Biden lumps India and Japan — its Quad partners — with its adversaries Russia & China, calling them ‘xenophobic’, and juxtaposes this with the US and its “welcoming” immigration policy.
Embassy also said Indians now account for one of the top 10 US visa applicants & that 7,000,000 visitor visas (B1/B2) were issued to Indian citizens in 2023, the second-largest number of applications in the US Mission's history.
MEA also hits out at Canadian PM over his remarks of a 'tonal' shift in India-Canada ties following US indictment of Indian national in connection with alleged Pannun murder plot.
Christopher A. Wray's discussion with CBI director & officials focussed on sharing of expertise in investigation of technology-enabled crimes, says CBI statement.
In first public engagement between the countries after US said it had indicted Indian national on 'murder-for-hire' charges, Jon Finer met Jaishankar, NSA Doval and foreign secy Kwatra.
US has unsealed an indictment against an 'Indian govt employee' for alleged involvement in a 'plot to assassinate' US citizen — and designated terrorist in India — Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Report by British daily 'FT' does not mention when the alleged incident occurred. It says US federal prosecutors have filed an indictment against at least one alleged perpetrator.
US-based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, designated a terrorist by India, had issued a 'threat' against Air India flights. The 2 sides also discussed trade & space cooperation, among other things.
The rate rationalisation this time will impact over 420 goods covering a vast range of sectors. The first two exercises to revamp the GST regime were much smaller in both range and impact.
Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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