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US remains committed to getting Eric Garcetti as India envoy: White House
President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, as the next envoy to India on July 9, 2021. His nomination is however, yet to receive confirmation from the Senate. "India is a very important relationship that we have. You saw the President greet and meet very briefly with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi just last week when he was in Bali.
Joe Biden approves emergency declaration for New York after historic snowfall
Joe Biden had also ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local response efforts to address the aftermath of a severe winter storm and snowstorm, the White House said in a statement on Monday. Additionally, the federal government named a coordinating officer for federal recovery operations in areas affected by the storm. According to a statement issued by New York Governor Kathy Hochul's office, the emergency declaration is for the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Oneida, Oswego, St. Lawrence and Wyoming.
Beijing faces 'most severe Covid test yet'
The new fatalities reported since November has increased the country's overall Covid-19 death toll to 5,229, reports the BBC. The lockdown has been imposed in Beijing's Haidian and Chaoyang districts, with shops, schools and restaurants closed. Under new measures, those travelling to the capital will also have to do tests for the first three days of their visit, and stay inside until they are given the all-clear, said the BBC report.
India calls attention to threats from North Korea's missile technology proliferation
"Proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies is a matter of concern, as they have an adverse impact on peace and security in the region, including on India," India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj told the Security Council at its meeting on Monday on North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last week.
Can there be 2 Indian-origin women running for US President? Haley hints she may contest
That's in the realm of possibility, distant as it may seem, with Nikki Haley, the daughter of a turban-wearing Sikh immigrant from India, dropping a hint that she may seek the Republican nomination, but it also depends on the 80-year-old President Joe Biden deciding not to seek a second term opening a path for Vice President Kamala Harris to run for the Democratic Party nomination.
No immediate safety concerns at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuke plant: IAEA
The UN's nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Monday that its experts at the Zaporizhzhia plant assessed the damage at the site earlier that day and found its "key equipment remained intact", reports Xinhua news agency. "The status of the six reactor units is stable, and the integrity of the spent fuel, the fresh fuel and the low, medium and high-level radioactive waste in their respective storage facilities was confirmed," the IAEA statement quoted its expert team as saying.
Mahnoor Sabir, Gen Bajwa's daughter-in-law, became a billionaire days before her marriage
The total worth of the young woman's declared assets was zero in the last week of October 2018, it jumped to more than one billion (Rs 1,271 million) just one week before her marriage on November 2, 2018. This young woman, Mahnoor Sabir got back-dated allocations of eight DHA plots in Gujranwala on October 23, 2018, nine days before her marriage on November 2, 2018, something only possible if one has ownership of land acquired by DHA.
Zakir Naik met Muslim Brotherhood hate preacher before reaching FIFA venue in Qatar
"Zakir Naik before reaching #FIFA Qatar, met the #MuslimBrotherhood's hate-preacher Omar Abdul-Kafi, who inspired #Stockholm suicide bomber Taimur Abdulwahab. Previously, Kafi termed #911 attacks as the "comedy film", and also gave sermons to eliminate #Jews," Zahack Tanveer said in a tweet. "They share his venomous and violent version of Islam, such perverts damage their respective religions. Terrible decision of the Qatar regime, its FIFA World Cup not an 'Ijtima' where Zakir Naik may be asked to speak.
Good relationship with India impossible till BJP remains in power: Imran Khan
In an interview with British daily The Telegraph on Monday, the PTI Chairman shed light on the economic benefits that could be achieved if the two neighbours establish trade with each other, Dawn reported. "The benefits would be enormous," he said, but then contended that New Delhi's stance on Kashmir is the main impediment.
BajwaLeaks: Pakistan Army chief's family became billionaires in last six years
Within six years, both families became billionaires, started an international business, purchased multiple foreign properties, started transferring capital abroad, became owners of commercial plazas and plots, huge farmhouses in Islamabad and Karachi, an immense real estate portfolio in Lahore, and so on.
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