Tag: Biden
US Makes Masks On Public Transport Mandatory
The US has made it mandatory for everyone to wear masks while using public transportation as part of a national strategy to curb the spread of Covid-19. ....
Joe Biden Names China Main Adversary, But Silent On India, Indo-Pacific
In his agenda-setting foreign policy speech, US President Joe Biden has made China the principal adversary of America, but failed to make any mention of the Indo-Pacific region or of India in confronting it. ....
Biden Announces Pentagon Task Force On China, Warns Xi Jinping On 'assertive Actions'
US President Joe Biden has announced a Pentagon task force to chart Washington's Beijing strategy and followed it up with a stern dialogue with his Chinese counterpart XI Jinping about the Asian giant's "increasingly assertive actions" and served notice that he was committed to an open Indo-Pacific region, according to the White House.....
Covid Vaccine For Kids Under 16 Years By End Of Summer: Fauci
"End of summer, beginning of Fall" is the earliest that US kids under the age of 16 years could get Covid-19 vaccine shots, US President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci told IANS. ....
Texas Weather: President Biden To Declare Major Disaster
US President Joe Biden is set to declare a major disaster for Texas, clearing the way for more federal funds to be spent on relief efforts. ....
President Biden Appoints Kiran Ahuja To Top Personnel Management Job
US President Joe Biden has appointed Kiran Ahuja, a civil rights lawyer and an advocate for Asians, to head the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). ....
US Welcomes Ind-Pak Agreement Reaffirming Ceasefire Along LoC
The US has welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan reaffirming their commitment to a ceasefire along the Line of Control, President Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Thursday. ....
Everyone Must Come Together For Climate: Bill Gates
Technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates, talking about the perils of climate change in a conversation with Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 Climate Conference, said that it was important that climate be a bi-partisan issue as "we must cap thirty years of progress, not just four years". ....
US Strikes Iranian-backed Militia Targets In Syria
The Pentagon confirmed that the US military had conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria. ....
US President Biden Appoints Indian-American Director Of White House Military Office
US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Maju Varghese, who was the Chief Operating Officer of his campaign, as his deputy assistant and Director of the White House Military Office. ....
