Carolyn Maloney

Led by Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney from New York, lawmakers on Wednesday announced that a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives to declare Diwali, festival of lights, a federal holiday.

"Mahatma Gandhi's historic Satyagraha Movement of non-violent resistance inspired a nation and the world," said US Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney.

Hillary Clinton recognises India as a "strategic ally and an extremely good friend" and Indo-US relations will only strengthen under her presidency as she will work to continue the "positive policies of the Obama administration to grow the bilateral ties, an influential American lawmaker said.

After an $81 million cyber heist at the Bangladesh central bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said there was no problem with its procedures for approving fund transfers, according to a letter released on Friday by a US lawmaker who had questioned those methods.

An influential American lawmaker has appealed to President Barack Obama to support issuance of a Diwali US postal stamp, saying it will signify that the US honours its religious diversity and inclusiveness and help strengthen Indo-US cultural ties.

London has been a centre for global business for centuries, but there are fears that its reputation has been tarnished indelibly.

Led by Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney from New York, lawmakers on Wednesday announced that a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives to declare Diwali, festival of lights, a federal holiday.

"Mahatma Gandhi's historic Satyagraha Movement of non-violent resistance inspired a nation and the world," said US Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney.

Hillary Clinton recognises India as a "strategic ally and an extremely good friend" and Indo-US relations will only strengthen under her presidency as she will work to continue the "positive policies of the Obama administration to grow the bilateral ties, an influential American lawmaker said.

After an $81 million cyber heist at the Bangladesh central bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said there was no problem with its procedures for approving fund transfers, according to a letter released on Friday by a US lawmaker who had questioned those methods.

An influential American lawmaker has appealed to President Barack Obama to support issuance of a Diwali US postal stamp, saying it will signify that the US honours its religious diversity and inclusiveness and help strengthen Indo-US cultural ties.

London has been a centre for global business for centuries, but there are fears that its reputation has been tarnished indelibly.