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Tejinder Singh, a veteran White House correspondent and founder and editor of the India America Today newswire, has passed away in the US, the publication has announced.

At least nine people, including two girls, were killed and dozens injured in multiple shootings in several US states over the weekend, according to authorities and media reports.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend masks for Americans, who have been fully-vaccinated against Covid-19, indoors or outdoors, including in crowds, according to its new guidance.

India has achieved the landmark of being the fastest country globally to administer 17 crore Covid-19 vaccines in the least number of days, defeating the US and China, the second the third runners-up respectively.

Washington: The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there. India…

Washington: The travel ban imposed by US President Joe Biden for people coming from India, which is experiencing one of the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, came into effect…

Washington: US President Donald Trump is planning to keep American troops in Iraq to monitor and maintain pressure on neighbouring Iran. “I want to be able to watch Iran,” Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday on CBS. “We’re going to keep watching and we’re going to keep seeing and if there’s trouble, if […]

Geneva: The trade war between the US and China is expected to boost the Indian economy with a rise of 3.5 per cent in exports while the EU will be the biggest winner, taking home $70 billion in additional trade, according to a UN study. Amid tit for tat tariff hikes between Washington and Beijing, […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump will focus on key issues like immigration, national security and trade and call for unity in a hugely divided Congress in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday as he begins the second half of his first term in the White House. Contrary to his aggressive tweets and […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order next week, banning American carriers from using equipment from Chinese technology players, the media reported on Sunday. The decision is expected to be announced ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 25, the Android Police reported. “Both the White House […]

Washington: Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has officially launched her 2020 presidential campaign, said that President Donald Trump might be unable to finish his term by the time Election Day comes next year. “By the time we get to 2020, Donald Trump may not be President… In fact, he may not even be a free […]

Washington: A supporter of US President Donald Trump attacked a BBC cameraman at a campaign rally in Texas, the news network said on Tuesday. Sporting a “Make America Great Again” cap, the man shoved and swore at the BBC’s Ron Skeans and other news crews before being pulled away at the rally at El Paso […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown, but also act to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement said. Senior Democrats have responded […]

New York: President Donald Trump has called out Pakistan directly on the car-bomb attack on CRPF personnel by terrorists based there and declared that it will only strengthen efforts by India and the US to strengthen their cooperation in fighting terrorism. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack by a […]

Washington: In a surprise move, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert withdrew her nomination to replace Indian-American Nikki Haley as the top US diplomat at the United Nations, amid criticism by Democrats for her lack of diplomatic experience. Nauert, 48, a former Fox News anchor, issued a statement on Saturday citing family reasons for her decision. […]