Newly-appointed United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke on Wednesday — in what can be termed as the first official and public contact …
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He is expected to revitalise State Department and increase diversity of its workforce After his 78 to 22 confirmation at the Senate, new U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had …
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Janet Yellen, considered as one of the world’s top economists, was on Tuesday sworn in as the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States. Yellen, 74, was administered the …
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Blinken, who was National Security Adviser to Biden when he was Vice President to President Barack Obama, got 78 votes for and 22 against. He also had served in the …
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump’s Former Press Secretary, Announces Campaign For Arkansas Governor
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made it official on Monday that she is running for governor of Arkansas, posting an announcement video that has echoes of Donald …
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Trump’s former deputy press secretary recalls morbid departure ceremony: ‘Felt like it was a funeral’
On Sunday’s The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, former White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley recalled the emotional departure ceremony for former president Donald Trump. Gidley …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first directive since taking office, has given his senior leaders two weeks to send him reports on sexual assault prevention programs …
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Jen Psaki Grabs The Attention Of ‘Scandal’ Fans Who Can’t Get Over How Much The New White House Press Secretary Resembles Abby And Even The Character Reacts!
Jen Psaki’s the new White House press secretary now that Joe Biden is officially the President of the United States and after her first briefings this week, people took to …
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Is Drawing Uncanny Comparisons to This Scandal Star
Abby Whelan? Is that you? As President Joe Biden‘s press secretary made her grand entrance this week with her first White House briefings, Scandal fans felt like they were experiencing …
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India vs England Tests in Chennai to be played behind closed doors, confirms TNCA secretary – Firstcricket News, Firstpost
Chennai: The first two Tests of the upcoming India-England series will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium behind closed doors, a top official from host association TNCA said on …
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Watch Live: Pete Buttigieg testifies at confirmation hearing for Biden’s Transportation secretary
Pete Buttigieg, President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Transportation Department, said he will work to ensure transportation systems are safe during the pandemic. Buttigieg said keeping sectors from “aviation …
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, In Debut, Pledges To Bring “Truth And Transparency Back To The Briefing Room”
In her debut as White House press secretary, Jen Psaki said that the daily briefings will return, but she also signaled a new direction from the years of Donald Trump. …
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Bangladesh’s foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen will be visiting India next week from 27th to 29th January for the annual foreign office consultations. The key focus will be many things …
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In a way endorsing the India policy of outgoing US President Donald Trump, a top incoming Biden Administration official said India has been a bipartisan success story of successive American …
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Former Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” that the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 was “incited” by President Donald Trump, and criticized …
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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar fired back on Friday night at CNN, claiming its report that he resigned because of the Jan. 6 Capitol takeover was wrong. “Contrary …
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Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar at the White House on August 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich | Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar …
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Not in Trump’s ‘nature to do something that would be important for the country,’ says ex-Defense secretary
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle “need to be realistic” that President Donald Trump will not …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the State governments would not have to pay for vaccinating the priority group of three crore healthcare and frontline workers, stating that …
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Chad Wolf steps down as acting secretary of homeland security; FEMA administrator Peter Gaynor to take over – World News , Firstpost
Wolf’s resignation came less than a week after he pledged to remain in office and just 10 days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden File image of acting Secretary …
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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf announced his resignation Monday, joining a long line of Trump administration officials who have stepped down since the president’s supporters stormed the US Capitol …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party, state media KCNA said on January 11, taking over the title from his late …
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US ends decades-old restrictions on official contacts with Taiwan, says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo – World News , Firstpost
This decision, coming in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration, is certain to anger China. Beijing has been stepping up its threats to bring the self-governing island under …
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Steven Mnuchin had a pretty good weekend. First the treasury secretary pick advanced a step closer toward confirmation on Friday. Then his latest movie claimed the top spot at the …
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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah To Attend Next ICC Board Meeting As Sourav Ganguly Is Recovering: Arun Dhumal | Cricket News
On January 2, Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild heart attack and was admitted at a Kolkata hospital.© AFP BCCI secretary Jay Shah will be attending the ICC Board meeting later …
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2020 Shatters Billion Dollar Weather Disasters Record – Why It Matters To Biden’s Secretary Of Commerce
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that 2020 shattered the record for weather-climate disasters exceeding a billion dollars in damage coast. This week President-elect Joe Biden also announced …