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$US President Donald Trump delivers an update on \Operation Warp Speed\ in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)$ World

In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill

Trump had lashed out at GOP lawmakers, charging that 'Weak and tired Republican 'leadership' will allow the bad Defense...

2 Jan 2021 1:53 PM IST

n early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, one day before the midterm election will determine the control of the US Congress. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

K.C. Singh | Dems defy midterms' rout: Ties with India won't be hit

For India, the change of balance in the US Congress, total or partial, is unlikely to impact relations with the United...

10 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo)

Opinion

AA Edit | Zelenskyy: Comedian to hero

Zelenskyy's speeches exhorting his troops and his fellow citizens to resist the invasion have made him a folk hero

17 March 2022 11:09 PM IST

The ministry is likely to put up the new rules on new drugs approval and clinical trials for comments on their website. (Photo: AFP)

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Terminally ill patients can try unapproved drugs, bill sent to Trump

Patients can try experimental drugs not yet approved, a controversial move that enjoys the support of President Donald...

23 May 2018 1:13 PM IST

The US government began a Christmas-time shutdown early Saturday. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab/ @USCapitol)

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US govt shuts down, 8 lakh staff forced to work without pay this...

Democrats painted Donald Trump as the Grinch who stole the year-end deal.

22 Dec 2018 11:49 AM IST

I told them (troops) consider it (a rock) a rifle. When they throw rocks like they did at the Mexican military and police, I say consider it a rifle. Trump told journalists. (Photo: AFP)

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'New deal or no deal': Trump tells US Congress he will terminate NAFTA

Trump told reporters trade rules before NAFTA 'work very well.' NAFTA allows any country to formally withdraw with 6...

2 Dec 2018 1:52 PM IST

New Delhi said the step would further facilitate India-US trade and technology collaboration in defence and high technology areas.

Business

US Congress seeks to strengthen defence partnership with India

United States Congress has passed the USD 716 billion defence spending bill.

2 Aug 2018 9:26 AM IST

Now aged 44, Amatul-Wadud faces the biggest hurdle of her life: asking a majority white constituency, where Catholics are the biggest religious group, to make her the first Muslim woman elected into Congress. (Photo: AFP)

World

In white majority area, Tahirah in race to be first muslim woman in US...

Tahirah Amatul-Wadud is mother of 7, lawyer, community activist, Muslim, who rises before dawn, prays 5 times a day and...

3 Aug 2018 12:10 PM IST

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive, follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.

Technology

FBI investigating cyber attack on congressional campaign in California

The hackers successfully infiltrated the election campaign computer of David Min, a Democratic candidate for the House...

18 Aug 2018 8:56 AM IST

Twitters Dorsey also will testify at a House of Representatives hearing on Wednesday that the company does not use political ideology to make any decisions,â€

Technology

Social media giants face US Congress over politics and the internet

Technology executives have repeatedly testified in Congress over the past year, on the defensive over political...

5 Sept 2018 7:49 AM IST

Indian-American US Congressman Ro Khanna on Friday advocated for NATO equivalent status for India in bilateral defence ties. (Facebook)

World

Congresssman Ro Khanna named to White House coronavirus advisory...

Khanna is the only Indian-American lawmaker to be named to the Opening Up America Again Congressional Group.

17 April 2020 1:37 PM IST

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Donald Trump defiant on Mexico wall despite political hurdles over...

Trump's positions on the wall and trade are well-known, and both were centerpieces of his campaign for the White House.

28 Aug 2017 11:09 AM IST