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Indian-American Woman, A Republican, To Run For US Congress From Virginia

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 8, 2020

An Indian-American woman, who raised her voice against alleged discrimination in admission of Asians in Ivy League schools -- prestigious US colleges --, has announced that she will run for US House of Representatives, saying she wants to be a "voice, not a noise" for the community particularly the Hindus in the US.

"World Cannot Afford War": US Democrats On Iran Missile Strike

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Democrats in the US Congress and some of the party's presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against US forces in Iraq. The news that Tehran had fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition...

US Congress Wasn't Notified About Iran Commander's Killing, Says Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 3, 2020

US lawmakers were not told in advance of the attack ordered by President Donald Trump that killed a top Iranian military commander, a senior House Democrat said late Thursday.

Foreign Media On S Jaishankar's "Abruptly" Cancelled Meet In Washington

India News | John Hudson, The Washington Post | Friday December 20, 2019

External affairs minister S Jaishankar abruptly canceled a meeting with senior members of Congress this week after U.S. lawmakers refused demands to exclude a congresswoman who has criticized the Indian government's policies in Kashmir, said congressional aides familiar with the matter.

US Congress Approves Space Force, Russia Pipeline Sanctions

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 18, 2019

The US Senate approved a massive defense spending bill on Tuesday, sending Donald Trump a $738 billion package that creates a new space force, fulfilling a presidential priority, and seeks to curb Russia's sprawling energy ambitions.

Indian-American Entrepreneur Krishna Bansal To Run For US Congress

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Krishna Bansal will run for the US House of Representatives.

US Congress Formally Recognises Armenian Genocide

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 13, 2019

The US Congress on Thursday formally recognized the 1915-1917 murder of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. The Senate's passage of the repeatedly stalled resolution is expected to anger Turkey, which denies there was a genocidal mass murder, insisting the Armenians died as a result of World War I.

US Congress Nod To Designate India's Navigation Satellite As Allied System

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 12, 2019

The US Congress has consented to designate India's NAVIC as its "allied" navigational satellite system along with the Galileo of the European Union and QZSS of Japan.

"Restore Internet, End Detentions In J&K": Bipartisan Resolution In US

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday December 8, 2019

A bipartisan resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives asking India to end the restrictions on communication and mass detentions in Jammu and Kashmir, while also acknowledging the challenges India faces from cross-border terrorism.

Indian-American Peter Mathews To Run For US Congress

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

Indian-American Peter Mathews, also a political analyst on CNN television, will be running for Congress.

Hong Kong Rights Bill Clears US Congress, Heads To Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 21, 2019

US lawmakers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and also backs the territory's anti-China protesters, sending the measure opposed by Beijing to President Donald Trump.

Amazon Uses Aggregated Seller Data to Help Business, It Tells Lawmakers

Reuters | Wednesday November 20, 2019

Data on individual sellers is not used to improve Amazon's business, the company said.

Google Nightingale Healthcare Project Targeted by US Congress Committee

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 19, 2019

Google last week revealed a project code-named "Nightingale," evidently in tribute to Florence Nightingale.

US Congress Resolution Commends Dalai Lama For His Commitment To Global Peace

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 16, 2019

A group of four influential US lawmakers has introduced a resolution in Congress commending the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for his commitment to global peace and non-violence.

"There Is No India Without Kashmir": Indian Columnist At US Congress

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday November 15, 2019

India has successfully defeated insurgencies in Punjab and the Northeast and it is now time to strengthen New Delhi's fight against insurgencies in Kashmir, columnist Sunanda Vashisht told a US Congressional hearing on Human Rights in Washington on Thursday. Terrorists trained by Pakistan had caused "ISIS level of horror and brutality" in the Kashm...