The women who made history at the US midterms

The Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives while the Republican Party retained its majority in the Senate in the critical midterm elections held on Tuesday, according to......

Jury says Trump sexually abused, defamed author

Former United States President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed author and advice columnist E Jean Carroll in 1996, a Manhattan federal jury has found and awarded her $5 million for battery......

Congressman Joe Wilson calls Obama a liar

President Obama forgave Congressman Joe Wilson for calling him a liar saying that he believed that everybody made mistakes and that he appreciated the quickness and equivocation of the......

Congressman Crowley confident of N-deal approval

Congressman Joe Crowley, New York Democrat, who is one of the fiercest proponents of the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement, is supremely confident that the enabling legislation to facilitate the......

H-1B system needs 'common sense' reforms: Congressman Ro Khanna

Let's fix the system, end the abuses but make sure we recognise the role of immigrants in creating jobs: Khanna. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, bottom, left, has said the US needs to......

'Indo-US relation is mutually beneficial for both nations'

The co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India on both the House side and the Senate are elated over the exponential growth of Indian investment in the US. And, with the creation of......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

US lawmakers call for allowing turbaned Sikh basketball players

A bipartisan group of 39 influential American lawmakers has asked the International Basketball Federation to end its discrimination against Sikh players and allow them to play while wearing a......

Sports Shorts: Sania-Black storm into semis in Tokyo

Image: Sania Mirza (left) with Cara Black. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Defending champions Sania Mirza and Cara Black knocked out Martina Hingis and Belinda Bencic in straight sets to......