the non-essential embassy staff to leave Kabul, citing increased threats.
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US Defense Production Act does not mean 'export ban', clarifies White Hous
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 26 (ANI): After facing a barrage of criticism for denying essential COVID supplies to India, the United States on Tuesday defended the Defense Production Act (DFA), a US policy under which the supplies were reportedly withheld.
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