Joe Biden

Biden publicly receives COVID-19 vaccine

12:34 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine and said he was doing this to demonstrate that people should be ready to take the vaccine when it is available. Biden received the first course of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Christiana Care Hospital. “I am doing this to demonstrate that people should […]

US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended: Pentagon

Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force

11:09 pm December 18, 2020

Washington: The Pentagon has endorsed a new slate of initiatives to expand diversity within the ranks and reduce prejudice, calling for more aggressive efforts to recruit, retain and promote a more racially and ethnically diverse force, The Associated Press learned on Friday. Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Thursday signed a memo ordering the implementation of 15 broad […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

US blacklists top Chinese chipmaker, alleging military ties

10:35 pm December 18, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration blacklisted China’s top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp’s access to advanced US technology because of its alleged ties to the Chinese military. “We will not allow advanced US technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent adversary,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement explaining the decision to put SMIC on […]

US Vice President Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on camera

10:31 pm December 18, 2020

Washington: US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday received a COVID-19 vaccine in front of journalists and television cameras as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to bring confidence among Americans on its efficacy. Pence along with the Second Lady, Karen Pence, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams were administered the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from Walter Reed medical staff. “I didn’t feel a thing. Well […]

Biden names prominent allies as inaugural chairs

11:48 pm December 7, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is naming some of his most prominent allies to be the co-chairs for his upcoming Inauguration. Biden named Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) as the chairman for the January 20 swearing-in. Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, was arguably Biden’s most important proponent: it was Clyburn’s endorsement that helped swing the South Carolina primary and began Biden’s remarkable comeback in […]