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Antony Blinken to travel to China early next month: US State Department

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said

Want to see Pakistan in an economically sustainable position, says US

United States wants to see Pakistan in an economically sustainable position, an official spokesperson said, amid reports that the South Asian country's foreign exchange reserves are fast running out

Bill introduced in US to terminate Pak's designation as major non-NATO ally

A US lawmaker has introduced a legislation in the US House of Representatives that seeks to terminate Pakistan's designation as a major non-NATO ally

Putting every ounce of its energy to eliminate visa wait in India: Official

The US is putting every ounce of its energy to eliminate the long visa wait time in India, including sending a cadre of consular officers to India and opening up its other overseas embassies in as far away as Germany and Thailand for Indian visa applicants, a senior US visa officer has said. We're putting every ounce of our energy toward eliminating these (visa) wait times in India, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Julie Stufft told PTI in an interview. Normalisation of visa operations around the world right now is a top priority, she said. We're sending a cadre of consular officers to help our staff in our embassy and consulates in India. They're working shifts during the day. They're working weekends, mainly to do visitor visa interviews, which of course are now the only remaining visa type that we have long wait times for, she said. The US has one of the largest visa operations in the world. We have many, many different visa types that we need to serve in India. ...

White House insists looming debt ceiling crisis be dealt without conditions

The White House on Tuesday insisted that the looming debt ceiling crisis be dealt without conditions and there is no room for negotiations on this

Energy war, chip-battle, Taiwan in focus at WEF in a turbulent world order

For the titans of commerce gathering in Davos this week, all of this marks a shift away from the era of ever-closer global ties, when big business thought it had succeeded in making the world flat

US military's expanded training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany

The US military's new, expanded combat training of Ukrainian forces began in Germany on Sunday, with a goal of getting a battalion of about 500 troops back on the battlefield to fight the Russians

US, Japan sign pact at Nasa Headquarters for deep space exploration

The US space agency and Japan have signed an agreement that builds on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the two nations.

Will ensure Quad remains a force for good: Joint statement by US, Japan

The United States and Japan on Friday said that in association with India and Australia, they will ensure that the Quad continues to be a force for good. The two countries said this in a joint statement after the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan at the White House on Friday. "With an unbreakable bilateral relationship as our foundation, we will also collaborate with others, in the region and beyond, for the benefit of the Indo-Pacific and the world," the joint statement said. "Together with Australia and India, we will ensure the Quad continues to be a force for good, committed to bringing tangible benefits to the region, including by delivering results on global health, cybersecurity, climate, critical and emerging technologies, and maritime domain awareness," it read. Known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, the Quad comprises India, the United States, Japan and Australia. According to the joint statement, Japan and the US wil

US, Pakistan share long-standing defence partnership: Defence Secy Austin

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday congratulated General Asim Munir on his appointment as the Pakistan Army Chief, noting that the two countries have a long-standing defence partnership. According to a Pentagon readout of the call, Austin congratulated Gen Munir on his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff and discussed areas of mutual interest as well as recent regional developments. "Today I had the opportunity to congratulate General Asim Munir, Pakistan's newly appointed Chief of Army Staff," Austin said. "The United States and Pakistan have a long-standing defence partnership and I look forward to working with General Munir," he said in a tweet.

Omicron new subvariant accounts for 43% new Covid-19 infections in US

Omicron new subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43 per cent of the Covid-19 cases in the US for the week ending January 14, according to data released Friday by the US CDC

Indian-American Usha Reddi sworn in as Senator in Kansas state of US

Reddi has served on the Manhattan City Commission since 2013 and served twice as mayor

After China, Tesla now announces price cuts on its electric vehicles in US

Tesla has also announced price cuts in South Korea, Japan, Australia and Singapore

Indian-Americans make up 1% of US population, pay 6% of taxes: Congressman

Indian-Americans who make up about one per cent of the US population pay about six per cent of the taxes, a Congressman said, noting that this ethnic community does not cause problems and follows law

India, US working mechanism to export shrimps for Americans: Piyush Goyal

India and the United States are developing a mechanism for the Indian fishermen to be able to export shrimps for the American consumers, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday. "We had discussions for restarting the wild caught shrimp exports from India to the US," Goyal told reporters at a news conference here at the conclusion of India-US Trade Policy Forum meeting that he co-chaired with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. This was an area that was banned by the US because of concerns around turtles, in the areas where wild caught shrimp was being fished in India, he said. "A turtle excluder device has been designed with the technical support of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), from the US, and that design has been accepted now, between the two countries as a collaborative effort between India and the United States," he said. The device is now being taken up for trials. The trials of that machine, he said, will ensure that

Electric cars getting too big and bulky, warns US safety regulator

Homendy called out General Motors Co.'s GMC Hummer EV as a particularly egregious example of the trend toward bigger, heavier vehicles, noting it tips the scales at more than 9,000 pounds

Arms supplied by US, Britain continue to fuel Yemen's long conflict: Report

Arms supplied by the US and Britain continues to fuel Yemen's years-long civil war, killing and injuring many civilians, an investigation report released by charity organisation Oxfam revealed

Air India in touch with authority after US grounds flights due to glitch

Air India said that it is in touch with the relevant authority after flights across the US were grounded due to a technical glitch in the FAA computer system

Flights across US delayed due to system outage at FAA, says report

Over 400 flights were delayed within, into, or out of the United States as of Wednesday at 5:31 am ET, says the report

Top US diplomat Donald Lu to travel to India to attend bilateral forum

United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India and Bangladesh from January 12-15