"We recognise and welcome the newly elected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on taking the oath of office," State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement.
"The US grieves with India on the loss of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee," US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster said.
The UN extended its full support for the Japanese initiative of dialogue with North Korea. In June, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit in Singapore, signing a joint statement which included a pledge to end Democratic People Republic Korea's nuclear weapons programme.
An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty to taking USD 2.5 million in bribes and kickbacks from companies seeking contracts to work on energy-saving projects in the US government buildings
A first phase of US sanctions against Iran goes into effect overnight, targeting Iran's access to US banknotes and key industries including cars and carpets.
The new security assistance is designed for maritime security, humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping capabilities, and countering transnational threats, Efe news reported.
The Commerce Ministry had suggested to the Department of Revenue to amend the notification for further extension of retaliatory measures for another 45 days.
India is the 37th country to be designated the STA-1 status by the United States.
The meeting was co-chaired by Lt Gen Satish Dua, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) and Lt Gen Bryan Fenton, Deputy Commander, Indo-Pacific Command.
Terrorists have targeted US diplomats and diplomatic facilities in the past, and information suggests they continue to do so.
This year's defense legislation, however, removes certain conditions – like action against Haqqani network or Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) -- as was the case in the past few years for disbursement of US aid to Pakistan.
The 25% hike is much higher compared to the 10% that the Trump administration had previously indicated it might impose.
The meeting took place in the aftermath of the July 25 elections which saw Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerge victorious.
In a statement, the MEA said that the Decision reaffirms India’s impeccable record as a responsible member of the concerned multilateral export control regimes.
USCIS said that it has returned all the unselected H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2019, beginning October 1.
The plan was announced on Monday to test CT scanners for carry-on bags.
Currently there are 36 countries on STA-1 list. India is the only South Asian country to be on the list.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement that authorities will focus "every resource necessary to ending this horror and seeing justice done."
US President Donald Trump cheered the numbers, holding an impromptu press conference outside the White House to tout the "amazing" growth and said "this is just the beginning".
Alice G Wells, Senior Bureau Official for South and Central Asian Affairs, said the US also recognises India's development challenges and would continue to partner with the country to address these issues and identify the best practices.
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