Agra, May 25 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio visited the iconic Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra and the Amber Fort in Rajasthan’s Jaipur, on Monday. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor also accompanied them during their visit to both places.Sharing pictures from their visit, Gor stated, “Wonderful to be back at the iconic Taj Mahal with Secretary Rubio, Jeanette Rubio and Robert Gabriel. A breathtaking symbol of India’s extraordinary heritage and craftsmans…
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Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to visit Jaipur on Monday as part of his India tour, with elaborate preparations underway for his arrival and security arrangements across the city.This will be Rubio’s first visit to Jaipur.According to the proposed schedule, Rubio will arrive in Jaipur at around 2 p.m. on and depart at 6.30 a.m. on May 26 (Tuesday).During his visit, he is expected to tour Amer Fort. Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari is scheduled to welcome …
Washington, May 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has praised Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard after she announced her resignation, saying she had done “an incredible job” and would be missed by the administration. Gabbard said earlier on Friday that she would step down from her position effective from June 30 after her husband, Abraham, was diagnosed with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer”.In a statement posted on social media on Friday, Trump said: “Unfortunately, after h…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Vice President J.D. Vance announced a sweeping crackdown on alleged Medicaid and Medicare fraud, accusing several Democratic-led states — particularly California, New York and Hawaii — of failing to police abuse in federally funded healthcare programmes.Speaking at the White House alongside officials leading the administration’s anti-fraud initiative on Wednesday (local time), Vance said the federal government would defer $1.34 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to …
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met US Vice President J D Vance in Washington. The talks focused on strategic ties and regional tensions.Both sides discussed “the close strategic cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United States of America.” They also explored ways to strengthen cooperation “in various fields,” according to an official statement.Regional issues were central to the meetin…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed relief that US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance were unharmed after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Condemning the incident, he further stated that violence has no place in a democracy.Trump and several senior US officials were evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on Saturday night (local time) after multip…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and several senior US officials were evacuated from the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night after multiple gunshots were reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Secret Service agents and other security personnel rushed into the banquet hall as panic spread among attendees. Guests reportedly took cover under tables while security officers urged people to duck.Following the incident, Trump shared an update…
New York, April 25 (IANS) Iran and the US appeared to be readying for communicating again, if at arm’s length and with secondary-level interlocutors, as a team from Tehran arrived in Pakistan and a US group was set to head there on Saturday. After the second round of talks that was to have taken place this week or over last weekend didn’t take off because Iran refused to join, there has been some delicate manoeuvres by Tehran to reopen contacts.As the stalemate continues, Tehran has closed the S…
New York, April 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has unilaterally extended the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, hours before it was to expire, even though Tehran refused to attend a second round of talks that Trump had said were imminent.After making several threats to Iran if it did not accept his terms for a settlement, he announced on Truth Social on Tuesday (local time) that because “Iran is seriously fractured”, he was extending the ceasefire till Tehran can come up with a unified appro…
New York, April 20 (IANS) There was confusion over US Vice President J.D. Vance travelling to Pakistan to lead the US in talks with Iran, after President Donald Trump ruled it out on Sunday citing security concerns, while the White House said he would attend.Trump told two television programmes that Vance would not be going to Islamabad for the second round of direct negotiations that he said would take place next week.But both CNN and The New York Times reported soon afterwards that, according …