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PM Modi to attend Quad summit in Washington on September 24: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Quad leaders' summit in Washington on September 24, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday. The prime minister is also scheduled to address the 'General Debate' of the high-level segment of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25 in New York, it said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be participating, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan and President Joseph R Biden of USA, in the Leaders' Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework in Washington DC, USA, on September 24," the MEA said in a statement. It said the leaders will review progress made since their first virtual summit on March 12 and discuss regional issues of shared interest. "As part of their ongoing efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, they will review the Quad Vaccine initiative which was announced in March this year," the MEA said. It said the ..

First in-person Quad summit likely in Washington on Sep 24: Report

The first in-person summit of the leaders of the Quad countries is likely to take place in Washington on September 24 with a focus to chart a new roadmap for expanding the overall cooperation

New Chinese envoy arrives in Washington amid frayed ties with US

Qin Gang, the new Ambassador of China to the United States, arrived in Washington DC on Wednesday to assume office."The door of China-US relations, which is already open, cannot be closed. This is the trend of the world, the call of the times, and the will of the people," Qin Gang told media upon his arrival, as quoted by Global Times.He also noted that bilateral ties have come to a "new critical juncture", facing many challenges.Qin is the 11th Chinese ambassador to the US. Prior to his ambassadorship, Qin was Chinese vice foreign minister. His predecessor, Ambassador Cui Tiankai, completed his tenure and returned to China on June 23.Cui Tiankai left Washington, at a time when tensions between the two countries have heightened. Cui was the longest-serving ambassador to the US and held the post for over eight years.

Russia's ambassador, recalled over spat, returns to US after 3 months

Russia's ambassador has returned to the United States three months after being recalled as tensions rose between Moscow and Washington, according to a tweet from the Russian Embassy

Washington's 'joints for jabs' Covid-19 vaccine programme falling flat

It was designed as an innovative way to promote Covid-19 vaccinations, but Washington's new 'joints for jabs' programme is off to a rough start

Jaishankar arrives in Washington DC for dialogue with Biden administration

S Jaishankar is expected to review the progress made in bilateral ties during the first 100 days and lay the groundwork for the rest of the term of US President Joe Biden

Microsoft to allow more employees at its headquarters from March 29

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would start allowing more employees to work from its headquarters in Redmond, Washington and nearby campuses from March 29

National Guard troops head home after helping secure Biden inaugural

The National Guard Bureau said on Thursday that of the nearly 26,000 Guard troops deployed to DC for the inaugural, just 10,600 remain on duty

Washington DC converted into garrison city ahead of Biden's inauguration

The area in and around Capitol Hill, a large part of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House has been made out of bounds for the general public with eight-feet high iron barricades being erected

Biden likely to pick FTC member Chopra to head consumer financial regulator

Chopra, an ally of Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, had been considered a top candidate for the job

US: Washington DC mayor concerned about attacks on residential area

The mayor said what has been widely reported by the press was the lockdown on the federal grounds in the city, but the residential area in the nation's capital was also under threat

7,000 guards already deployed to Washington for inauguration, says General

The US National Guard already deployed about 7,000 members in order to support security during upcoming Joseph Biden and inauguration on January 20

20,000 national guard with lethal weapons being deployed in Washington DC

The Pentagon is deploying 20,000 National Guards with lethal weapons in Washington DC, a week ahead of the inauguration, to prevent any violence

Airbnb to cancel Washington bookings during Joe Biden inauguration week

Airbnb said it had banned from its platform some individuals who were found to have ties with hate groups or were involved in last week's deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol

Wall Street ends lower with Washington turmoil, earnings in view

Among the S&P's 11 major industry indexes, consumer discretionary and communications services were the biggest percentage decliners

Asia shares mostly lower amid rising coronavirus cases, Washington turmoil

Twitter's stock tumbled 6.4% on Monday after the micro-blogging site permanently suspended Trump's account last Friday

US Army investigating officer who led group to Washington DC rally

The US Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the US Capitol

Washington tightens security measures for legislative session

Washington Governor Jay Inslee said that the US state was tightening measures

Washington DC Mayor extends public emergency for 15 days after Capitol riot

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday extended the public emergency for 15 days following the mayhem and chaos created by pro-Trump supporters at the US Capitol

Power and pomp: What Donald Trump liked about being US President

He preferred the parts of the job that combined pomp, splendor and a world amenable to his decisions. In other words, he always seemed to genuinely enjoy pardoning turkeys