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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event with the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson and Merck at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building March 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden announced that the government will purchase 100 million more doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

US will share COVID-19 vaccine if it has surplus: Biden

We are going to start off making sure Americans are taken care of first but we are then going to try to help the rest of...

11 March 2021 10:37 AM IST

Quad members are uniquely positioned to help lead the world out of the deep crises that weve spoken about -- that includes Covid-19. Twitter

US warns China ahead of Quad's first leaders' summit in virtual format

The common denominator in what we talked about China is that we will engage it from a position of strength

11 March 2021 9:03 AM IST

US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during a virtual call to congratulate the NASA JPL Perseverance team on the successful Mars landing, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on March 4, 2021. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Indian-Americans taking over US, says Biden at NASA meet

The Biden administration has for the first time appointed such a large number of Indian-Americans in the first 50 days...

5 March 2021 11:48 AM IST

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

Legislation on H-1B visas introduced in US Congress

Given that the Democrats have a majority in the House of Representatives, the bill has little chance to be passed

4 March 2021 12:15 PM IST

It lays out a vision for how the United States can seize what we view as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to renew Americas advantages at home and abroad, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Will ensure that America not China sets the international agenda:...

The comments were made in the Biden administration's Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released on Wednesday

4 March 2021 11:44 AM IST

Trump, however, ruled out forming a new party, arguing that such a move will split votes of conservatives, and called on his supporters to unite for defeating the ruling democrats. (AP)

Trump may run for 2024; says we've gone from America first to America...

In his speech, the former president reiterated his allegation that there was massive electoral fraud in the 2020...

1 March 2021 11:01 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

Biden admin withdraws move to rescind work authorisation for H-1B...

Spouses of Indian professionals on H-1B visas, are the biggest beneficiary of the Obama-era rule that gave employment...

28 Jan 2021 7:39 PM IST

US President Joe Biden (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

A DHS statement noted the potential for violence from a broad range of ideologically-motivated actors

28 Jan 2021 6:18 PM IST

US President Joe Biden (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians

U.S. administration believes this remains the best way to ensure Israel's future

27 Jan 2021 6:20 AM IST

US President Joe Biden(C) leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington,DC on January 24, 2021. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Biden to drop Trump's military transgender ban

The decision comes as Biden plans to turn his attention to equity issues that he believes continue to shadow nearly all...

25 Jan 2021 11:30 AM IST

Anthony Banash receives a COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on January 21, 2021 in Torrance, California. Banash was the first patient to receive the vaccine at the hospital. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)

US vaccine shortages force cancellations, postponements

Over the past few days, authorities in California, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida and Hawaii warned that their supplies...

22 Jan 2021 11:18 AM IST

A Guarani indigenous man is inoculated with the Sinovac Biotechs CoronaVac vaccine against COVID-19 at the Sao Mata Verde Bonita tribe camp, in Guarani indigenous land, in the city of Marica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 20, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (Mauro Pimentel / AFP)

Brazil awaiting two million vaccine doses from India

The delivery on Friday would be a much-needed boost to Brazil's vaccination programme

22 Jan 2021 10:43 AM IST