Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes US House Speaker for second time

Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-United States ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the......

PIX: Fist bumps greet US Congress ratifying Biden win

A joint session of the US Congress on Thursday formally certified the electoral victory of Joe Biden as the next US president and Kamala Harris as the vice president in the November 3 election.......

Oppn demands Amit Shah's statement on Parliament breach, debate

Leaders of various opposition parties Thursday demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement on the issue of the Parliament security breach followed by a discussion on the matter in both......

President, not PM, should inaugurate new Parliament building: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the President should inaugurate the new Parliament building and not the prime minister. IMAGE: An aerial view of the New Parliament House, in New......

H-1B visas could double under Senate plan

The number of H-1B visas issued by the US could double under a proposed Senate immigration plan which would also remove the cap on the green card, a move likely to benefit Indian-American......

Indo-US economic ties: Time for a rethink?

Several US industries, groups and think tanks have lobbied the US government and legislature to take action against India -- and at the very least to strip India of privileges under the Generalised......

Somers lauds Indian firms' role in US economy

Ron Somers, president of the US-India Business Council, while applauding the release of a new report by the Confederation of Indian Industry on Capitol Hill - in the presence of several US......

USIBC hails Indo-US nuke pact

The US-India Business Council on Monday applauded President George W. Bush's signing into law the Henry J. Hyde United States and India Peaceful Atomic Energy Promotion Act of 2006, which allows --......