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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Austin says Putin now has full range of options in Ukraine

The U.S. has put 8,500 troops on higher alert for potential deployment to support and reassure NATO allies

29 Jan 2022 10:23 AM

India on Thursday slammed the reported construction of a border village by China in Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh that has been under Chinese occupation for more than 60 years. (PTI file photo)

India hits out at China for village construction

'India has neither accepted such illegal occupation of our territory nor has it accepted the unjustified Chinese claims,' said MEA

12 Nov 2021 1:00 AM

Gold rises by Rs 97, silver almost flat . (AFP Photo)

Gold price rises to Rs 54,830, silver falls to Rs 66,855 per kg

In the international market, gold was quoting marginally lower at USD 1,975.4 per ounce, while silver was flat at USD 24.31 per ounce

05 Aug 2020 8:59 AM

US to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine. (AFP Photo)

Pfizer, BioNTech reach $1.95 billion COVID-19 vaccine deal with US

The contract for 100 million doses of the vaccine amounts to a $39 price tag for what is likely to be a two-dose course of treatment

23 Jul 2020 10:19 AM

Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. will pay $678 million to the U.S. government to resolve suit over sham doctor outings. (PTI Photo)

Novartis reaches $678 million settlement with US authorities over doctor-bribe claims

The settlement resolves a 2011 whistleblower lawsuit accusing Novartis of violating the federal False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute

02 Jul 2020 12:22 PM

Under an agreement with the Transportation Department, the airline gets credit for USD 60,000 spent compensating passengers, and USD 120,000 will be waived if the airline avoids similar incidents for one year. (Photo: Representational)

US fines Japan Airlines USD 300,000 over long flight delays

The airline blamed the delays on weather-related airport congestion.

14 Sep 2019 10:42 AM

The proposal is that any country that does data localisation, then it (H-1B visas) would be limited to about 15 per cent of the quota.

US tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules: Sources

There is no current country-specific limit on the 85,000 H-1B work visas granted each year, and an estimated 70 pc go to Indians.

20 Jun 2019 8:44 AM

‘By eliminating English classes and legal aid that are critical to ensuring children successfully navigate the asylum process, the Trump Administration is essentially condemning children to prison and throwing away the key until their imminent deportation,’ US Rep. Raul Grijalva said. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

English classes, legal services cut for immigrant kids under US government care

Move appears to violate a legal settlement, Flores agreement that requires govt to provide education and recreation to immigrant children.

06 Jun 2019 12:45 PM

As the US government moves against Huawei, it is a reminder for governments all over the world to face the formidable forces of Silicon Valley, to protect their citizens and let democracy prevail.

Data is the new oil in the age of Big Tech

Over the last century, technology has evolved at breakneck speed and people everywhere have unprecedented access to the latest inventions.

27 May 2019 1:00 AM

The opposition says Maduro has stacked the court with his own supporters, while the US government this week threatened to sanction all its members. (Photo: File)

Venezuela's opposition leader arrested, dragged away by tow truck

Guaido said on Twitter: 'The regime has kidnapped the first vice president.'

09 May 2019 4:17 PM

5G’s leading role in internet-connected products ranging from self-driving cars and smart cities to augmented reality and artificial intelligence. (Photo: AP)

Huawei says its equipment as secure as any, pans US campaign

Countries adopting risk-based security frameworks for 5G would lead to Huawei being banned.

12 Apr 2019 1:26 PM

These breakthrough research projects range from developing extreme-scale cosmological simulations, discovering new approaches for drug response prediction and discovering materials for the creation of more efficient organic solar cells.

US Department of Energy and Intel to deliver first Exascale Supercomputer

Targeted for 2021 delivery, the supercomputer will enable high-performance computing and Artificial Intelligence at exascale.

19 Mar 2019 12:13 PM

The Department of Energy and the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago said they are working on a supercomputer dubbed Aurora with Intel.

Project Aurora: US government, Intel aim for nation's fastest computer

The USD 500 million contract for the project calls on the companies to deliver a computer with so-called exaflop performance.

19 Mar 2019 11:07 AM

In September, Musk provoked a Twitter storm by smoking pot, drinking whiskey and wielding a sword on a live web show with comedian Joe Rogan. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's security clearance under review over pot use: official

Musk has a security clearance as SpaceX provides satellite launch services to the US government.

08 Mar 2019 1:06 PM

Huawei’s suit is likely to argue that the NDAA provision is a “bill of attainder.” (Photo: AP)

Huawei said to be preparing to sue US government: source

Huawei is preparing to announce that it is suing the US government in a court in Texas

05 Mar 2019 1:27 PM

Longtime associate Alex Cifuentes told authorities a woman would send Guzman photos of young girls to choose from, with a fee of $5,000 per girl (Photo:AFP)

Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo drugged, raped teenage girls: Witness

Needing them as source of 'vitamin' the US government said the Mexican kingpin drugged and raped girls as young as 13.

04 Feb 2019 11:40 AM

The US government will begin a Christmastime shutdown at midnight. (Photo: AP)

US govt bound for shutdown as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal

Trump has dug in on his demand for USD 5 billion for construction of a wall on the US border with Mexico.

22 Dec 2018 10:04 AM

The United States had earlier given a deadline of November 4 to countries across the world to either stop buying Iranian oil completely or face US sanctions.

India welcomes waivers on Iran oil, port project

It may be recalled that the Chabahar port project will give India sea-land connectivity to Afghanistan and central Asia through Iran.

10 Nov 2018 2:19 AM

The proposed rule signed by the Homeland Security Secretary on September 21 and posted on the website of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was slammed by the Silicon Valley-based tech industry and political leaders. (Representational image | AFP)

US may deny green cards to immigrants who use government benefits

Under a new rule that can affect many Indians, US may deny green cards to immigrants who avail govt benefits including food and cash aid.

23 Sep 2018 12:41 PM

The statement by the White House press secretary accused Iran of not preventing attacks in recent days on the US Consulate in Basra and the American Embassy compound in Baghdad. (Photo: File)

US warns Iran it will respond to attacks by Tehran allies in Iraq

'Iran did not act to stop these attacks by its proxies in Iraq, which it has supported with funding, training, and weapons,' statement said.

12 Sep 2018 1:40 PM

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