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US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump may appoint Indian-American Manisha Singh to key State Dept post

Indian-American Manisha Singh, a native of Uttar Pradesh, moved to Florida along with her parents as a child.

8 Sep 2017 5:38 AM GMT

The first two-plus-two meeting between India and the US was tentatively scheduled for April 18-19. (Photo: AP)

US says India welcome to bring in serious trade proposals for...

Observing that trade is an area of frustration, the US has said that the door is open if India is prepared to bring a...

16 March 2019 6:34 AM GMT

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

US revises visa rules for Pak; validity slashed from 5 years to 1 year

The US has revised its visa policy for the Pakistani citizens by slashing the visa validity from five years to 1 year.

6 March 2019 10:49 AM GMT

The cover of the USCIRFs annual report on religious freedom.

US agency's report on religious freedom triggers hot retort by India

USCIRF's annual report on 2019 hauls India over the coals on treatment of minorities

29 April 2020 2:27 AM GMT

American student Otto Warmbier speaks as he is presented to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea. Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after almost a year and a half in captivity, died Monday, June 19, his family said. (Photo: AP)

US urges Americans to leave North Korea before ban kicks in

The US government last month said it would bar Americans from travelling to North Korea due to the risk of 'long-term...

3 Aug 2017 3:09 AM GMT

The entire Kashmir Valley has witnessed a surge in stone-pelting incidents. Clashes have also taken place between groups of students from colleges and schools and the police. (Photo: AP)

US officials admit inconsistency in referring J&K, but no policy...

India, however, had played down the nomenclature by the US, saying similar terms had been used previously too.

22 July 2017 10:03 AM GMT

Sikkim, which became a part of India in May 1976, is the only state which has a demarcated border with China. (Photo: Representational/File)

Reduce tension through direct dialogue: Pentagon to India, China

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval heads to Beijing to attend a meeting of BRICS later this month.

22 July 2017 5:52 AM GMT

The incident happened in the first week of June near the Lalten post in the Doka La general area in Sikkim after a face-off between the two forces, which triggered tension along the Sino-Indian frontier, official sources in New Delhi said. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Sikkim standoff: US expresses concern over India-China border dispute

Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Dokalam, while China claims it as part of its...

19 July 2017 7:00 AM GMT

President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump. (Photo: AP)

Clear win for national security: Trump on travel ban verdict

Trump's revised measure seeks to bar from US entry travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90...

27 Jun 2017 8:28 AM GMT

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US State Department reverses visa ban after judge stays Trump travel...

The department had said up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas

4 Feb 2017 3:45 PM GMT

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. (Photo: AP)

Giuliani pulls out of Trump Cabinet consideration

Giuliani's withdrawal from consideration came after Trump made clear that he was broadening his search for a secretary...

10 Dec 2016 3:37 AM GMT

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State, media reports said. (Photo: AP)

Trump picks ExxonMobil chief as Secretary of State: report

Several US Senators have already come out in open against the nomination of Tillerson.

13 Dec 2016 6:36 AM GMT