Biden admin plans $1bn in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for... Updated 15 May, 2024 03:56pm
World India BJP’s election videos targeting Muslims, opposition spark outrage NEW DELHI: Animated videos shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party targeting opposition Congress and the... Published 06 May, 2024 05:09pm
World India is not an autocracy, insists PM Modi NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi denied Monday that his country was sliding towards autocracy,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:42pm
Business & Finance Rising US debt stokes calls in Congress for special fiscal commission WASHINGTON: The US Congress is facing growing calls to find a way to stem rising budget deficits and debt following... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
World US Representative Tlaib accuses Biden of supporting genocide against Palestinians WASHINGTON: U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, has ... Published 04 Nov, 2023 10:16pm
World India’s ruling BJP trails Congress in key state election in Karnataka NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trailing the main opposition Congress party in a key... Published 13 May, 2023 12:57pm
Print Yellen warns of ‘chaos’ if US fails to raise debt ceiling WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that unless Congress acts soon to raise the nation’s... Updated 08 May, 2023 09:00am
BR Research On another debt crisis Facing a challenging re-election battle in the next election cycle, the new year could not have started on a worse... Published 16 Jan, 2023 09:28am
World White House says it doesn't want to 'go around Congress' on debt ceiling WASHINGTON: The White House on Sunday said it wasn't planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt... Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:40am
World Modi’s party set for landslide election win in India’s Gujarat state AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for a landslide victory in... Published 08 Dec, 2022 12:49pm
BR Research Another shot at relevance? After assuming presidency back in early 2021 following Donald Trump’s four turbulent years in office, Joe Biden... Published 21 Nov, 2022 10:32am
Editorials Modi’s fact falsifications EDITORIAL: Speaking at a rally in his native Gujarat, India’s Hindu extremist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once... Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am
Pakistan US senator urges Congress to step up aid for Pakistan WASHINGTON: Describing $53 million US aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan as a “drop in the bucket”, a prominent... Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am
World India’s Congress braces for cross-country march to revive support NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party members gathered on Wednesday for a cross-country march against... Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am
World China’s Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi’s rule BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported... Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am
World Biden presses Congress to pass $52bn semiconductor subsidies WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor... Published 27 Jul, 2022 07:44am
Print Sonia, Rahul summoned in money laundering probe NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am
World Biden to seek $33bn for Ukraine, a massive jump in funding WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine — a dramatic... Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am
World Peru’s Castillo to face impeachment vote in Congress LIMA: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is facing an impeachment vote in Congress that could see the center-left... Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:13am
World Trump ‘more likely than not’ obstructed Congress: US judge WASHINGTON: A federal judge ruled on Monday that former US president Donald Trump “more likely than not” engaged... Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am
World Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for more than $770 billion for his US defense budget for... Published 16 Feb, 2022 09:59pm
Opinion Some in Congress seek to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks Capitol Hill has begun to debate whether to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks, but despite some rare bi-partisan... Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am
World US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block Capitol attack document release WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former president Donald Trump to block the release ... Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:20am
World Defiant Biden touts first year, vows to reconnect with voters WASHINGTON: Joe Biden sought to reset his presidency in a marathon first year press conference Wednesday, vowing to... Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:59am
World Trump cancels Jan 6 press conference, Biden to address divided nation WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly gave up his plan to steal the limelight on the anniversary of the... Published 05 Jan, 2022 10:08am
World US President Biden calls on Congress to ratify treaty on ozone depletion WASHINGTON: US President Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to ratify an international treaty amendement that aims to... Published 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am
World Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is... Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:35pm
Print Upbeat Biden to hit road selling endangered spending plans WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Saturday he will hit this road this week to sell his mammoth spending plans,... Updated 03 Oct, 2021 11:27am
Markets Trillion-dollar coin? Washington eyes solution to budget impasse NEW YORK: Talk of a trillion-dollar US coin has returned to Washington now that Congress is mired in another... Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:25am
World Two US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts WASHINGTON: Two members of the US House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke... Published 25 Aug, 2021 01:53pm
