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First Kashmiri woman Congressional candidate amasses $567K in campaign funds
NEW DELHI: Krystle Kaul, first Kashmiri woman contesting for the US Congress, has amassed $567,000 in campaign funds, surpassing incumbent Jennifer Wexton‘s $538,000 in Virginia’s…
Report claims White House planned to keep Chinese spy balloon news a secret from public
WASHINGTON: A startling new report has claimed that US president Joe Biden and his admin planned to keep the Chinese spy balloon – a secret…
US Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an…
PM Modi’s US visit highlights growing clout of Indian American community
A significant takeaway from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to the US was the prominent role that Indian Americans are increasingly being seen…
PM Modi to US Congress: India speaks in one voice
WASHINGTON: Characterising the rapid expanding of US-India partnership as “our calling for this century”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Americans through their lawmakers that it…
Honoured to address the US Congress: PM Modi
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was honoured to have addressed the US Congress twice and thanked all its members for attending…
PM Modi’s address to joint session of US Congress elicits multiple standing ovations
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nearly hour-long address to the US Congress evoked multiple standing ovations, applauses and cheers from American lawmakers and chants of…
Indian-American Congressman to escort PM Modi to his historic joint address to US Congress
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar would be escorting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his historic joint address to the US Congress on June 22.The first-time…
Meeting to strengthen US-India relations on April 26 at US Capitol
WASHINGTON: The Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans has announced a meeting to strengthen US-India partnership by bringing key stakeholders together.To be held on…
TikTok CEO grilled for nearly 6 hours by skeptical US lawmakers
WASHINGTON: A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million US users no closer to an answer as to whether…