Senate floor managers oppose killer amendements

Opposing the killer amendments to the legislation on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Democratic and Republican floor managers in the Senate on Wednesday said that these were "unnecessary" and asked......

'This is a process of reconstructing almost from scratch, building a relationship with that important nation in the world, India'

''I would urge my Indian friends to look at how significant the overall support was.' IMAGE: Then US Vice President Joe Biden,LLeft with then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and then US Secretary......

US Senate approves nuclear deal

It was a slam dunk all the way, when the US Senate on Wednesday night--in-between voting on a financial bailout package--overwhelmingly approved the US-India civilian nuclear agreement by an......

N-deal's Senate date only in September

With members of the United States Senate preparing to go on recess by weekend, a bill on implementing the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal would be taken up only after Congress reconvenes in the first......

Mexico slaps tariffs on US exports

In retaliation to the restrictions imposed on the movement of its trucks across the border by the US, Mexico has slapped tariffs on American exports to the country, raising fears of a trade war.......

US lawmakers seek to 'restrain' oil cos

The US Congress has called for restraint or perhaps even a "return" of some of the profits announced by oil giants, in order to help low-income groups to meet the heating oil bills this winter.They......