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US govt seizes dozens of website domains connected to Iran: Official

The United States government has seized dozens of US website domains connected to Iran, linked to what the US says are disinformation efforts, according to a national security official

Paying fortifies ransomware gangs but scant support for bans from US govt

If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don't expect much help from the US government. The answer is apt to be: It depends

US government assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power plant

EDF said a build-up of inert gases at the nuclear power station in Taishan seemed to be due to issue with some fuel rods.

It is 'plausible' coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab, finds US study

US intelligence agencies are considering two likely scenarios - that the virus resulted from a laboratory accident or that it emerged from human contact with an infected animal

Jaishankar arrives in Washington DC for dialogue with Biden administration

A review of the progress made in bilateral ties in the first 100 days of the Biden administration is on the agenda

US Treasury Secretary Yellen pitches corporate tax hike to biz skeptics

Biden's proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, will help those who feel "left behind," by boosting wages and productivity, Yellen says

Reversing Trump, US restores gay and transgender health protections

The US will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced today, reversing a Trump-era policy

Explainer: Will Colonial fuel pipeline shutdown mean US pump prices rise?

The largest U.S. fuel pipeline system, Colonial Pipeline, shut down on Friday after a cyberattack. Nearly half the fuel consumed in the populous eastern United States passes through the network

US government working to aid top fuel pipeline operator after cyberattack

The White House was working closely with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network

US Interior Department drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling

The US Interior Department said Friday that it would not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics feared would have weakened rules for exploratory oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters

US govt doing everything it can to help India fight Covid-19, says official

The US government is making all the efforts to help India in this hour of crisis, a senior State Department official has said

US backs waiving intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines

'Extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures', says US trade representative.

Joe Biden sells economic plan in Georgia, calls for rich to pay more

Joe Biden took his pitch to Georgia for USD 4 trillion in spending to rebuild the nation's aged infrastructure and vastly expand the federal social safety net.

Sending political messages at sea

US warship deployment through India's Exclusive Economic Zone was more than just a perfunctory action

US Commerce Dept wants duty against Indian wind energy equipment makers

The recent steps are a stark reminder of the Obama era fight in the WTO between India and the US to protect their local renewable energy industries

Aiming big, US President Biden is looking to restore faith in government

As Biden preaches patience but acts with urgency, his vision of the powers of the Oval Office is quickly taking shape

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga to hold talks with Biden in US visit on April 16

Suga will visit Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on April 16, the government announced Friday.

Facebook asks court to dismiss US government, states antitrust cases

Facebook asked a federal court to dismiss major antitrust cases filed by the US FTC and nearly every US state, saying they failed to show the company had a monopoly or harmed consumers

US provided info, equipment to India amid China crisis: Pentagon

The US provided some information, cold-weather clothing and some other equipment to India during its recent border crisis with China, which has adopted an increasingly assertive military posture to exert pressure and expand its influence across the region, a top Pentagon commander has told American lawmakers. Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, also told the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that China's recent activities along the Line of Actual Control have opened India's eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs as he observed that New Delhi, in the very near term, will deepen its engagement with the Quad. "India has long had an approach called strategic autonomy, you know, a nonaligned approach with others, but I think certainly the activities along the Line of Actual Control with China has opened their eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs,"

US Defence Secretary to travel to India along with Japan, S Korea next week

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week