WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Supreme Court on April 2 struck down a key pillar of campaign finance law by allowing wealthy donors to give money to as many political candidates, parties and committees as they […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama is warning that the United States may levy sanctions on individuals and entities involved in stoking violence and instability in South Sudan.Obama signed an executive order on Thursday clearing the […]
WASHINGTON: China should not doubt the US commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate’s intelligence panel voted 11-3 on Thursday to declassify hundreds of pages of its detailed report on the CIA’s controversial Bush-era interrogation program. The move allows Senator Dianne Feinstein, the powerful […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): In a new embarrassment for the US Secret Service, three agents were sent home from Amsterdam for drunkenness, after one was found passed out in a hotel hallway. The agents were in The […]
NEW YORK (TIP): More than 6 million people have signed up for Obamacare, as a crush of people raced to get health insurance before the March 31 deadline. President Obama announced the milestone Thursday, March […]
BEIJING (TIP): US first lady Michelle Obama, who had signaled that she’ll steer clear of controversy during her recent China tour, ended up creating a storm by visiting a Tibetan restaurant in Sichuan province, prompting […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Puneet Talwar has been confirmed by the US Senate to a key diplomatic position, becoming the second Indian-American to join the state department. Talwar, who was a key aide of President Barack Obama […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on more Russian officials and a bank on Thursday and threatened to target the broader Russian economy if Moscow escalates its actions against Ukraine. “Russia must know […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama told Ukraine’s Prime Minister on March 12 that the United States would stand by his country’s defense of its sovereignty, conferring symbolic legitimacy on the Kiev government in a direct […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): India’s new ambassador to the United States, Dr S Jaishankar, presented his credentials to President Obama at the White House on Monday in a formal ceremony at which the American President essayed an […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The new Indian ambassador to the US, Dr. S Jaishankar formally presented his credentials to President Barack Obama at his oval office at the White House on March 10. Jaishankar was second of […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US First Lady Michelle Obama has felicitated Indian acid attack victim Laxmi after she won the International Women of Courage Award for successfully leading the campaign against acid attacks on women in India. […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama proposed a budget on Tuesday for the coming fiscal year that has less to do with managing US finances than with stemming his party’s losses in congressional elections. The mildly […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian- American attorney Vince Chhabria, who has represented San Francisco in defense of its health insurance law, adoption rights of same-sex couples and other major cases, has won Senate confirmation for a federal […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Bipartisan Senate opposition blocked swift confirmation on Wednesday for President Barack Obama’s choice to head the US justice department’s civil rights division, the emotional residue of the long-ago murder of a policeman and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has decided to block investigations by the United States into its trade policies and patent laws, and prepare for a battle at the World Trade Organization (WTO), a move that could […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama warned Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni against enacting anti-gay legislation Sunday, calling it a “step backward” that would complicate ties with Kampala. Obama, who was in California for a holiday […]
CARACAS (TIP): Venezuelan security forces and demonstrators faced off in streets blocked by burning barricades in several provincial cities on February 20 as protests escalated against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government. At least five people […]
TOLUCA, Mexico: US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Wednesday that news of a truce between Ukraine’s government and opposition would be welcome if it leads to dialogue. The two […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP)Barack Obama has unwittingly become the face of contraband Viagra, which is currently seeing booming sales in conservative northern Pakistan. A Peshawar market has pills and gels available emblazoned with the US president’s image […]
FRESNO (TIP): President Barack Obama has signed separate measures lifting the federal debt limit and restoring full cost of living benefits for military retirees. Obama signed the bills into law Saturday, February 15 during a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Senator Rand Paul, a possible Republican presidential candidate, sued the Obama administration on February 12 over the National Security Agency’s mass collection of millions of Americans’ phone records. The senator said he and […]
WASHINGTON: Lawmakers approved a 13-month extension of US borrowing authority with no strings attached on February 12, shelving a fractious political debate over the nation’s debt ceiling until after November’s mid-term elections. With last-minute help […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama will seek to ease questions over the staying power of his strategic shift to increasingly tense East Asia in April with stops in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. […]
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