- Thursday
21 September 2023
US Senate
PM Modi in the US: Standing ovation at US Congress, power walk at White House state dinner
Modi was welcomed to the White House by President of the United States of America Joe Biden, First Lady Dr Jill Biden, Vice-President Kamala...
PM Modi in US: Visit spurs US Senate bill on stronger defence ties through NATO Plus
India would benefit from being in NATO Plus, because this would give the country access to the best American technology and defence...
Debt ceiling: Biden, Republicans reach compromise, Bill to be brought before Congress
Facing the prospect of having to default on its debt for the first time in United States’ history, President Joe Biden and House Speaker...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells US lawmakers 'AI regulation is essential'
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company responsible for creating Artificial Intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Dall-E 2,...
Indian-origin Dr Geeta Rao Gupta confirmed as Global Womens’ Issues office envoy
The United States’ Senate has confirmed Indian-American Dr Geeta Rao Gupta as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women's...
Doctored video of Indian-American VP Kamala Harris' speech goes viral
A viral video on social media showing the United States' first Indian-origin and woman Vice-President Kamala Harris speaking incoherently...
US senators urge Biden to reconsider selling Ukraine 'lethal' drones
News: A bipartisan group of 16 United States senators has asked the Biden administration to carefully reconsider Ukraine’s request for...
Ukraine calls for NATO aid in call with US senators
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for eastern Europe to provide Russian-made aircraft to Ukraine during a call with US senators...
India, US meet to discuss climate change, energy transition
RK Singh had met John Kerry to discuss further collaboration on climate change issues and to work towards a genuine partnership between the...
US Senate gives nod to infra bill after months of negotiations
Following months of negotiations, the US Senate has approved a long-awaited bipartisan infrastructure bill, though analysts feel that the...
US pushes for new alliances with India, NATO in bid to compete with China
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked his Democratic colleagues to draft a legislative package to "outcompete" China, create new...
US Senate fails to convict former US president Trump in second impeachment trial
Donald Trump, former US President was acquitted yesterday on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol in his historic second...
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris sworn in as 46th President, 49th Vice-President of the United States
Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States at the Capitol today. Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India...
United States President-elect Joe Biden yesterday formally nominated federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as attorney general and...
Trump finally concedes US election after Congress, Senate ratify Biden's victory
Hours after rioters stormed the US Capitol building and disrupted proceedings, the legislature formally certified Joe Biden as the next US...
Indian-American supporters of Trump, Biden intensify campaigns ahead of US polls
With less than a day to go for the US presidential elections, President Donald Trump held rallies in battleground states of Michigan, Iowa...
Democratic candidate for the post of US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court...
Harris attacks Trump, Republicans in opening statement during Barrett nomination hearings
Democrat Vice-Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris called on the Senate to hold off on confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme...
Pompeo cites India banning Chinese apps, tells Senate 'tide is turning against China
United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo yesterday cited India's banning of Chineses apps as an indication that US efforts to lead an...
US Senate acquits Trump in impeachment hearing
After five months of hearings, investigations and revelations about his dealings with Ukraine, United States President Donald Trump was...
US lawmakers pass bill to lift country-cap on Green Cards
United States lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday, which will lift the current seven per cent country-cap on issuing Green Cards. The move...
Good news for H-1B visa holders as US Congress to vote on Green Card bill
The United States House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on a legislation that seeks to lift the per country-cap on issuing green cards.
US Senate legislative provision gives India NATO-ally like status
The United States Senate has passed a legislative provision that will bring India at par with America's NATO allies and countries like...
Nikki Haley joins Donald Trump's panel, becomes the first Indian-American to be a cabinet principal
Nikki Haley who has been named the ambassador to the United Nations is the first person of Indian origin to be a cabinet principal.
Indian-American Tulsi Gabbard appears for cabinet auditions, may land key post
US President-elect Donald Trump has met the cabinet hopefuls at his Manhattan office tower on Monday and also outlined plans for his first...