A day earlier, party lawmakers had elected its leader Kevin McCarthy for the position of house speaker. McCarthy will replace Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of the Democratic Party as the house speaker.

The US, India and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region.

The Indian economy grew by 8.7% in the previous year.

The International Monetary Fund said in a report released ahead of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank next week and blamed it on the Ukraine war and the souring US-China ties.

"We must remember the atrocities committed against Sikhs so that those responsible may be held accountable and that this type of tragedy is not repeated," said Pat Toomey.

Austin and Jaishankar committed to expanding information-sharing and logistics cooperation to drive deeper operational coordination between the US and Indian militaries.

In 2012, the United States named Afghanistan a major non-NATO (MNNA) ally, which cleared the way for the two countries to maintain a defence and economic relationship.

The UN body extended an invitation to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to participate in the meeting via video conference by a vote of 13 in favour to one against.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the Ninth Circuit is by far the largest of the thirteen courts of appeals, covering a total of 9 states and two territories and with 29 active judgeships.

Under this new international air travel system, foreign nationals will need to be fully vaccinated, in order to fly to the United States.

The allegations were made by Richard Levin, the court appointed trustee of three US Corporations — Firestar Diamond, Fantasy Inc and A Jaffe — indirectly owned by Nirav Modi previously.

The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that tore through the packed Shiite Mosque in northern Afghanistan's city of Kunduz.

In a major policy speech on trade ties with China, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that the Biden Administration's objective is not to inflame trade tensions with China.

The White House stated that the reports regarding efforts to attract young users on social media sites and the negative effects on teenagers' mental health are troubling.

US vice-president Kamala Harris will meet with Prime Minister Modi on September 23.

'We've to watch Pakistan's actions with a fine tooth comb," he said, adding that the US will have a wait-and-watch policy with regard to how the situation evolves in Afghanistan.

If confirmed by the Senate, Garcetti, 50, would replace Kenneth Juster, who served as India's ambassador to the US during the Trump administration.

Fauci said the Delta variant now makes up more than 20% cent of all new cases in the US, nearly doubling from 10% two weeks ago.

Acting assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Dean Thompson raised concerns about increasing restrictions on freedom of expression and the detention of human rights activists and journalists.

President Biden announced that the US will allocate 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX global vaccine sharing programme to countries in South and Southeast Asia as well as Africa.