Eight lawmakers arrested at US immigration rally

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 11:47

Eight Democrat members of US Congress courted arrest in a show of civil disobedience at a rally here calling for comprehensive immigration reform to legalise America`s 11 million undocumented workers, including 300,000 Indians.

Obama to meet with lawmakers on shutdown Wednesday

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 22:13

A White House official says President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for a meeting on the government shutdown.

US lawmakers propose national park on Moon

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 14:18

US lawmakers are pushing a plan to establish a new national park that would be quite literally be out of this world - on the Moon.

US lawmakers urged to focus on legal immigration reform

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 15:14

American experts on Wednesday called for giving Green Card for science, tech, engineering and math (STEM) students, eliminating country-specific caps and recapture unused visas to spur economic growth and create new jobs in the country.

Ahmadiyya community meets US lawmakers on prosecution in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 08:26

Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community during their `Day on the Hill` briefed US lawmakers on their alleged persecution in Pakistan, official sources said.

US lawmakers plead with Putin, Obama on pending adoptions

Last Updated: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 13:29

Lawmakers have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Prez Barack Obama, to allow pending US adoptions of Russian children to go through.

US lawmakers release documents on Walmart bribery allegations

Last Updated: Friday, January 11, 2013, 13:49

US lawmakers have released emails that show Wal-Mart's top leadership was aware of allegations of bribery in its Mexico operations as early as 2005 but the global retail giant said it has provided this information to law enforcement authorities as part of investigation into the bribery allegations.

Barack Obama 'optimistic' on plan to avert fiscal cliff

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 09:41

President Barack Obama held out hope for a last-minute agreement to avoid the "fiscal cliff" before a looming year-end deadline to avoid tax increases and spending cuts.

Say no to Modi, say key US lawmakers

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 12:53

In a public appeal to the Obama administration, a group of powerful US lawmakers has asked it not to change the "good policy" of denying visa to Modi.

US lawmakers approve ban on Russian arms exporter

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 11:25

The US Senate has approved a measure that will end the ties between the Pentagon and Rosoboronexport, Russia`s state-run arms exporter.

US lawmakers demand inquiry into Petraeus affair

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 17:21

Senior US lawmakers have demanded an inquiry into the FBI investigations that brought to light the extramarital affair of former CIA Director Petraeus.

US lawmakers oppose India's market access policy on ICT

Last Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 11:24

Expressing concern over India's recent market access policy, a bipartisan group of 45 American lawmakers have asked the US Trade Representative (USTR) to take action against it as it has the potential for detrimental impact on high-tech US exports to India.