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For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...

More legislators are feeling suffocated in the Congress and would also show courage to leave the party in the coming days, said Rajinder Rana, one of the six disqualified MLAs who switched to the BJP on Saturday.

Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and was later disqualified from the assembly, today rubbished Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's claim that some rebel legislators want to return.

Big tech bigwigs including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their plans for artificial intelligence as the US prepares to draw up legislation to better control the technology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday. He emphasised India's commitment to climate goals, women's empowerment, the fight against terrorism, and other important issues.

A legislation to fast-track weapons sales to India has been introduced in the US Congress, with a group of lawmakers saying strengthening the strategic partnership of the nations will safeguard their shared security interests.

The bill is a latest effort in protecting the mental health of the youngsters.

The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the measure.

The White House has supported Congress to pass a legislation that seeks to eliminate the per country quota on green cards to allow US employers to focus on hiring people based on merit, not their birthplace.

Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term - and leaving power in Congress split.

Michael Barr, the US Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, on Monday urged the US Congress to pass legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies. The regulator's comments come after FTX, the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, formerly led by Sam Bankman-Fried, filed for bankruptcy Friday, sending ripples throughout the crypto world.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed an antitrust bill that is aimed at empowering US states to tackle the dominance of Big Tech firms. The new legislation will give US states an upper hand over companies in choosing the location of courts that decide federal antitrust cases, while increasing money for federal regulators. Meanwhile, t...

US senators on Wednesday proposed a bill to authorise the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the default regulator for cryptocurrencies. The legislation could allow the CFTC to regulate cryptocurrencies, and is the latest attempt by the US Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry amid the global ...

Taiwan says its position in making semiconductors will not be shaken as the US is working towards the new chips act. Taiwan is a major chip producer in the world. Meanwhile, US Congress passed the new legislation to subsidise the domestic semiconductor industry. China, on the other hand, had lobbied against the US semiconductor bill, calling it rem...

Officials from the US President Joe Biden administration are set to brief senators in a classified briefing on Wednesday. The briefing is part of a push by Democratic lawmakers and the White House to win approval for legislation that would fund $52 billion (roughly Rs. 4,134,99 crore) for chip production subsidies and boost innovation to compete wi...

For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...

More legislators are feeling suffocated in the Congress and would also show courage to leave the party in the coming days, said Rajinder Rana, one of the six disqualified MLAs who switched to the BJP on Saturday.

Rajinder Rana, one of the six Himachal Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections and was later disqualified from the assembly, today rubbished Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's claim that some rebel legislators want to return.

Big tech bigwigs including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to share their plans for artificial intelligence as the US prepares to draw up legislation to better control the technology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday. He emphasised India's commitment to climate goals, women's empowerment, the fight against terrorism, and other important issues.

A legislation to fast-track weapons sales to India has been introduced in the US Congress, with a group of lawmakers saying strengthening the strategic partnership of the nations will safeguard their shared security interests.

The bill is a latest effort in protecting the mental health of the youngsters.

The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the measure.

The White House has supported Congress to pass a legislation that seeks to eliminate the per country quota on green cards to allow US employers to focus on hiring people based on merit, not their birthplace.

Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term - and leaving power in Congress split.

Michael Barr, the US Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, on Monday urged the US Congress to pass legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies. The regulator's comments come after FTX, the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, formerly led by Sam Bankman-Fried, filed for bankruptcy Friday, sending ripples throughout the crypto world.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed an antitrust bill that is aimed at empowering US states to tackle the dominance of Big Tech firms. The new legislation will give US states an upper hand over companies in choosing the location of courts that decide federal antitrust cases, while increasing money for federal regulators. Meanwhile, t...

US senators on Wednesday proposed a bill to authorise the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the default regulator for cryptocurrencies. The legislation could allow the CFTC to regulate cryptocurrencies, and is the latest attempt by the US Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry amid the global ...

Taiwan says its position in making semiconductors will not be shaken as the US is working towards the new chips act. Taiwan is a major chip producer in the world. Meanwhile, US Congress passed the new legislation to subsidise the domestic semiconductor industry. China, on the other hand, had lobbied against the US semiconductor bill, calling it rem...

Officials from the US President Joe Biden administration are set to brief senators in a classified briefing on Wednesday. The briefing is part of a push by Democratic lawmakers and the White House to win approval for legislation that would fund $52 billion (roughly Rs. 4,134,99 crore) for chip production subsidies and boost innovation to compete wi...