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China also agreed for the first time to crack down on methane leaks, following the lead of the Biden administrations efforts to curb the potent greenhouse gas. (AP)

China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks

The U.S. and China will revive a working group that will meet regularly to address the climate crisis and advance the...

11 Nov 2021 10:50 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, from Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

China's president Xi warns against 'Cold War' in Indo-Pacific

Xi also said the region should make sure to keep supply lines functioning and to continue liberalising trade and...

11 Nov 2021 10:18 AM IST

The changes in this final rule will apply to all registrations, including those for the advanced degree exemption, submitted on or after the effective date of the final rule. (Representative Photo:DC)

US to modify H1B visa selection process, to give priority to wages,...

The final rule to be published in the federal register on Jan 8. It will be effective 60 days after its publication in...

8 Jan 2021 2:05 AM IST

A view of US Navy Carrier Strike Group Ronald Reagan, ahead of a Passage Exercise with INS Kochi and INS Teg, during its transit through Indian Ocean Region on June 23 & 24. (PTI Photo)

India, US kick off mega wargame in Indian Ocean with eye on China

The US has deployed its naval carrier strike group, led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan

24 Jun 2021 1:24 AM IST

President Joe Biden speaks during the Quad summit in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. Seated clockwise from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in...

Opening the summit, President Biden said the four democracies have come together to take on common challenges from...

25 Sept 2021 10:19 AM IST

AH-64E Apache helicopter (Photo: File/AFP)

US approves sale of Apache attack choppers to India for USD 930...

The Pentagon said that this will 'strengthen India's ability to defend its homeland and deter regional threats'.

13 Jun 2018 3:59 PM IST

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump during their first meeting at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

Trump-Kim Jong Un meet start of 'radical switchover' of hostile ties:...

The KCNA news agency reported that Kim Jong Un had invited US President Donald Trump to visit North Korea.

13 Jun 2018 1:39 PM IST

Obama said that the incident happened when he visited Disneyland for the second time. (Photo: AP)

Barack Obama was once kicked out of Disneyland!

Obama, 57, was campaigning in Anaheim, California, on Saturday for seven Democratic congressional candidates when he...

10 Sept 2018 8:40 AM IST

A surprise visit that made history

A surprise visit that made history

The ordinance of discontent, which some think can destabilise the UPA-2 government, was shred to bits by Rahul Gandhi on...

28 Sept 2013 10:56 AM IST

Bharat Petroleum Corp has made its first purchase of US oil, buying high sulphur crudes Mars and Poseidon.

BPCL buys US oil for first time; purchases Mars, Poseidon

BPCL is the second Indian refiner to buy US Gulf crude after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington in June.

17 July 2017 9:55 AM IST

The CIA documented three UFO sightings in Sikkim and Ladakh in March 1968. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Does Pentagon still have a UFO program? The answer is a bit mysterious

It was reported that UFO sightings investigation program ran from 2007 to 2012 with $22 million in annual secret...

17 Dec 2017 11:02 AM IST

Attorney Brent Renison said the court did not say the lottery was the best way to distribute visas, only a permissible way. (Photo: File)

H1B visas to return as workload permit, says US immigration agency

USCIS started premium processing of all H1B visa requests for doctors under a waiver program and for government agency...

29 Jun 2017 1:06 PM IST