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Ahead of Jaishankar's visit, India's foreign secretary Vikram Misri meets top US diplomats

Dec 24, 2024, at 10:11 am

New Delhi/Washington D.C./IBNS: India's foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Monday met top US diplomats ahead of external affairs minister S Jaishankar's visit to Washington this week, media reports said.

US attorney leading Adani bribery case indictment resigns ahead of 2025 transition

Dec 21, 2024, at 01:06 am

New York: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, has announced his resignation, effective January 10, 2025, just days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as President, media reports said.

Jaishankar says no proposal on BRICS currency amid Donald Trump's 100% tariff threat over de-dollarisation efforts

Dec 07, 2024, at 11:51 pm

Doha/New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has clarified in Qatar that no decision has been made regarding the creation of a new currency to challenge the US dollar, media reports said.

Telangana student shot dead in Chicago shopping mall by robbers

Dec 01, 2024, at 06:14 am

Chicago: Sai Teja Nukarapu, a 22-year-old student from Telangana, was shot dead by armed robbers at a shopping mall in Chicago, USA, on Friday, media reports said.  

Indian-origin man charged in United States for conspiring to export controlled aviation components to Russia

Nov 23, 2024, at 02:57 pm

The US government has charged a 57-year-old Indian-origin man for allegedly conspiring to export controlled aviation components with dual civilian and military applications to end users in Russia, as per the Department of Justice.

Gautam Adani charged with bribery and fraud in the US

Nov 21, 2024, at 05:09 pm

New York/New Delhi/IBNS: Billionaire and Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has been charged with bribery and fraud in the United States, media reports said.

Modi in US: PM calls Indian diaspora 'country's strongest brand ambassadors'

Sep 23, 2024, at 04:58 pm

New York/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the Indian diaspora "the country's strongest brand ambassadors" addressing thousands of Indian-Americans at a community event at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island in New York, the United States.

India does not need lessons from anyone: Jagdeep Dhankar after US, Germany, UN comment on Kejriwal

Mar 30, 2024, at 06:12 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After remarks from Germany, the United States, and finally the United Nations on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law, stressing that India is a unique democracy.

Biden signs govt funding bill soon after shutdown deadline

Mar 24, 2024, at 11:13 pm

Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a 1.2-trillion-U.S. dollar funding package, a few hours after missing the deadline to avert a partial shutdown of the federal government.

US issued 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023: American Embassy

Jan 30, 2024, at 03:51 am

New Delhi/IBNS Amid the 'unprecedented' increase in visa applicants, the American Embassy and consulates in India processed a record 1.4 million US visas in 2023.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun murder bid: Czech ministry says India has 'no jurisdiction' on Nikhil Gupta

Dec 24, 2023, at 06:54 am

New Delhi: A spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Justice has made it clear that the Indian judicial authorities lack jurisdiction in the case of Nikhil Gupta, media reports said.

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh's murder bid: Joe Biden sent CIA chief to New Delhi to warn India over alleged incident

Dec 02, 2023, at 03:20 am

New Delhi: President Joe Biden had sent the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns to New Delhi after the revelation of an alleged conspiracy to assassinate US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Reuters reported.

US files charges against Indian man for alleged bid to kill Khalistani terrorist

Nov 30, 2023, at 06:46 am

The US Department of Justice has issued a statement alleging to foil a plot from India to murder a US-based Sikh separatist.

US hate crime: Sikh teenager attacked in bus for wearing turban

Oct 22, 2023, at 12:42 am

New York: A Sikh teenager was attacked on a bus, here, by a 26-year-old man for wearing a turban, according to media reports.

FBI agents alerted US-based Khalistani elements of life threat after terrorist Nijjar's killing in Canada

Sep 24, 2023, at 10:03 pm

Washington: America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met Khalistani elements in the US and alerted them that their lives may be at risk after the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, according to a report by The Intercept.

