Why Trump has ordered deployment of troops to US city of Portland and ICE facilitiesUnited States President Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of troops to the northwestern city of Portland, Oregon, as well as to fe...
28 Sep, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
It took 16 hours to read Trump's 940-page, foot-high bill aloud. Now the long debate beginsThe US Senate is currently debating President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill. The bill faces strong opposition from Democrats. Some R...
30 Jun, 2025, 06.36 AM IST
It takes a long time to read Trump's 940-page, foot-high bill aloud. Democrats are counting on itRepublicans face hurdles passing Donald Trump's tax and spending bill. Democrats stall the process by demanding a full reading of the 940-p...
29 Jun, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
House poised to pass bill that could ban TikTok but it faces uncertain path in the SenateThe House is expected to pass a bill banning TikTok in the US due to national security concerns. ByteDance must divest TikTok within six mo...
13 Mar, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
US Senate passes annual defence policy bill with USD 886 billion packageThe US Senate passed an $886 billion defense bill, with an 87-13 vote, outlining Pentagon funding for the upcoming fiscal year. Notable sen...
14 Dec, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
Biden signs bill ending furlough of 3,700 transportation workersSenators approved by unanimous consent a motion from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and the chairman of the Finance Committee, to extend the expiri...
03 Oct, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
Donald Trump's election-eve drug discounts for seniors get snaggedWhen Trump announced the plan, it seemed like the discount cards were about to go in the mail. The cards would allow seniors to save $200 o...
16 Oct, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Donald Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about DemocratsThe announcement, just hours before the first presidential debate of this November's election, drew harsh criticism from lawmakers who accu...
30 Sep, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Is telehealth a fad or the future? Practitioners eye expansion beyond the coronavirus pandemicConsultations via tablets, laptops and phones linked patients and doctors when society shut down in early spring. Telehealth visits dropped...
30 Aug, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Ordinance to facilitate auction of minerals gets green signal from CabinetGovernment proposes to start with minerals such as iron ore, manganese, bauxite and limestone that occur more or less on the surface.
06 Jan, 2015, 04.19 AM IST
US Senate shrugs off deficit concerns, to take up tax breaks for businessOn that vote, 62 House Democrats joined virtually every Republican in ignoring President Barack Obama's veto threat because of the deficit ...
14 May, 2014, 02.29 PM IST
US businesses seek clarity, predictability in Indian policies"We need to know what our tax equations are. One region of the country has different structure than the other. There has to be uniformity,"...
27 Sep, 2013, 11.11 AM IST
- Adhunik Metaliks posts Rs 36.12 crore profit in Q2
The company total income from operations went up 32% on a consolidated basis in Q2 FY13 to Rs 599.36 crore compared to Rs 451.69 crore.
15 Nov, 2012, 01.19 PM IST
- India to demand removal of US countervailing duties on steel
The government is likely to press for removal of "wrongfully" imposed penal duties on Indian steel by the US at the India-US trade policy f...
05 Jan, 2012, 07.22 AM IST
- In the works: A Google mobile payment service?
You'll be able to walk in a store and do commerce, says Eric Schmidt. And it'll eventually replace credit cards.
06 Jan, 2011, 02.59 AM IST
- China dismisses charges it favours local cos
China rejected mounting foreign complaints about its business environment on Thursday, saying it treats all investors equally and that any ...
02 Apr, 2010, 02.28 AM IST
- Railways hike iron ore rate by Rs 300 per tonne
Railways have decided to increase the iron ore rates meant for export purpose by Rs 300 a tonne from March 17 on an experimental basis till...
16 Mar, 2010, 09.05 PM IST