Joe Biden Administration
President Biden appoints Indian-American scientist to cabinet
Arati Prabhakar's nomination, which would make her the current second Indian-American cabinet member alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, was sent to the Senate for confirmation on Wednesday, the White House said. She will also become the President's chief advisor for science and technology and a co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
US announces 1.5 year extension of work visas, Indians among major beneficiaries
The Homeland Security Department announced this decision which came into effect from 4 May, 2022. Extension of work permits will now allow many immigrants to use their expired work visas for an additional 18 months. The categories that would fetch the benefit includes, people seeking Green Cards(permanent resident card) and those who are married to H1-B visa holders.
Approval of Biden's handling of economy declining: Poll
The new NBC News poll said the other issues besides handling of the economy had topped January's survey, reports Xinhua news agency. Sixty-two per cent of respondents said their family incomes are falling behind the cost of living, 31 per cent said they were staying even, and 6 per cent said their incomes are going up faster than the cost of living, according to the poll conducted on March 18-22
Xi Jinping doesn't believe democracy can be sustained in 21st century: Joe Biden
“I think we're in a genuine struggle between autocracies and democracies and whether or not democracies can be sustained,” Biden said. He further said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping does not believe that democracy is an efficient form of governance and hence cannot be sustained in the 21st century. This is because, President Biden added, as per his Chinese counterpart democracies cannot arrive at a consensus on critical factors like rapidly evolving technologies.
India's oil purchases from Russia won't violate US sanctions: Biden's spokesperson
India's oil purchases from Russia would not violate any of the sanctions imposed by the US on that country, according to President Joe Biden's Spokesperson Jen Psaki. However, NATO allies of the US continue to import Russian gas and petroleum. Accounting for under 3 per cent, Russia is not a major supplier of oil to India, which gets most of it from the Middle East, while the US is also emerging as an important source for energy products.
US yet to take decision on recognising Afghan govt
Thomas West has said that the US wanted to see a representative government established in Afghanistan, Khaama news agency reported, citing an interview by TOLO news. The pledges that Afghanistan made to the international community must be held, West asserted during the interview. The US envoy expressed concern about Afghan women, in particular the women activists being detained, and called for an immediate end of the detention.
US sanctions Putin, Lavrov over Russian military operation in Ukraine
The administration of US President Joe Biden will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over Moscow's ongoing military operation in Ukraine, the White House has confirmed. The US move followed that of the European Union (EU) and Britain, which announced sanctions targeting the top Russian leadership earlier on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Biden to issue order after Russia recognises independence of Ukraine's breakaway territories
"President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order (EO) that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine," Psaki said in the statement, using the Russian abbreviation of the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Lugansk People's Republic," two self-declared republics founded by anti-government militia groups in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
Visit by US second gentleman to D.C. high school interrupted by bomb threat
Emhoff, married to US Vice-President Kamala Harris, was visiting Dunbar High school to celebrate Black History Month, dedicated to honouring achievements and struggles of African-Americans throughout US history. He was attending a presentation at around 2:20 p.m. ET (1920 GMT) when Secret Service agents ushered him off stage and out of the building.
Biden announces new actions as gun violence surges across US
The Biden administration will crack down on illegal flow of guns, help prosecutors bring cases against those using "ghost guns" -- unserialised and untraceable firearms -- to commit crimes, and pursue unlawful gun sellers, among other things, Xinhua news agency quoted the White House as saying. Biden paid a visit to New York City on Thursday afternoon, where he called for more funding for community policing and law enforcement agencies.
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