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Tibetan leader Dalai Lama condoles demise of US Congressman John Lewis

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has offered condolences on the passing away of US Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis

Wall Street slips on fears of economic pain due to rising Covid-19 cases

Netflix's shares fell 7.2% after it forecast slower-than-expected subscriber growth during the third quarter and weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

Ben Bernanke writes: US has to help it states for economic recovery

Congress must act decisively to avoid repeating mistakes of the recovery from the Great Recession, writes former chairman of the Federal Reserve

US govt scraps order asking some foreign students to leave country

Announcement is a relief to international students, including those from India, and it comes after leading US universities sued the government.

Indian-American elected delegate to GOP convention for 5th consecutive time

The Indian-American physician was first elected as a delegate at the Republican convention in New York City in 2004, to nominate President George W Bush

136 Congressmen, 30 Senators seek reversal of US decision on int'l students

The administration should consider the wisdom of these earlier exemptions and cease the finalisation of their modifications, the Congressmen wrote in the letter

Congress calls for decision to be reversed: US lawmaker on F-1 visa issue

The Trump administration has announced those F-1 and M-1 (non-academic and vocational students) visa holders planning to take online classes only will not be allowed to remain in the U.S

Did China exploit Covid-19 for nationalistic gain? Us lawmakers seek probe

Since Covid-19 began, there is evidence that China is at work using the pandemic crisis against Americans through cyber-theft and the spread of misinformation, said Congressman Jared Golden

Mississippi Speaker tests positive for coronavirus as cases soar in US

Gunn, a Republican, said in a video posted Sunday to Facebook that he got tested because he had been in close proximity to another member of the House who tested positive

US justice dept asks SC to scrap Obamacare as Trump readies for election

While Trump has supported the unsuccessful Congressional Republican repeal and replace plans in 2017, he has not presented an ObamaCare alternative of his own

American lawmakers urge Trump to revoke temporary suspension of H-1B visas

Suspending this programme will only weaken our economy and our health care workforce at a time when the need to strengthen both is as clear as ever, Krishnamoorthi said

He didn't deserve to die over $20: George Floyd's brother tells US Congress

"I'm tired of pain. The pain you feel when you watch something like that. When you watch your big brother who you looked up to for your whole life die, die begging for his mom,": Philonise Floyd

IBM drops facial recognition software amid racial profiling concerns

Krishna on Monday sent the letter to Congress outlining detailed policy proposals to advance racial equality in America

US Democrats introduce bill proposing major police overhaul; Trump opposes

The political outlook is deeply uncertain for the legislation in a polarised election year

Donald Trump set to order review of law protecting social media companies

The draft order, as written, attempts to circumvent Congress and the courts in directing changes to long-established interpretations of Section 230

US Congress approves sanctions on China over ethnic crackdown on Uighurs

Beijing's barbarous actions targeting the Uighur people are an outrage to the collective conscience of the world, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a floor speech in support of the bill

Indians may gain as senators push H1-B law favouring US-educated foreigners

India accounts for the second largest number of foreign students in the US after China. There are more than 200,000 Indian students in the US.

Antitrust case: Amazon refuses to send Jeff Bezos to testify in US Congress

Amazon's blog late on Friday did not commit to a specific person or consideration for who could eventually testify

US senators introduce legislation to impose sanctions on China over Covid

The Covid-19 Accountability Act, authored by Senator Lindsay Graham and co-sponsored by eight others, was introduced in the Senate -- the upper chamber of Congress

Covid-19: Bill in US Congress to give Green Cards to 40,000 nurses, doctors

The move is likely to benefit a large number of Indian nurses and doctors in the US, who are either on H-1B or J2 visas