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Joe Biden to host PM Modi for official state visit to US in June
President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an Official State Visit to the United States, which will include a state dinner, on June 22, the White House announced on Wednesday, May 10. […]
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President Biden to host PM Modi for Official State Visit to US on June 22: White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an Official State Visit to the United States, which will include a state dinner on June 22, the White House announced on […]
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Biden, Harris meet top donors, Indian-American entrepreneur to raise funds for 2024 election campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP)- US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the weekend met his top 150 donors, including one Indian-American entrepreneur, to develop a successful strategy to raise funds for their 2024 […]
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Ajay Banga will be a transformative leader, says Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Ajay Banga will be a transformational leader, who will bring expertise, experience, and innovation to the position of World Bank president, US President Joe Biden said after the former Mastercard CEO was […]
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‘Trump is danger to democracy’: US President Biden
Biden says he ran in 2020 because of what he described as a unique threat posed by Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden suggested on Wednesday, April 26 that he could defeat Donald […]
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US President Biden, VP Harris greet Jain community on Mahavir Jayanti
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have extended their greetings of Mahavir Jayanti to the Jain community across the world and encouraged people to strive for peace and harmony. […]
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Indian American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal named deputy head of US development finance agency
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden intends to nominate Indian American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), dealing with most critical challenges facing […]
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Indian American actress Mindy Kaling presented National Medal of Arts by Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Celebrity Indian American actress, producer and writer Mindy Kaling has won the prestigious 2021 National Medal of Arts given to artists and arts patrons “for giving voice to a new generation of […]
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Biden appoints two Indian-Americans to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden on Friday, March 11 named two Indian-Americans — Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council — to the Advisory Committee […]
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Biden unveils USD 6.9 trillion budget, raises taxes on rich, boosts spending on social programs, infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden on Thursday, March 10 unveiled a USD 6.9 trillion annual budget for the year 2024, which proposes a hefty tax on the rich, massive spending on social measures and […]
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President Biden, VP Harris and US lawmakers extend Holi greetings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris led the country in sending greetings to the Hindu community in the United States, in India and across the world on the occasion […]
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Two Indian American corporate leaders appointed by Joe Biden to his Export Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint two Indian Americans to his powerful Export Council which is the principal national advisory committee on international trade. The president on Tuesday, […]
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Biden’s Kyiv visit
Hardening of battle lines ominous for the world The strategic visit by US President Joe Biden to Kyiv, days before the first anniversary of the Russian war on Ukraine, has only hardened the battle lines […]
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Biden nominates Indian-American Ajay Banga for World Bank president
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden on Thursday, February 23, announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global […]
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India-US ties deeper with announcement of Air India-Boeing deal: US
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): The mega commercial plane deal between Air India and Boeing is an opportunity to deepen an already profoundly intertwined relationship between India and the United States, the US said Wednesday, February 15. […]
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Biden reconstitutes his national economic team, retains Indian-American Bharat Ramamurti
Lael Brainard will now serve as Director of National Economic Council and Jared Bernstein is being nominated as Chair of Council of Economic Advisers WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has reconstituted his national […]
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US President Biden seeks comprehensive immigration reform in State of the Union address
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has urged the US Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform, a move which would provide a path to citizenship to not only illegal immigrants but also those who […]
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Online petition launched to extend grace period for H-1B visa holders to 12 months
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Amidst massive layoffs in the American tech sector that have resulted in a large number of Indian professionals being jobless, two Indian-American organizations have launched an online petition urging President Joe Biden […]
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Doval meets Blinken, exchanges views on wide range of global and regional issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during which they exchanged views on a wide range of global and regional issues and discussed deepening the bilateral […]
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Indian American astronaut nominated by Joe Biden for appointment to grade of Air Force brigadier general
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Indian American astronaut Raja J Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force brigadier general. The nomination was announced on Thursday and will […]
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Indian American IMPACT Fund celebrates Biden’s nomination of Richard Verma for Deputy Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): An Indian American body has welcomed the nomination of lawyer diplomat Richard Verma for Deputy Secretary of State, a top diplomatic position in the State Department. In December, the White House in […]
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Biden marks January 6 anniversary, cautioning ‘it could happen again’
Honors defenders of democracy WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Marking the second anniversary of one of the nation’s darkest days, President Joe Biden paid tribute Friday, January 6, to the heroism displayed on Jan. 6, 2021, while […]
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Biden says he would talk to Russia’s leader but only in consultation with NATO
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): President Biden said he would talk with President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader expressed a desire to end his invasion of Ukraine, but Mr. Biden said he would do so only […]
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Biden to pardon thousands convicted of marijuana possession under federal law
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden on Thursday, October 6, announced he will take executive action to pardon thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law. “Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana […]