India’s top envoy to Washington, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, is busy turning economic friction into dialogue. Following President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods, Kwatra engaged in “productive discussions with US lawmakers to strengthen bilateral relations,” emphasising the importance of “fair and balanced trade ties.” On Friday, he met with Congresswoman Claudia Tenney to…
After weeks of uncertainty, the Trump administration said on Friday that it will release billions in previously frozen federal education grants, reversing a July 1 funding freeze that left educators scrambling across the country. The Education Department confirmed it will begin sending the money to states next week, after the White House’s Office of Management…
A bipartisan group of 14 US House of Representatives, including three Indian-American Democrats, has urged the State Department to address delays in student visa appointments affecting Indian students seeking to study in the US. The lawmakers, led by Congresswoman Deborah Ross, sent a letter as the new academic session approaches across American universities. They emphasised…
The leaders of three US universities testified before a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday about what they have done to combat antisemitism on campus, saying they were committed to stamping out hatred while protecting academic freedom. At Tuesday’s three-hour hearing, Georgetown University interim President Robert Groves, City University of New York Chancellor Felix Matos…
Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and critically wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, was formally indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on six counts, including murder, attempted murder, and stalking resulting in death. Describing the attack as a “night of…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical US lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and in the process delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear programme that would take years to overcome, a US official said on Sunday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive…
Two top US lawmakers have called on the Commerce Department to investigate whether smartphones made by Chinese tech company OnePlus pose national security risks by transmitting user data to servers in China without user consent. In a letter obtained by Reuters, Representative John Moolenaar, a Michigan Republican who chairs the House Select Committee on the…
All scheduled “No Kings” protests across Minnesota were abruptly cancelled Saturday after two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses were targeted in separate shootings in what officials are calling a ‘politically motivated assassination’. Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home by a man posing…
A manifesto identifying numerous lawmakers and public officials as potential targets was found in the vehicle of the suspect who shot and killed Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded State Senator John Hoffman, Reuters quoted Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Police Chief as saying. Police Chief Mark Bruley said the suspect fled through…
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