Terrorist Nijjar's killing: Canadian PM Trudeau's allegations against India based on shared intel among Five Eyes allies

Sep 24, 2023, at 06:45 am

Ottawa/Washington: The United States worked in close coordination with Canada to gather intel on the murder of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, that had prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s offensive allegation about India’s involvement, media reports said.

American cop's 'limited value' comment over Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula's death in road accident sparks massive outrage

Sep 14, 2023, at 10:50 pm

Seattle (US): The alleged remarks of an American cop over the death of an Indian student, Jaahnavi Kandula, revealed in a viral video, has triggered massive outrage. The 23-year-old student of Northeastern University was hit by a patrol car driven by police officer Kevin Dave in Seattle and her body was, reportedly, thrown some 100 feet away.

'PM Modi thinks he knows more than God: Rahul Gandhi in the US

May 31, 2023, at 06:28 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Stepping up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said there is a group of people who think they know more than "God', and the PM is one such "specimen".

US: Indian Consulate in San Francisco attacked by Khalistan supporters

Mar 20, 2023, at 11:44 pm

As India tightens its grip around fugitive Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh, his supporters attacked the Indian Consulate in San Francisco in the United States.

India-United States NSAs launch initiative on iCET, review defence ties

Feb 01, 2023, at 05:31 pm

Washington DC/UNI: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan on Wednesday formally launched US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) and reviewed defence cooperation and regional security among other issues.

Providing all assistance: MEA on 4 members of Indian-origin family found dead in California

Oct 09, 2022, at 03:30 am

New Delhi: India has promised all possible assistance in the probe into the shocking murder of four Indian-origin family members in California.

California: Indian-origin family, including baby, kidnapped; found dead later

Oct 07, 2022, at 02:05 am

Four members of an Indian-origin family in the United States, including an 8-month-old baby, were kidnapped at gunpoint and their bodies were recovered from an orchard in California, media reports said.

US joins with Indian diaspora luminaries to celebrate 75 yrs of bilateral relations

Apr 17, 2022, at 03:49 pm

New Delhi: The U.S. Mission in India (comprising the Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates General in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad) on April 13 released a star-studded video message to celebrate 75 years of U.S.-India relations. 

'Unsatisfactory but unsurprising': US over India's stand on Russia-Ukraine war

Mar 26, 2022, at 06:16 am

Washington/IBNS: A senior White House official on Friday said India's position at the United Nations over the Ukraine crisis has been "unsatisfactory", reports said.

Wait time for visa appointment to be significantly longer: US Embassy

Oct 31, 2021, at 11:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The US Embassy in India has said there might be significant delays in the wait time for visa appointments for some nonimmigrant visa categories as it builds back from COVID-19-related interruptions, according to media reports.

Modi's US trip: PM arrives in Washington to exuberant welcome from Indian diaspora

Sep 23, 2021, at 04:19 pm

Washington/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States to an enthusiastic welcome from the Indian diaspora.

US asks its citizens to leave India

Apr 29, 2021, at 11:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Owing to shortage of medical facility due to exponential rise in COVID cases across the country, the US has advised its citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as possible.

Will 'rapidly' deploy additional support to India: United States

Apr 25, 2021, at 03:17 pm

Washington/UNI: Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the United States is closely working with their partners in the Indian government and will rapidly deploy additional support to the Covid-hit country.

Discussed human rights with Indian ministers as valuable partners: US Defence Secretary General Lloyd Austin

Mar 21, 2021, at 04:25 am

New Delhi/IBNS: US Secretary of Defence General Lloyd Austin has said he has spoken to ministers in the Indian government about the human rights of minorities.

India's S-400 deal with Russia sanctionable, Senator urges US defence secretary Lloyd Austin to tell New Delhi

Mar 20, 2021, at 05:22 am

Washington/IBNS: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has been urged by a senator to convey Washington's opposition against New Delhi's proposed purchase of Russian air defence system S-400 during his visit to India on Friday, said a Reuters report.