US President-elect Joe Biden has introduced Indian American nominee for US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy as a "renowned physician" who could help guide Americans safely out of a still ranging coronavirus pandemic....
Punjab-born Raj Chouhan took oath as the Speaker of British Columbia, Canada, becoming the first Indian to occupy this post anywhere outside of India....
Chuck Yeager, the first person to travel at a speed faster than the speed of sound, has passed away at the age of 97. ...
A judge in the US has granted a preliminary injunction barring the US Commerce Department from putting restrictions that it had planned to impose on short video-sharing platform TikTok. ...
US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, a former commander of the US Central Command, to head the Pentagon, according to a media report....
US President-elect Joe Biden has announced some nominations and appointments of his health team....
New York state has been well-prepared against the Covid-19 pandemic and is expected to carry out its plan in a smooth way in is ongoing battle with the health crisis, Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said....
The US House of Representative will vote on a one-week stopgap funding bill on Wednesday to avoid a federal government shutdown and provide more time for lawmakers to negotiate a deal in COVID-19 relief and government funding, a top House Democrat said....
No explosives were found onboard a flight of Russia's Aeroflot airline, which arrived from Moscow at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) here, a media report said on Monday....
Police in New York checked a flight of Russian airline Aeroflot, which arrived from Moscow at the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) here, for explosive devices, a media report said on Monday....
