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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: White House

US diverted pending orders to support India’s vaccine manufacturing: White House official

In a Twitter thread, White House’s Covid supply coordinator explained how the DPA works. He said the law ‘doesn’t create shortages’.

Maju Varghese, son of Malayali nurse & cab driver now picked as White House military aide

Varghese, 43, is the first Indian-origin person to hold the post of director, White House Military Office, and is among at least 55 Indian-Americans in the Biden administration. 

Neera Tanden withdraws nomination as White House budget chief after backlash over old tweets

Indian-American Neera Tanden, who led the liberal Center for American Progress for nearly a decade, is President Joe Biden’s first cabinet-level nominee to fail to reach confirmation.

Biden clear about restoring compassion & order to US immigration system, says White House

In Biden's immigration reform bill sent to Congress, White House has proposed elimination of country-quota in allocation of green cards, a major demand of Indian IT professionals.

US offer to help fight China at LAC aimed to ‘accelerate India’s rise as Major Defense Partner’

India plays important role in US' Indo-Pacific strategy, which aims to maintain America’s ‘strategic primacy’ in region, thereby checking China's ‘influence’, declassified report says.

Trump averts mass-resignation crisis as staff stay on to ensure smooth transition of power

Most of Trump’s senior staff considered quitting following Capitol riots, but officials were concerned about what would unfold if they left early.

Joe Biden names Indian-American Vedant Patel as Assistant Press Secretary in White House

Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden Inaugural and has been a part of the Biden Campaign as Regional Communications Director.

Trump plans ‘vaccine summit’ at White House to boost public confidence

The US President will hold a three-hour indoor summit, followed by discussions of how the vaccines were developed and how they’ll be regulated, distributed and administered.

Historians sue to force Trump administration to preserve White House records

Historians argue that Trump's actions since losing the election, unrestrained by truth & facts, have heightened concerns he will destroy records of ‘potential malfeasance & crimes'.

Donald Trump’s eldest son tests positive for Covid, self-isolates

A spokesman for Trump Jr. said in a statement he is asymptomatic for Covid-19.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.