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US media riled by Biden comments criticising it during Modi meeting

US President Joe Biden's remarks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi disparaging the US press and calling the Indian reporters "better behaved" has riled up the US media

Covid cuts American men's life expectancy by 2 years; worst in 29 nations

Deaths among working-age men contributed the most to declining lifespans in the US, according to research led by demographers at the UK's University of Oxford

Covid caused biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II: Study

The study found that 27 of the 29 countries saw reductions in life expectancy in 2020, and at a scale which wiped out years of progress on mortality.

Joe Biden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college

As Democrats push ahead with President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, they're promising historic investments across the arc of an education from early childhood to college and beyond

India thanks New York authorities for returning over 150 antiquities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought back 157 artefacts and antiquities, which were handed over to India by the US during his visit

Nancy Pelosi vows to pass $1 trillion bill, move ahead on larger measure

Biden spoke with lawmakers over the weekend on the path forward, according to a White House official who requested anonymity to discuss the private conversations

Investigators probe deadly Amtrak train derailment in Montana

The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 pm Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200.

PM Narendra Modi clocks 20 meetings in his 65-hour stay in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day trip to the United States was packed with meetings as he attended 20 of them during the around 65 hours he spent in the country, government sources said

At least 3 killed, multiple injured after Amtrak train derails in Montana

Multiple people were injured after an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, the train agency said. Five cars of the Empire Builder train, which runs from Seattle to Chicago, derailed at 4 pm near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. The train had about 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard, he said Amtrak is working with the local authorities to transport injured passengers and safely evacuate all other passengers, Abrams added. An eyewitness told KSEN radio that at least four cars were tipped over and on the track. Emergency responders are on the scene. Reports and pictures from passengers show cars tipped over off the tracks. It was a sunny fall day with dozens of people standing or sitting alongside the track, some with luggage.

US court pauses suit, allows Cairn Energy to settle tax dispute with India

The New York district court delayed the tax suit to November 18, according to court documents reviewed by PTI.

BJP plans grand welcome for PM Modi after his 3-day visit to US

Speaking to ANI, the Delhi BJP president Gupta said that all MPs have been asked to reach the technical area of the airport where a stage has been set up

US pushes on with Covid vaccine plan as booster shot approved

The US could be facing another "dark winter," though this can be avoided if Americans get vaccinated to a "very high degree" in the coming months, Anthony Fauci told CBS earlier this week

Panel okays Democrats' $3.5 trillion bill, crunch time for Biden agenda

The Democratic-dominated panel, meeting virtually, approved the measure on a near party-line vote, 20-17

Huawei CFO, US reach agreement to resolve bank fraud charges: Report

Meng is expected to appear virtually in a hearing scheduled for later on Friday in Brooklyn federal court.

Quad to act as a 'force for global good', ensure peace in Indo-Pacific: PM

Quad leaders pledge to work together for peace and prosperity in Indo- Pacific region

China slams Quad ahead of 1st in-person summit in US, says doomed to fail'

China on Friday criticised the grouping, saying the formation of exclusive closed cliques runs against the trend of times, and it is doomed to fail

Modi, Biden to discuss Afghanistan, 'front and centre issues': US official

They will discuss Afghanistan and priority areas that India is "front and centre of", according to a senior administration official

PM Modi to hold first in-person bilateral talks with Joe Biden today

In one of the highly-anticipated engagements of his three-day US visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday.This will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders after Biden took over as the US President on January 20.In a departure statement ahead of his US visit, PM Modi had said that he will review the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with President Biden and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla had earlier informed that PM Modi and Biden will review "robust and multifaceted" India-US bilateral ties and will hold a discussion to bolster bilateral trade and investment ties. Both leaders will discuss the current regional security situation following the recent developments in Afghanistan in a bilateral meeting on September 24, he had said.Biden will also host the first-ever in-person Quad Leaders' Summit on September .

Top US CEOs appreciative of recent reforms, says Shringla on Modi's meeting

Modi held separate meetings with top American CEOs and business leaders on investment in India on Thursday

US CDC panel endorses Pfizer booster shot for elderly, high-risk people

A US CDC advisory panel on Thursday endorsed booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and some adults with certain high risk conditions