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Washington: The United States witnessed an unprecedented early voting for the midterms on Tuesday as 41 million voters turned up to cast their vote, a million more than the 2018 midterms, as both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump fired up the enthusiasm of the electorate to exercise their franchise in one of […]
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Washington: Extending wishes to India on the occasion of its 75th Independence Day, US President Joe Biden said the two countries are indispensable partners and he is confident that the two largest democracies will stand together to defend rules-based order, advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. “I am confident that in the years ahead our […]
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Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on abortion access, as the issue continues to divide the society. Friday’s move came two weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade and eliminated the constitutional protection of abortion rights for women across the country, reports Xinhua news agency. The […]
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Washington: US President Joe Biden said that women travelling for abortions across the country will be protected by the federal government as millions of women have lost their constitutional reproductive right after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. Addressing a virtual meet of Democratic Governors on Friday, the President said that […]
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New York: US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American scientist, Arati Prabhakar to his cabinet as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), according to the White House. Her nomination, which would make her the current second Indian-American cabinet member alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, was sent to the Senate for […]
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Washington: Leading Indian-American scientist Dr Arti Prabhakar has been nominated by Joe Biden as a top science advisor to the US President, a decision hailed by the White House and the Indian-American community as “historic.” If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Prabhakar would make history as the first woman, immigrant, or person of colour to […]
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San Francisco: US President Joe Biden has wished Elon Musk “lots of luck” for his trip to the Moon, as the Tesla CEO expressed “super bad feeling” about the economy and decided to cut its workforce by 10 per cent. When asked about Musk’s pessimistic attitude toward the economy during a press briefing at the […]
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New York: India has voted for a United States-sponsored resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea which was vetoed by China and Russia. The US launched the unsuccessful effort on Thursday to punish North Korea which had tested three missiles on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden had wrapped up a visit to South Korea […]
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Iowa: President Joe Biden said Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to “genocide, accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters in Iowa on Tuesday shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. It’s become clearer and clearer […]
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Washington: President Joe Biden believes that the US-India partnership is the most important relationship the United States has in the world, said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday (local time). Speaking about the India-US 2+2 dialogue under the Biden administration next week, the White House Press Secretary said that the President expects that […]
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Biden made the remarks while responding to a reporter's question at the White House on Wednesday, the BBC reported.
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Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy summoned the memory of Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. But he acknowledged the no-fly zone he has sought to close the sky to the Russians over his country […]
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Washington: Russia will pay a severe price for the use of chemical weapons, US President Joe Biden said on Friday, stressing that Washington will not fight Moscow in Ukraine as a direct confrontation between NATO and Kremlin would trigger World War III. On February 24, Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine, three days after […]
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Washington: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the banning of Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,” […]
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Biden's remarks came during the first State of Union address delivered by him to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday (local time).
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Asked at a news conference on Thursday, if India, a major defence partner, was in "sync" with the US on Russia and Ukraine, Biden said, "We're going to be".
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Washington: The United States on Thursday announced the killing of ISIS chief Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism operation in northwest Syria. “Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,” the […]
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New York: Indian-origin Maju Varghese is leaving his position as the director of the White House Military Office, according to a media report quoting him. “Right now, it’s best for me and my family that I kind of just try to strike a little bit more of a balance,” CNN quoted Varghese explaining his decision […]
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Washington: US President Biden announced his intent to appoint four Indian Americans as commissioners to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, the White House announced on Monday. The Commission will advise the President on ways the public, private, and non-profit sectors can work together to advance equity and opportunity […]
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The meeting at the White House on Wednesday was attended by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella