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US jobless claims fall; inflation revised higher in fourth quarter

Weekly jobless claims fall 3,000 to 192,000

Tesla continues investment in US, announces engineering HQ in California

The announcement was made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday along with California Governor Gavin Newsom, who called it "another proof point of the renewable energy vibrancy that is California"

Pentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot of Chinese spy balloon

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has released a selfie image taken by an American pilot which shows the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down earlier this month

India 'number one' priority, have reduced wait time for visa: US Officials

India is the United States' number one priority, US Visa officials said while adding that after the COVID pandemic, there has been a rise of around 36 per cent in visa processing across the country

China-US superpower rivalry grows after war sweeps away multipolar world

The world order that seems to be emerging out of the Ukrainian rubble looks an awful lot like that of the Cold War

EAM Jaishankar meets US' Delaware Governor John Carney in New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Governor of Delaware John Carney and appreciated the latter's efforts in strengthening Gujarat-Delaware sister state relations."Pleased to meet Governor of Delaware, @JohnCarneyDE. Discussed our strong business, education, tech & people-to-people ties. Appreciate his efforts in strengthening Gujarat-Delaware sister state relations," Jaishankar tweeted.Earlier, in 2019, Gujarat and America's Delaware State signed the MoU to strengthen the relationship between India- America and Gujarat. The MoU between Gujarat and Delaware were signed by the Gujarat Chief Minister and the Secretary of State for Delaware, as per the official statement from the Gujarat government.During the meeting of the delegation of the Delaware State and then Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Gujarat has made a sister state MoU for the first time with the state of America.Rupani expressed his desire to strengthen the relationship between the two states in the field .

Visa issue priority, people-to-people ties bedrock of India-US relations

People-to-people ties form the bedrock of the India-US relationship and addressing the visa wait time issue is critical to maintaining them, senior administration officials said here. Reducing the visa wait time is a top priority for Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nancy Jackson told Indian reporters at a roundtable organised on Tuesday by the State Department, along with the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS). "As I look at the relationship, it strikes me that people-to-people ties between our two nations are really the bedrock of what is one of our most consequential relationships in the world and that's the US-India relationship. We can't underscore that enough. So addressing the visa wait times that we've been facing is critical not only to maintaining those people-to-people ties, but to expand them," Jackson said. FIIDS has been working with the Biden Administration for the past several months

Biden in Poland: US, allies 'will never waver' in supporting Ukraine

President Joe Biden warned of 'hard and bitter days ahead" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears the one-year mark, but vowed that no matter what, the United States and allies "will not waver" in supporting the Ukrainians. A day after his surprise visit to Kyiv, Biden used a strongly worded address in neighboring Poland to praise allies in Europe for stepping up over the past year and to send a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that "NATO will not be divided, and we will not tire. One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv, Biden said before a crowd of thousands outside Warsaw's Royal Castle. I can report: Kyiv stands strong. Kyiv stands proud. It stands tall and, most important, it stands free." With Russia and Ukraine each preparing spring offensives, Biden insisted there will be no backing down from what he's portrayed as a global struggle between democracy and autocracy though polling suggests American support for ongoing military assistance appear

US logs 130,000 child Coronavirus cases in past four weeks: Report

Nearly 29,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the week ending February 16. Over the past five months, weekly reported child cases have plateaued at an average of about 33,000 cases

House GOP meet with Zelenskyy as far-right oppose future aid to Ukraine

A handful of congressional Republicans met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a signal of continued US support even as hard-right members of the party vow to block future aid to the embattled country. The newly appointed chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee led a small delegation to Kyiv on Tuesday to meet with Zelenskyy for the first time since the start of the war a year ago and since Republicans won the majority in the House of Representatives in November. Chairman Mike McCaul and four other Republican lawmakers said they discussed at length what Ukraine's military needs to fight off Russian aggression. Zelenskyy provided them with a list of weapons, including longer-range artillery and air-to-surface missile systems. The meeting came one day after President Joe Biden made an unannounced trip to Kyiv to reaffirm US support for Ukraine as the war heads into its second year. Biden has been trying to keep the allies unified in their support for Ukraine as th

GQG Co-founder Rajiv Jain is creating an investing empire in Florida

In 2022, when most asset managers watched clients yank cash from their funds as markets cratered, GQG thrived

Prevalence of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 jumps to over 80% in US

XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 80.2 per cent of Covid-19 cases in the week ending February 18, up from 73 per cent in the week prior

India-US ties key for strong world economy, outcompete China: Schumer

A strong India-US relationship is a must for democracy, advancement in technology and a robust world economy, a top American senator has said, emphasising that close bilateral ties will be a crucial counterweight to outcompete China. Describing India as one of the "leading powers" of the world, Senator Chuck Schumer said close India-US ties would also be key to responding to China's authoritarianism. The Senate Majority Leader is leading a high-powered Congressional delegation of senators to India. The delegation, led by Schumer, called on Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi on Monday They discussed new opportunities for consolidating the India-US ties in critical technologies, clean energy transition, joint development and production, and trusted and resilient supply chains. The prime minister welcomed the Congressional delegation to India and appreciated the consistent and bipartisan support of the US Congress for deepening India-US bilateral ties, his office said in a statement. W

UAE to host first I2U2 vice-ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi today

The United Arab Emirates is set to host the first vice-ministerial meeting of the I2U2 in Abu Dhabi this week. It will be attended by senior officials from the four countries India, Israel, the United States and the UAE. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W Fernandez will lead the US delegation at the meeting in Abu Dhabi on February 21-22, according to an official statement. Fernandez will represent the US at the I2U2 Business Forum, hosted by the UAE; it is the first vice-ministerial meeting since the grouping was jointly announced by President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Lapid, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it said. "During the forum, partner countries will discuss opportunities to advance regional cooperation and investment opportunities to build partnerships that address some of the region's most pressing issues, including management of the energy crisis and food insecurity,

Wish to bring Russia, Ukraine together on table: Brazilian envoy to India

His remarks came after United States President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine, just days before the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

G-20: India taps soft power as it backs issues important to Global South

India is one of the fastest-expanding economies at a time of sluggish growth around the globe, luring companies like Apple Inc. to expand

Turkey rejects links between Sweden, Finland NATO accession and F-16 deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO as quickly as possible, although his Turkish counterpart dismissed the possibility of any link between their accession and Turkiye's request for F-16 fighter jets. Turkiye has delayed the Nordic countries admission to the trans-Atlantic defense alliance, citing concerns over terrorism. Meanwhile, members of the U.S. Congress have tied approval of the F-16 deal to Ankara retracting its opposition to the NATO enlargement. We're confident that NATO will formally welcome them in soon, Blinken told a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara. And when that happens, it will enhance the security of every NATO member, including the United States, including Turkiye." Cavusoglu repeated Turkiye's position that it would be willing to approve Finland joining NATO before Sweden. Turkiye has complained about what it sees as Stockholm's tolerance of support for

UN Council approves watered-down statement opposing Israel settlements

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel's continued construction and expansion of settlements. The vote came after high-stakes negotiations by the Biden administration succeeded in derailing a legally binding resolution that would have demanded a halt to Israeli settlement activity. The Palestinian-backed draft resolution was the subject of frantic talks by senior Biden administration officials including Secretary of States Antony Blinken with Palestinian, Israeli and United Arab Emirates leaders. Those discussions culminated in a deal Sunday to forego it in favour of a weaker presidential statement that is not legally binding, according to multiple diplomats familiar with the situation. The deal averted a potential diplomatic crisis, with the US almost certainly vetoing the resolution, which would have angered Palestinian supporters at a time when the US and its Western allies are trying to gain international support against

Here's what to watch as N Korea ratchets up nuclear threat against the West

North Korea's nuclear capabilities may have risen to a stage where the US may not be able to offer enough incentives to roll them back

Former Theranos COO Ramesh Balwani fights US over $900 mn restitution

Balwani and Holmes, who had a romantic relationship while they worked together, were tried and convicted separately of lying about the accuracy and capabilities of Theranos's blood-testing machines