US senators push back on social media check for tourist visasAmerican senators are opposing a new plan by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The proposal would make millions of foreign visitors share...
15 Feb, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Senator says Congress must investigate TikTok deal, faults lack of detailsDemocratic Senator Ed Markey said on Friday Congress should investigate a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority...
23 Jan, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
Senator wants Trump to answer questions on TikTok divestiture planTrump signed an executive order on September 25 declaring that a plan to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to a consortium of U.S. and global i...
24 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Democratic senator proposes new safeguards to keep TikTok onlineCongress last year passed legislation to force China's ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban, but President Donald Trump h...
01 Aug, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
Senate Democrats ramp up pressure on Biden to delay TikTok banSenate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer spoke to Biden urging him to extend by 90 days a deadline for Chinese-owner ByteDance to sell TikTok...
17 Jan, 2025, 07.56 AM IST
Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta probed by lawmakers on use of AI ‘ghost’ staffDemocratic lawmakers are pressing the top tech firms to open up about the conditions of their “ghost work” — unseen laborers like those lab...
14 Sep, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Fix your companies, or Congress will: US Senator warns Elon MuskUS Senator Ed Markey has warned Elon Musk for mocking him on Twitter, telling him to "fix your companies, or Congress will".
14 Nov, 2022, 12.59 PM IST
Tesla tells US lawmakers autopilot requires 'constant monitoring'Tesla says on its website that Autopilot enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake automatically and "require active driver supervisi...
09 Mar, 2022, 08.37 AM IST
Drop Instagram for kids plan, US lawmakers urge FacebookFacebook has failed to "make meaningful commitments to protecting kids online", Democratic US lawmakers tell the social network, urging it ...
18 May, 2021, 08.07 PM IST
Indian-Americans conduct fundraising for the senatorial campaign of Congressman Joe KennedyJoe, grandson of US Senator and US Attorney General Robert F Kennedy, grandnephew of former president John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kenne...
24 Aug, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
Amazon vows to act on price-gouging on coronavirus goodsThe US retail giant responded to a letter from Senator Ed Markey, who wrote that Amazon appeared to be profiting from panic buying related ...
05 Mar, 2020, 11.16 PM IST
US Senators introduce act to address Chinese challenge in spaceThe act moves the US forward in securing the country's competitive edge against China in low-earth orbit.
29 Mar, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
Barack Obama Administration defends decision to back India's NSG membershipBiswal said that the President has reaffirmed that US views that India meets not only the missile technology control regime but also it is ...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.57 PM IST
US Senate bill on Indo-Pacific can widen American partnership with DelhiThis initiative is a generational approach that will put American interests first by reassuring our allies, deterring our adversaries and s...
02 May, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
US Senate committee summons FB, Google, Twitter CEOs to testify on data misuseThe hearing will broadly cover privacy standards for the collection, retention and dissemination of consumer data for commercial use.
27 Mar, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
Americans debate Amazon intent to deliver packages by drones"Before drones start delivering packages, we need the FAA to deliver privacy protections for the American public," US Senator, Ed Markey, s...
03 Dec, 2013, 01.08 PM IST
- Nuclear deal approved by US House, moves into last lap
The Indo-US nuclear deal moved into the last lap as the House of Representatives approved a legislation on it.
28 Sep, 2008, 06.00 AM IST