US Senate on Thursday passed a bill which may leady to forced delisting of Chinese companies from share markets in the countries. The passage of the bill is a blow to major Chinese companies like Alibaba and Baidu. The bill was passed by the US Senate unanimously.
The House of Representatives would vote on Wednesday to send to the US Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, lawmakers from the opposition Democratic party said on Tuesday.
The FIIDS found that Indian students in the United States, are the second largest group of foreign students but their numbers have slowed to 5.4 per cent growth in 2017-18, a five-year low.
The US recognised India as a "Major Defence Partner" in 2016, a designation that allows India to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies from America at par with that of the US' closest allies and partners, and ensures enduring cooperation into the future.
The US Senate has passed a resolution blaming and condemning Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Senator Chuck Grassley, who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Saturday that both Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford had been invited for the hearing, scheduled to take place on Monday.
Pompeo, the outgoing CIA director, secured support from 57 senators, with 42 voting no — one of the slimmest margins for the job in recent history.
Zuckerberg also expressed regret that his company was slow in identifying the Russian operations in 2016, which allegedly benefitted Donald Trump.
The deal, agreed upon by both the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate, was immediately welcomed by the White House.
“When the American people support other nations, our generosity shouldn’t be used to reward terrorists with US taxpayer dollars,” congressman Mark Sanford said while introducing the bill with colleague Thomas Massie.
Trump’s vow to extend a hand of cooperation to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been met with resistance as sceptical lawmakers look to limit the executive power’s leeway to go easy on Moscow.
“Looking ahead to the future of the US Major Defence Partnership with India, the committee encourages the Department to work closely with India in the cyber and space operating domains," a US Senate committee said.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, however, called on lawmakers to grant "flexibility" to the White House in dealing with Russia.
The bipartisan agreement also gives Congress 30 days, or 60 days around the August recess, to review or potentially block President Trump in case he decides to lift or ease the sanctions.
The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American Judge Amul Thapar to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals.
The US Senate has confirmed Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo as director of the CIA, replacing John Brennan, a media report said on Tuesday.
Families of those killed in the terror attacks on 9/11 would now be able to sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the plot, as an overwhelming majority of Congress rejected President Barack Obama's veto
The reports of US Congrerss approving fresh military aid to Pakistan had caused some consternation among the diplomatic circles but the Indian officials are not worried over the development.
Washington: There was euphoria in India when PM Modi addressed the joint sitting of the US Congress and the members gave him 9 standing ovations and clapped 64 times. However, the goodwill that PM Modi’s
Washington: The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has sharply questioned the US plans to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, in the light of Pakistani actions in Afghanistan describing them as a threat
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