US senate confirms Indian American Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney GeneralVice President Kamala Harris was on hand for a procedural vote Wednesday morning in case she was needed for a possible 50-50 tie, but her v...
22 Apr, 2021, 09.26 AM IST
US Senate postpones vote on nomination of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney GeneralWithout giving a reason for the postponement of the vote of 46-year-old Gupta's nomination till next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sch...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
US Senate panel splits along party lines on Justice Dept nominee Vanita GuptaThe tie vote in committee was not seen as a setback for Gupta, because her nomination can proceed to the floor of the full Senate, which De...
26 Mar, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Indian-American Vanita Gupta regrets past harsh rhetoric; attacked by Republicans at Senate hearing"I regret the harsh rhetoric that I have used at times in the last several years. I can pledge to you today that if I am confirmed, you won...
10 Mar, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Joe Biden praises Vanita Gupta, says she is 'proud daughter' of immigrants from India"As associate attorney general, the number three job at the department, I nominate Vanita Gupta. A woman I've known for some time. One of t...
08 Jan, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris reaffirm racial equity, diverse Cabinet in meeting with civil rights leadersThey were joined by Congressman Cedric Richmond for the meeting on Tuesday during which Biden thanked the civil rights leaders for their su...
09 Dec, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
Rights activists rip Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg over Donald Trump commentsSocial platforms have faced calls to label or remove Trump's comments which warned against fraud in mail-in voting, and which appeared to e...
02 Jun, 2020, 08.54 PM IST
6 Indian-Americans named to Biden-Sanders unity task forcesThe unity task force is a result of senator Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of the Biden campaign. Climate change activist Varshini Prakash, 26...
22 May, 2020, 11.24 PM IST
Trump administration decides not to include citizenship question in 2020 CensusThe decision came after a Supreme Court ruling last week refused to allow the citizenship question to be added into the census questionnair...
03 Jul, 2019, 09.10 AM IST
Honouring the game-changers: IMC Ladies' Wing felicitated women who made a differenceThe organisation recently felicitated women stalwarts for their outstanding contribution in respective fields.
18 Jun, 2018, 08.46 AM IST
St Regis Mumbai hosts an 'Utsahati' soirée with the IMC Ladies' WingThe celebration felicitated one brave soul, Laxmi Agarwal, who has been an acid attack survivor.
16 May, 2018, 12.02 PM IST
Sikhs one of the top targets of hate crimes in US: Community leadersAmong the speakers yesterday at the Gurdwara was retired Oak Creek Police officer Brian Murphy, who was shot fifteen times before the shoot...
07 Aug, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
Donald Trump admin sets up task force to look into hate crimesThe task force has a Hate Crimes Subcommittee, which will develop a plan to address hate crimes to better protect the rights of all America...
03 May, 2017, 01.03 PM IST
Indian-American running for key civil rights post in US: ReportChandigarh-born Dhillon had opened the second night of the Republican Convention in Cleveland in July by delivering a Sikh prayer.
10 Mar, 2017, 04.59 PM IST
Hindu, Sikh and Muslim groups come together to protect religious pluralism in USThe Civil Rights Division launched a new initiative to combat discriminatory backlash against Arab, Muslim, Sikh and South-Asian Americans.
20 Dec, 2015, 02.37 PM IST
Indian-American lawyer Vanita Gupta appointed to key US Justice Department postPresident Barack Obama is expected to nominate Gupta to serve as the permanent Assistant Attorney General of Civil Rights in the coming mon...
16 Oct, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
- Abstract art is a money-spinner
The middle and younger level of artists are now pushing forward on the price front.
05 Oct, 2007, 05.33 AM IST