Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in......

Diwali celebrated on US Capitol Hill on grand scale

More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections. Photograph:......

Storming of Capitol Hill: More top officials resign

Two of the United States Cabinet members -- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transport Secretary Elaine Chao -- have resigned over the storming of the Capitol by President Donald Trump's......

Indian American's portrait on Capitol Hill soon

In a tribute to his extraordinary legacy, the United States House of Representatives has authorised the commissioning of a portrait of late Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian-American ever elected......

US biz body steps up campaign on immigration reform

The US-India Business Council has stepped up its campaign to address the concerns of the IT industry over certain provisions of the comprehensive immigration reform, which has now entered a crucial......

Obama to draw attention to income gap

US President Barack Obama is set to address the key economic issues like income inequality and economic mobility to help set the agenda for his presidency and bolster his support. "Obama will......

India could be 'ideal partner' for American businesses: Modi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a joint meeting of the Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. US Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Paul D Ryan are also......

US House approves $1.1 trillion spending bill, averts shutdown

The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial......