Twitter India head gets US-based role amid tussle with Modi govt
Aug 14, 2021, at 05:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid Twitter India's ongoing tussle with the Narendra Modi government, the company's head in the South Asian country-Manish Maheshwari-has been given a new US-based role, a senior executive announced on Friday.
Melinda Pavek takes over as U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Melinda Pavek has become the Consul General of the United States of America in Kolkata, succeeding Patti Hoffman.
Aug 13, 2021, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met virtually as part of regular Quad consultations to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
No more US bombing sorties to support Afghan forces after Aug 31 : Report
Aug 11, 2021, at 01:18 am
Washington: The US will continue with the pull out of its forces from Afghanistan even as the Taliban is fast seizing territories and killing top officials of the country.
US to sell India Harpoon Joint Common Test Set and equipment
Aug 03, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The United States has approved the sale of Harpoon Joint Common Test Set (JCTS) and related equipment to India for an estimated cost of $82 million, saying the deal will support its national security and foreign policy and help strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
US Special Operations Commander Richard D. Clarke visits India
Jul 30, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Gen. Richard D. Clarke, visited India and met defense officials at the U.S. Embassy in Delhi on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on PM Modi, commits to deepens strategic relations
Jul 29, 2021, at 05:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary Antony Blinken conveyed greetings of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Had a warm discussion: Antony Blinken tweets after meeting S Jaishankar
Jul 28, 2021, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is currently visiting India, met Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Wednesday and said he had a warm discussion with the Indian leader.
Jaishankar-Blinken meet: Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan, tackling COVID-19 on table for talks
Jul 28, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and a lasting solution to the Afghanistan issue will be on the table of talks as well as tackling the Coronavirus pandemic, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday in opening remarks during his meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in India, to hold talks with leaders tomorrow
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in India on Tuesday for his two-day visit to the Asian country.
Jul 26, 2021, at 01:40 am
New Delhi/UNI: The escalating situation in Afghanistan with the rapid advances made by the Taliban following the US pull out of its troops, which has caused concern in India, and the need to continue pressing Pakistan to act on terror financing and terror havens, will be top on the agenda of talks during the two-day visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to New Delhi beginning on July 27.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India next week
Jul 24, 2021, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, will visit India on July 27 and 28.
US: Joe Biden govt proposes first in-person Quad leaders' meet in Sept
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The US has proposed to India, Japan and Australia that the first in-person Quad meeting of their leaders be held in late September in Washington.
Donald Trump mocks Anthony Fauci for advice on mask-wearing
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:05 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump has criticized US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci for being inconsistent in his advice on COVID-19.
Jun 04, 2021, at 04:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening informed that he had a telephone conversation with US Vice President Kamala Harris, who assured that India will receive Covid vaccines from the Joe Biden administration as part of the first 25 million doses that country plans to supply globally.
India remains engaged with US for vaccines, Joe Biden assures to support COVAX
Jun 04, 2021, at 03:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday informed that the government has been making all efforts to augment the availability of vaccines in India, whether through enhanced production in the country or through supply from abroad.
Indian-origin man among nine victims of mass shooting in Silicon Valley
May 28, 2021, at 11:28 pm
An Indian-origin man, who saved at least one person in a California mass shooting, was among the nine people killed by a railway worker who killed himself in San Jose, according to officials. Taptejdeep Singh, 36, was shot on Wednesday at a railway yard in the city in California's Silicon Valley, by a fellow worker, according to the local Sheriff's Office.
US-led Quad an effort to sow discord between China and regional nations
May 15, 2021, at 01:10 pm
Continuing its criticism of the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as Quad, Beijing has said it was opposed to any efforts to sow discord between regional countries and China.
India, US to strengthen WHO; Harsh Vardhan discusses Covid surge with Becerra
May 09, 2021, at 12:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Building upon lessons learned from the early phases of COVID-19, India and the US will work closely in the international arena, including strengthening of the World Health Organization.
US denies issuing new guidance to Americans to leave India
Apr 30, 2021, at 11:09 pm
The US State Department has denied it has issued new guidance to American citizens in India to leave the country.
Freedom of expression is a hallmark of any democracy, says US on India question
Apr 30, 2021, at 11:06 pm
The US opposes incitement to violence on social media while supporting freedom of expression, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price. He said, “We’ve made the point both when it comes to India and to countries around the world that freedom of expression, freedom of information is a hallmark of any democracy.”
Fight against COVID-19: First US relief shipment from US arrives in India
Apr 30, 2021, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi: The first relief shipment from the US to India to fight the ongoing COVID-19 arrived here on Friday.
US flies oxygen cylinders, testing kits to Covid-battered India
Apr 30, 2021, at 04:31 am
The US has flown the first consignment of emergency COVID-19 relief materials including oxygen cylinders, regulators and testing kits to India.
US now diverting its own vaccine-making materials supply to India
Apr 28, 2021, at 09:54 pm
A senior US official has said that the government was diverting its own supply of COVID-19 vaccine-manufacturing materials to India “as the most effective and rapid step” to help it.
US 'working closely' with India to help deal with COVID surge
Apr 25, 2021, at 05:16 am
US President Joe Biden's administration is “working closely” with Indian officials to find ways to help the country facing its worst COVID-19 surge, according to his spokesperson Jen Psaki. However, neither she nor other officials would say on Friday if the US would lift the embargo on exporting vaccine raw materials, which India has requested, or share the unused stockpile of AstraZeneca vaccines.
India’s requests for vaccine raw materials: US says first obligation to Americans
Apr 23, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Virtually declining India’s requests to lift the ban on export of raw materials to meet the country’s anticipated COVID-19 vaccine shortage, the US politely said that it has to first to take care of the requirements of its own people.
COVID-19 surge: Top US health body asks citizens to avoid travelling to India
Apr 20, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Washington: The top US health body has asked its citizens from travelling to India amid rise in COVID-19 cases.
India conveys concern to US after its navy conducts freedom of navigation ops in EEZ
Apr 10, 2021, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has told the US that no country can transit through its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without its prior consent in line with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea after an American warship passed through Indian waters in what was described by the US Navy as a “freedom of navigation operation”.
Prakash Javadekar and US envoy John Kerry discuss climate finance, joint research
Apr 07, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India's Environment and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday held an “engaging and fruitful discussion” with US climate envoy John Kerry, who is on a three-day visit to the Asian country.
India-US get ready to re-establish Homeland Security Dialogue
Mar 26, 2021, at 06:34 am
Washington: US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas spoke on Monday with India’s Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu when the two leaders discussed the issue of further strengthening the partnership between the Government of India and the Department of Homeland Security.