US Senate panel raps China, backs India on Arunachal Pradesh

Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional senatorial Committee has passed a resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part......

US Senate Panel Set To Needle China

A powerful United States senatorial committee on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, is set to consider a bipartisan resolution to recognise Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, pushing back......

California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

A bill seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination in California has been unanimously passed by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee, amidst strong opposition from Indian-American business and......

US senate panel conditions $300m Pak aid for action on Haqqani

A senate panel has approved a legislation which blocks $300 million United States military aid to Pakistan unless the defence secretary certifies to the Congress that Islamabad is taking......

US Senate panel passes Immigration Reform Bill

The landmark immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million -- including over 260,000 Indians -- undocumented immigrants and increasing H-1B visas on Wednesday passed......

US Senate panel approves immigration bill

A United States Senate panel has approved an immigration bill that paves the way for a green card for millions of illegal immigrants in the country, seen as the first step towards the American......

US Senate panel votes for hike in H-1B visas

The Senate Judiciary Committee of the United States has voted to significantly increase the number of H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers as part of a controversial Immigration Bill that......

Killer H-1B provisions still exist in Immigration Bill

The 'killer provision' of ban on client site placement for H-1B workers, which may prove to be detrimental to the interests of major Indian IT companies, remains in place despite a last minute......

PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel over merger

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced an agreement in early June to merge and form a unified commercial entity. The LIV Golf series is bankrolled by the Saudi......

Sports Shorts: Boston marathon winner to turn pro

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line to win the men's division of the 122nd Boston Marathon.Photograph:......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo 2020 marathon to end with gruelling incline

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday. IMAGE: Tokyo marathon in 2018. Photograph: Tokyo Marathon Foundation/Twitter The route for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics marathon......

Dominguez stripped of 2009 steeplechase world title

IMAGE: Spain's Marta Dominguez competes in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Spaniard Marta Dominguez Marta Dominguez has been stripped of her 2009......