House Republicans look to pass two-step package to avoid partial government shutdown"This two-step continuing resolution is a necessary bill to place House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victorie...
12 Nov, 2023, 07.55 AM IST
Government shutdown from October 1? Know which departments will function & moreA government shutdown in the U.S. looms large. Why and how does it happen? Know here which departments can function under a government shut...
23 Sep, 2023, 09.59 PM IST
US to ban TikTok on government devices by February-end due to Chinese link, says reportThe federal government of the United States is banning the use of TikTok on all government devices by the end of February 2023 due to natio...
07 Feb, 2023, 01.46 AM IST
US lawmakers unveil $1.7 trillion funding bill draft to avoid shutdownThe Senate and House Appropriations Committees released the text of the bill, which runs to 4,155 pages and covers spending through the end...
21 Dec, 2022, 06.50 AM IST
US lawmakers to include ban on TikTok on government devicesThe Senate last week voted on a bill sponsored by Republican Senator Josh Hawley to bar federal employees from using the ByteDance-owned sh...
20 Dec, 2022, 10.53 AM IST
Rupee likely to be less volatile this week; 73.40 extremely crucial support for USDINRThis week, the rupee may take opening cues from movement in the dollar index as well as developments over fiscal stimulus in the US.
27 Dec, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Donald Trump rejects Covid relief bill, calling it a 'disgrace'Tapping into his nationalist 'America First' brand, Trump also castigated measures added onto the bill during complex negotiations that wou...
24 Dec, 2020, 08.54 AM IST
Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrap up billsCongressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omn...
21 Dec, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
Donald Trump plans to cut $15billion in spending squeaks through HouseThe package of so-called rescissions has been embraced by GOP conservatives upset by passage in March of a USD 1.3 trillion catchall spendi...
08 Jun, 2018, 01.40 PM IST
US spending bill gets tough on Pakistan; incorporates Trump's security aid freezeCongressional leaders, after weeks of negotiations, last night reached a deal on federal spending till September 30, two days before a dead...
22 Mar, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
India protests UK bid to hike IT visa feesCompanies employing 50 or more employees in the US, and with 50% or more of them on H1-B or L-1 visas are called “50:50” companies.
26 Feb, 2016, 10.55 AM IST
United States lifts 40-year-old ban on oil exportThe ban was lifted as Obama signed into law the Omnibus USD 1.8 trillion spending package and tax bill for the current fiscal ending on Sep...
19 Dec, 2015, 11.39 AM IST
Barack Obama signs Omnibus spending bill into law;raises H-1B visa feeThis year's Congressional approved quota of 65,000 H-1B visas was filled up in the first few days of the start of the application process o...
19 Dec, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
US Congress passes $1.1trillion package, increases H1B feeThe bill comes as a shock for the Indian IT companies as they would have to pay millions of dollars while applying for H-1B visas.
19 Dec, 2015, 12.26 AM IST
Greece prepares reform bill ahead of first bailout reviewThe Greek parliament will vote this week on an omnibus bill cutting pensions, raising the retirement age and increasing punishments for tax...
12 Oct, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Spending bill passed by US Congress to eliminate government shutdown threatThe US Senate has passed the US 1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that eliminates the threat of another government shutdown.
17 Jan, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
- US deficit forecast to hit $1.8 trillion this year
The US budget deficit for the current year will top $1.8 trillion under the latest estimates produced by congressional economists, say aide...
20 Mar, 2009, 09.39 PM IST