PM Narendra Modi meets US Congress delegates, discusses strengthening bilateral ties
The Congressional delegation noted the excellent management of the COVID-19 situation in India in spite of the challenges of a large and diverse population.
Nov 13, 2021, 14:58 PM IST
Donald Trump urged to appoint special coordinator for Tibet
In the letter dated June 21, which was released to the press yesterday, the lawmakers noted the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic traditions.
Jun 23, 2017, 10:00 AM IST
Muslim immigrants invited by Democrats to Donald Trump's address
Immigrants from countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh were present during the address.
Mar 01, 2017, 11:18 AM IST
5 Pakistani terror groups banned by US
The US has designated few Pakistan-based groups as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, out of which some are also active in India, Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.
Jan 11, 2017, 12:36 PM IST
Gulf states condemn law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers who crashed airliners in New York, outside Washington and in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, were Saudi nationals.
Sep 12, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
Pakistan was nearly placed on US list of state sponsors of terror: Ex-CIA official
Pakistan has clung stubbornly to its own perceptions of national interest, Robert L Grenier, a former CIA official, said.
Sep 09, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
Instability in Pakistan could impact safety of nuclear weapons: CRS
The CRS said that the China selling nuclear reactors to Pakistan for Chasa-3 and Chasma-4 are in violation of the current Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) guidelines.
Aug 03, 2016, 21:14 PM IST
Did Chinese media blackout Narendra Modi's exhilarating speech in US Congress?
The closeness between India and the US gives jitters to China and the sentiments are very well expressed by the state-run media.
Jun 09, 2016, 21:39 PM IST
China supplying nuclear weapons system to Pakistan, poses threat to US, India
Senior US Congress members, led by Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the Sub-committee on Strategic Forces, and Congressman Ted Poe, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Trade, have warned the Obama Administration that China is supplying super sensitive nuclear weapons systems to Pakistan which could pose a threat to the national security of the United States and other nations like India.
May 25, 2016, 09:10 AM IST
US-India Defence Cooperation Act introduced in Senate
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expected visit here next month, two top American senators have introduced a legislation which if passed by Congress would elevate the status of the Indo-US defence relationship on par with that of America's closest allies like NATO and Israel.
May 11, 2016, 09:46 AM IST
US defends F-16 sale to Pakistan, says aircrafts to be used for counter-terror ops
The F-16 aircraft deal is facing severe opposition in the US Congress.
Feb 27, 2016, 11:23 AM IST
Pope Francis heads to Philadelphia on final leg of US tour
Pope Francis travels to Philadelphia on Saturday for the final leg of his wildly popular inaugural tour of the United States, to greet tens of thousands of Catholics at a family festival.
Sep 26, 2015, 11:02 AM IST
US House speaker Boehner to resign next month: Lawmaker
US House Speaker John Boehner, who has spent years pushing back against a rebellious flank long seeking his ouster, told a closed-door meeting on Friday that he will resign next month, a lawmaker said.
Sep 25, 2015, 19:39 PM IST
Pope compliments US House Speaker on his tie
Pope Francis liked the US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner`s tie and told him so at their meeting in Washington ahead of his address to the US Congress -- the first by a pontiff.
Sep 25, 2015, 17:07 PM IST
India can work its own way through Iran accord: US
With the Republican-controlled US Congress failing to scuttle the landmark Iran nuclear deal, the US said it was up to India how to work its way through the accord which "is truly an international architecture."
Sep 12, 2015, 10:50 AM IST
US Congress should pass IMF reform to integrate rising powers like India: Rice
The US Congress should pass "quota reform" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to better integrate the rising powers like India, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has said.
Apr 25, 2015, 07:58 AM IST
US House to vote on Keystone pipeline on Friday
The US House of Representatives will vote Friday on a bill authorising construction of the Canada-to-US Keystone XL oil pipeline, currently blocked by Democrats but a priority in the new Republican Congress.
Jan 06, 2015, 05:40 AM IST
