scorecardresearch
Monday, July 28, 2025
TopicWashington

Topic: Washington

Former foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra is India’s Ambassador-designate to the US

Kwatra has previously served in Washington D.C., Beijing, Paris and Kathmandu. His tenure will face multiple challenges in the US – India ties, Pannun, and Modi’s Russia visit.

US airman sets self ablaze in front of Israeli embassy in Washington DC

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said in a statement Sunday that an airman tried to set himself on fire in front of the Israeli...

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy makes 11th hour plea to Washington for Ukraine war funds

US President Joe Biden asked Congress for $61.4 billion in Ukraine-related funding in October, including weapons, economic assistance, and humanitarian aid.

Donald Trump pleads ‘not guilty’ on charges of plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss

The former US president faces 4 counts — including conspiracy to defraud US, depriving citizens of voting rights & obstructing official proceeding. Next court date in the case is 28 Aug.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to pay 2-day visit to India from Sunday, ahead of PM Modi’s trip to Washington

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Austin will hold talks on Monday on a host of issues relating to bilateral defence cooperation, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

US encouraging ‘Ukrainian terrorists’ by ignoring drone attacks on Moscow, says Russia

Russia has long accused what it calls the 'collective West' of staging a proxy war against Moscow by supporting Ukraine with military and financial aid.

Japan to chair G7 finance meet in Washington, key talk on global economy, says finance minister

Shunichi Suzuki said Japan wants to explain its financial support for Ukraine, as it proceeds with legal revisions to provide loans and other measures to back war-torn country.

21 people shot at, 3 killed in ‘random’ shooting in Yakima, Washington

The incident took place a few hours after shootings in the Half Moon Bay area in northern California on Tuesday in which 7 people were killed and one was critically injured.

Nepal is the new battleground for China and US. Beijing goes into overdrive after MCC deal

China’s third-ranked leader Li Zhanshu arrived in Kathmandu on 12 September to strengthen ties with Nepal and to keep the US at bay.

US Health Secretary urges WHO for ‘transparent’ 2nd phase of Covid origins investigation

In a video message Tuesday, Xavier Becerra urged that next phase of investigation should give international experts the independence to fully assess the source of the virus.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.