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  US eager to engage Narendra Modi government: Congressional report

  World | August 21, 2014 11:08 IST

  Washington: The US, which had shunned Narendra Modi for nearly 10 years, is eager to engage India's new government led by him and re-energize what some see as a flagging relationship, according to a new

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  Narendra Modi not to address US Congress

  World | August 14, 2014 11:08 IST

  Washington: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be addressing the US Congress when he comes calling September end for a summit with President Barack Obama.With lawmakers keen to get away from Washington ahead of

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  Lawmakers intensify campaign for Narendra Modi to address US Congress

  World | July 12, 2014 11:59 IST

  Washington: Top American lawmakers have intensified their campaign to get Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to address a joint session of the US Congress when he visits the US in September. US President Barack Obama on

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  US Lawmakers seek to honour PM Narendra Modi with address to Congress

  World | June 21, 2014 8:37 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once denied a visa to enter the United States over Gujarat riots, is expected to receive the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress during a

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  US Congress passes bipartisan budget agreement

  World | December 19, 2013 6:30 IST

  Washington: Congress has sent President Barack Obama a modest, bipartisan budget pact designed to avert another U.S. government shutdown and ease the harshest effects of automatic budget cuts.Obama's signature was assured on the measure, which

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  US Congress holds hearing on space aliens

  World | December 04, 2013 14:36 IST

  Washington: The full House committee is all set to to hold a hearing on extraterrestrial life today as the first session of the 113th Congress is about to end with in next 7 days.The Committee

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  US Congress set to celebrate Diwali

  World | October 25, 2013 11:45 IST

  Washington : Thanks to the initiative of bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, US lawmakers are set to have their first-ever Diwali reception to celebrate the Indian festival of lights.An invitation to lawmakers for

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  Indian-American Manju Goel announces candidacy for US Congress

  World | September 10, 2013 15:22 IST

  Chicago:  Indian-American Manju Goel has announced her bid to seek Republican party nomination to run for a seat in the US Congress, focussing on divisive issues like “Obamacare” and the growing national debt.Goel, an Aurora

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  Aung San Suu Kyi gets US Congress' highest honor

  World | September 20, 2012 17:32 IST

  Washington, Sep 20: American Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of

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  Pak Angry Over Balochistan Resolution In US Congress

  World | February 18, 2012 20:43 IST

  Islamabad, Feb 18: Pakistan's top leadership reacted angrily today to a resolution introduced in the US Congress seeking the right to self-determination for Baloch people, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani describing the move as

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  US Lawmakers Want Balochistan Self-Determination

  World | February 18, 2012 12:25 IST

  Washington, Feb 18: Three US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, calling for self-determination in Pakistan's restive southern Balochistan province.Republican representative Dana Rohrabacher and two other lawmakers moved the resolution saying

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  Congress Agrees To Freeze USD 700 Million In Aid To Pakistan

  World | December 13, 2011 21:02 IST

  Washington, Dec 13: Reflecting a bipartisan toughening of stand against Pakistan, leaders of a US House-Senate negotiating panel have agreed to freeze USD 700 million in aid to Islamabad, a move that could put more

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  Democrats Brace For Big Losses In US Congress

  World | September 30, 2010 11:32 IST

  WASHINGTON :  The economic fear and general anger gripping many Americans is translating a month before nationwide elections into real and reasonable fear among Democrats who represent voters in Congress. Two years after the party

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  US Congress Passes Bill To Triple Aid To Pakistan

  World | October 01, 2009 4:08 IST

  The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to $7.5 billion in the next five years with riders demanding strong counter-terrorism measures and preventing attacks on the West or