The US Embassy in India has consolidated B1/B2 interview waiver appointments in New Delhi. Applicants will be able to submit their application forms free of cost at any of the five Visa Application Centers or, for a fee of ₹850 ($10.20) per application, they can drop the documents at any of the US Document Dropoff Centers located in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Cochin, Jalandhar, or Pune.
As a sign of mourning and grief, the Russian Embassy in India is flying its national flag at half-mast in New Delhi after a terror attack in Moscow left more than 60 people dead and 145 injured. Terrorists, reportedly dressed in camouflage uniforms, stormed the Crocus City Hall in Moscow at around 8 p.m. on Friday, opening fire and setting off explosives.
The Indian National Congress party’s second Election Committee meeting will be held on March 11 in New Delhi to discuss the candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. On Thursday, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived at the party headquarters for a Central Election Committee meeting to discuss candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.
Changes in hormones may explain why migraines are three times more common among women than men, said Indian experts in New Delhi on Sunday. Migraine is a severe headache that starts usually on one side but can be bilateral, and associated with a pulsating or a throbbing quality. It is accompanied by nausea or vomiting, and is also associated with the irritability to sound and noise and it worsens by doing routine activity.
Security measures in India’s national capital New Delhi were heightened and strict vigilance at key border points was being maintained following a planned march by protesting farmers towards Delhi on Wednesday. The areas surrounding the Tikri, Singhu, and Ghazipur borders have been placed on high alert to prevent any potential disruption to law and order. Delhi Police officials have intensified deployment of the security personnel in anticipation of the farmers’ movement towards the city.
US Senator Michael Bennet arrived in New Delhi on Friday to hold meetings with Indian government officials and partners to further strengthen ties between India and the United States. The US Embassy in India shared a post on social media highlighting his visit to India.
Canada’s trade minister has indicated that Ottawa won’t restart trade talks with New Delhi until it co-operates with the investigation into the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
As the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial dialog is all set to take place in New Delhi on November 10, the defense and the foreign ministers of both countries will take the opportunity to progress the futuristic roadmap for the India-US partnership as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden.
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday visited the US mission in the national capital New Delhi to oversee the “unprecedented demand” for US visitor visas among the Indians.
As Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Hamas in Gaza, following the terror attacks of October 7, entered its 15th day, a sixth flight carrying 143 passengers, including 141 Indian nationals and two Nepali citizens, arrived in New Delhi under ‘Operation Ajay’ on Sunday night (India time).
US Army’s Chief of Staff General Randy George on Tuesday said the partnership between the US and Indian Army is vital for stability in the Indo-Pacific and the relationship between the armies is strong and growing stronger. General George along with 17 other Army chiefs are in New Delhi to attend the Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (IPACC).
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met World Bank Group President Ajay Banga in New Delhi on Wednesday, and discussed deepening of partnership to secure tangible outcomes at the G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled to take place in September.
The American Indo-Pacific Forum held an online discussion on “Should US, India discuss a bilateral security alliance” on June 5. The event was organized with an eye on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US later this month. The experts deliberated at length about what should Modi’s response be to the evolving scenario of India-US bilateral security and trade ties.
Terming the US-India partnership as the “cornerstone” of a free and open Indo-Pacific, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday said that both countries have a unique role in preserving the rules-based international order.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin concluded his India visit on Monday with both countries taking new steps to strengthen their defense partnership. The importance of defense innovation remained one of many keynote points of discussions during Austin’s visit here, the US Department of Defense said.
