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US Senate nominated Eric Garcetti as US Ambassador to India
New Delhi: US President Joe Biden’s aide Eric Garcetti was nominated as US Ambassador to India. The US Senate on Wednesday voted 52-42 advancing the former Los Angeles mayor’s nomination that […]
US Senate confirms Indian-American doctor Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General
Washington DC: The US Senate confirmed Indian-American doctor Vivek Murthy to be US President Biden’s surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the Covid- 19 […]
Joe Biden accepts Neera Tanden’s request to withdraw her nomination
Washington: US President Joe Biden said in a statement that “I have accepted Neera Tanden’s request to withdraw her name from nomination for Director of the Office of Management and Budget”. […]
US Congress overrides Trump’s Veto of defense bill
Washington: The US Congress voting overwhelmingly to override his Veto of a sweeping defense bill on Friday. The Senate dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office, […]
US Senate Advances Supreme Court Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett
Washington: US Senate narrowly advanced President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Sunday, setting up her contentious but all-but-certain final confirmation on Monday, just eight days before […]