Arul Louis (IANS)- The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of a controversial Indian American jurist, Neomi Rao, to an important judgeship that was vacated by an appointee to the Supreme Court. Her confirmation on Wednesday, March 14, came after days of opposition from both liberals and the hard right over her writings as an […]
Arul Louis(IANS) In the first high-level face-to-face India-US meeting after the Pulwama terrorist attack, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale discussed on Monday “the importance of bringing those responsible for the attack to justice and the urgency of Pakistan taking meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil”, State […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- President Donald Trump declared a State of Emergency on Friday to fund his campaign promise of building a wall on the Mexican border after the Congress resolutely refused to give him the money he wanted. Trump backed away from his threat to again shut down the government if the legislature did not […]
IANS – US President Donald Trump has said that he has reached a deal to reopen the United States government and that he would sign a bill to fund the government until February 15. “We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the federal government,” Trump told an impromptu press conference […]
Arul Louis (IANS) President Donald Trump has taken aim at the 150 percent customs duty he says India charges on whiskey imported from the US as he pushes for a law to impose reciprocity in tariffs in his battle to cut trade deficits. At a meeting on Thursday with Republican lawmakers and his officials […]
IANS – Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu Congresswoman, has said that she does not regret her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been accused of using chemical weapons to attack civilians in his country’s years-long civil war. Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, told CNN in an interview on Sunday that […]
indica News Bureau – The spurt in India’s oil and gas imports from the US will help bring down trade imbalances, boost bilateral ties and instill confidence in Washington that New Delhi is keen to address its trade deficit issues, a senior government official said. India, which imported oil and gas worth over $3 billion […]
indica News Bureau – Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna has supported President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out troops from war-ravaged Afghanistan – a latest in series of abrupt changes to US military policy. “I support a responsible withdrawal of American military forces in Afghanistan. If we hope to end the security challenge posed […]
indica News Bureau – Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch Foreign Service diplomat, has been appointed next Indian envoy to the United States. Shringla, who will be the 27th ambassador of India to the United States, succeeds Navtej Sarna, who is due to retire this month. “He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the […]
indica News Bureau – Indian Americans Rishabh Jain and Kavya Kopparapu have made it to the list of 25 most influential teens of 2018, chosen across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news. Jain, an eighth grader from Oregon, has developed a software tool to make pancreatic cancer […]
