Reports indicate that Vivek Murthy is likely to bag the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services while Professor Arun Majumdar may get the post of Secretary of Energy.
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Obama on India: Problems with caste, poverty, rivalry with Pakistan, and political nepotism
Former US President Barack Obama’s tell-all memoir ‘A Promised Land’ has been making waves since its release.
PM Modi calls President-elect Biden, congratulates him and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday night wished United States President-elect Joe Biden and congratulated him on his victory in the recently concluded Presidential polls, underlining the increased focus on Indo-US ties.
British PM Boris Johnson says he is in good health after being exposed to COVID+ person
Johnson reportedly met a group of MPs at Downing Street on Thursday, one of whom subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
UAE extends 10-year Golden Visa system to more professions
Holders of doctorate degrees, medical doctors as well as computer, electronics, programming, electrical and biotechnology engineers are now eligible for the Golden Visa.
Listened to tales of Ramayana and Mahabharata in my childhood, says Obama in his memoir
“A Promised Land” is the first of two planned volumes with the first part in bookstores on Tuesday.
Indian Cabinet approves MoU with UK over medical product regulation
The Indian Cabinet has given its approval for signing a memorandum of understading (MoU) between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Indian student enrollment rate in the US at 3-year low in FY20: Report
According to the latest Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (IIE), the number of Indian students studying in American universities and colleges fell 4.4 per cent in 2019-20 (FY20) year-on-year (YoY) to 193,124., against 5.3 per cent growth in 2017-18 (FY18) at 196,271.
Biden, Harris meet labour leaders, business leaders including Satya Nadella, Sonia Syngal
United States President-elect Joe Biden hosted a joint meeting yesterday with labour union leaders and the chief executives of major tech, retail and auto companies, which was also attended by Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris.
Singapore’s hawker culture recommended for inscription as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage
The recommendation will guide the discussion of Singapore’s bid at the 15th session of the IGC to be held online from December 14 to 19.
