Donald Trump removes watchdog tapped for $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue oversightGlenn Fine, the acting Defense Department inspector general and a veteran watchdog, had been selected by peers last month for the position....
08 Apr, 2020, 12.11 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi should be honoured with Congressional Gold Medal this year: US lawmakerThe medal will "honour his leadership" and his gift to the world of inspiring with his principles of non-violence.
07 May, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
Move to posthumously award US Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma GandhiThe Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honour given by the US Congress and very few foreigners have been recipients of this a...
02 Oct, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
Legislation to posthumously award Gandhi Congressional Gold Medal to be introduced: US lawmakerShe said she is soon going to introduce the legislation and expressed confidence that the legislation will be successful.
20 Aug, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
Hillary Clinton recognises India as strategic ally: American lawmaker"India and the US have always been strong trading partners. It is is only befitting that the world's oldest democracy and the largest democ...
08 Nov, 2016, 11.40 PM IST
Diwali stamp released by US Postal ServiceThe stamp was unveiled at the Indian Consulate at an elaborate "first-day-of-issue" dedication ceremony yesterday.
06 Oct, 2016, 01.12 PM IST
Janet Yellen signals solid economy would spur December rate hikeUS central bankers have held the policy rate near zero since 2008 as they have waited for labor markets to move closer to their goal of ful...
05 Nov, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi agrees to write to Barack Obama on Diwali stampRanju, as chair of Diwali Stamp Project, updated Modi on her multi-years' Diwali Stamp efforts along with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
26 Sep, 2015, 10.09 AM IST
Lawmaker asks Barack Obama to support Diwali postal stampIf the stamp were issued, it would be the first time the South Asian holiday receives any recognition by the postal service.
18 Jan, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
US Congressional resolution calls for Diwali stamp"The Postal Service has issued stamps for several major religious holidays, and now it's time that the agency does the same for the Festiva...
15 Jan, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
Shot Osama bin Laden third time 'for good luck': ex-US Navy SEALThe SEAL team had been given few advance details of the May 2011 operation, dubbed Neptune Spear, the former commando told his audience.
10 Nov, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
PM Modi's US visit: More than three dozen US lawmakers attend Madison Square eventThis is for the first time that such a large number of US lawmakers attended an event organized by the Indian-American community.
28 Sep, 2014, 10.43 PM IST
US lawmakers ask NYC schools to recognise Diwali as holidaySix top American lawmakers today asked the New York City schools to include Diwali in the list of public holidays.
21 Feb, 2014, 08.32 PM IST
Diwali postage stamp petitions submitted to US Postal Service"We are closer than ever before, and we will not stop until our Diwali Stamp is issued," said Ranju Batra, chair of Diwali Stamp Project.
18 Jul, 2013, 10.29 AM IST
- Tulsi Gabbard supports Congressional resolution on Diwali stamp
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to be elected to the US House of Representatives joined her Congressional colleagues to co-sponsor a resolut...
02 Feb, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
- Fed amends card rules on income requirements
The US Federal Reserve approved a rule that would require creditcard issuers to consider consumers' individual incomes before extending cre...
21 Mar, 2011, 05.44 AM IST
- US newspapers need tax break, new pension rules
US newspapers should be allowed to recoup taxes they paid on profits earlier this decade to help offset some of their current losses, an in...
25 Sep, 2009, 03.13 AM IST