President Joe Biden has nominated Rashad Hussain, an Indian-American lawyer and diplomat, as ambassador-at-large to lead the state department’s international religious freedom office, which, among other things, publishes an annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world.
Tag: United States of America
US Vice-President Kamala Harris may visit Singapore, Vietnam in August: Sources
United States’ Indian-origin Vice President Kamala Harris could travel to Vietnam and Singapore in August, even though details of the trip are not final yet, a source said yesterday.
Three killed, five injured in separate Seattle shootings
Three people were killed and five others injured in four separate shootings in and around Seattle’s downtown area, according to Seattle police.
US: 99% Covid deaths in last six months among unvaccinated
The United States is facing “the pandemic of the unvaccinated” amid a nationwide spike in COVID infections. Fuelling by the highly contagious Delta variant, the COVID surge will reach a peak in mid-October, with daily deaths more than triple what they are now.
Indian-American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest-ever chess grandmaster
US youngest Chess Grandmaster: Indian-origin Abhimanyu Mishra of New Jersey has become the youngest chess grandmaster in history. The 12-year-old player scored his third GM norm in Budapest, having already crossed the required 2500 Elo rating barrier.
Tracking rising COVID wave in India closely: US State Department
While issuing a travel advisory, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said that the United States is “very closely” tracking the course of the recent COVID-19 surge in India.
US President Biden nominates two Indian-origin women to federal admin posts
US President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate two Indian-American women to key administration positions.
Farmers protests: Tensions running high among Indian diaspora as India, US governments condemn destruction of Gandhi statue in US
The ongoing farmers’ protests in India have seen an escalation in the past few days, with international celebrities and Indian diaspora groups taking sides on the issue.
China wants to constrain US ties, sees India as rival: US State Department
China perceives a “rising India as a rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies and other democracies, the US State Department has said in a report.
Kamala Harris lists favourite foods, hobbies in response to Instagram users’ questions
Indian-origin and first Black woman to be picked by a US Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has listed idli with a “really good Sambar” and “any kind of tikka” as her favourite Indian dishes.
