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US authorizes $200 million for additional arms, equipment to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden authorized $200 million for additional arms and equipment to Ukraine, White House said on Saturday (local time).

Will impose individual retaliatory sanctions against West soon: Russia

Russia will publish individual sanctions against the West in the near future, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday.

World shares drop on Ukraine conflict, looming US interest rate hikes

World shares slid on Friday, pressured by uncertainty about the conflict in Ukraine and expectations the Federal Reserve will hike US interest rates next week

USIBC inducts four top executives to its India Advisory Council

The US India Business Council (USIBC) has added three top executives to its India Advisory Council, a premier strategic body comprising a highly influential network of senior India-based executives and thought-leaders committed to growing trade and investment between America and India. The executives are heads of India operations of 3M, Dell, J&J, and Microsoft. Ramesh Ramadurai, the managing director of 3M India; Alok Ohrie from J&J, Sarthak Ranade from Dell India and Anant Maheshwari from Microsoft India, according to a statement from USIBC. "We are very pleased to welcome Ramesh, Alok, Sarthak, and Anant to our India Advisory Council. As the newest members of this group, we expect Ramesh, Alok, Sarthak, and Anant will enable USIBC to raise to new heights its policy leadership in the life sciences, digital technology, and manufacturing sectors, said Atul Keshap, president of USIBC. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, Salesforce India who has ...

Republican Senator places hold on Garcetti nomination as US envoy to India

A top Republican Senator has put a hold on the confirmation of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the country's envoy to India, according to a media report.

Americans may have reached tipping point with all-time high fuel rate: Poll

The new poll has said that Americans may have reached a tipping point with the national average fuel price at an all-time high of over $4 for one gallon.

Covid-19: US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach

Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month through mid-April while taking steps that could lead to lifting the rule. The mask mandate was scheduled to expire March 18, but the Transportation Security Administration said on Thursday that it will extend the requirement through April 18. TSA said the extra month will give the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention time to develop new, more targeted policies that will consider the number of cases of COVID-19 nationally and in local communities, and the risk of new variants. The TSA enforces the rule, which extends to planes, buses, trains and transit hubs. As of March 3, more than 90 per cent of the US population lived in areas with low or medium COVID-19 case levels, meaning that the CDC no longer recommends face masks in public indoor settings. A decision to eventually scrap the mask requirement one of the last vestiges of nationwide pandemic rules has

Indian-American among 2 indicted in US for role in crypto money laundering

Two persons, including an Indian-American, have been indicted by a US court for their roles in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme, the Department of Justice said. Lois Boyd, and Manik Mehtani -- both from Virginia -- face up to 20 years in federal prison. According to the indictment, Boyd and Mehtani are alleged to have conspired with others to receive victim money derived from a variety of fraud schemes and launder the proceeds through cryptocurrency. They allegedly have routinely structured deposits to avoid transaction reporting requirements and to conceal the nature and source of the criminal proceeds, the Department of Justice said. They allegedly exchanged the criminal proceeds for cryptocurrency and directed the cryptocurrency to wallets under the control of their foreign co-conspirators, it said. In August 2020, Boyd and Mehtani travelled to Longview, Texas, where they attempted to exchange more than USD 4,50,000 for Bitcoin. They were temporarily detained and the mo

US authorities reverse course, allows Ukrainian family to seek asylum

US authorities allowed a Ukrainian woman and her three children to seek asylum Thursday, a reversal from a day earlier when she was denied entry under the Biden administration's sweeping restrictions for seeking humanitarian protection. The 34-year-old woman and her children ages 14, 12 and 6 entered San Diego for processing after authorities blocked her path hours earlier, triggering sharp criticism from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats. Blaine Bookey, legal director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, was returning to San Diego Wednesday from Tijuana, where she was helping Haitian migrants. She saw the Ukrainian woman crying with her children, looking "very uncomfortable" with a reporter "in her face". Bookey's tweets and media coverage sparked renewed criticism of a Trump-era order to deny people a chance to seek asylum under an order to prevent spread of COVID-19 known as Title 42 authority. Schumer raised the Ukrainian woman's case as he ...

Oil shock is coming, but US may have already paid for it: Report

The gusher of money the US government poured into family bank accounts during the coronavirus pandemic may now help limit the economic damage from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

US misjudged Ukraine's will to fight Russia, intel officials admit

Top U.S. intelligence officials admitted Thursday that they underestimated Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russia's invasion

Russia may refuse to return leased planes, pay in rubles: Report

The sanctions have also frozen much of Russia's foreign reserves and forced authorities to look for ways to limit foreign currency outflows

Amazon splits stock 20-for-1, reports $10-billion share buyback

Amazon conducted three splits in the 2 1/2 years following its 1997 initial public offering and then halted the practice

US inflation hit fresh 40-year high of 7.9% before crude oil spike

While February was once forecast as the peak for US inflation, now readings are set to increase to above 8 per cent, according to some economists

Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as global fuel prices rise

Three checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past US leaders have spectacularly snubbed Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran are now targets of US outreach

'Incredible momentum' in India-US defence relationship: Pentagon official

There is an incredible momentum in the US-India defence relationship and the much awaited 2+2 dialogue between the two countries will take place here in early April, a top Pentagon official said

Russia can resolve issues with selling its oil, says Deputy PM Novak

Russian firms have encountered problems in securing financing for April contracts to sell crude and oil products, but the situation can be resolved, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said

North Korea to launch satellites to monitor military actions by US, allies

North Korea will launch a number of reconnaissance satellites in coming years to provide real-time information on military actions by the United States and its allies, Kim Jong Un said

NASA to get over $24 bn for space missions in new US budget bill for 2022

NASA will get over $24 billion for space missions for fiscal year 2022, if the US Congress is able to pass a newly-devised omnibus spending bill

US House supports ban on Russian oil imports for invading Ukraine

House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday night that would ban Russian oil imports to the US, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by Biden in response to the Ukraine war