Tag: USA
US House of Reps starts with Rajan Zed’s Hindu prayers
WASHINGTON, DC, June 26 - Rajan Zed, first Hindu to offer the opening prayer in the US Senate, delivered the third opening Hindu prayer...
Total US expenditure on Guantanamo prison tops $5.2 billion
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- New number crunching by Democrats campaigning for Guantánamo's closure says the Pentagon spends nearly a half-billion dollars a year, a whopping $2.7...
CIA on Twitter, handle @CIA posts first Tweet!
New Delhi, June 7 - Talk to the CIA, Tweet @CIA The Central Intelligence Agency is expected to announce today that "@CIA" will be its...
US Senators briefed on Taliban militants exchange
Washington, June 5 - Republican Senator from Arizona John McCain speaks to the media after a briefing by Obama administration officials to all U.S....
Obama hails soldier’s release
Washington, June 1 - President Barack Obama, flanked by the parents of a U.S. soldier released after being held for nearly five years by...
Talibans release US soldier
Washington, June 1 - Jani Bergdahl (L) speaks about the release of her son US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl as her husband Bob Bergdahl...
Obama signs Memo to facilitate travel to USA
Washington, May 22 - US President Barack Obama meets with travel and tourism industry CEO's and senior executives in the Roosevelt Room of the...
A museum to remember Sept 11 attacks
New York, May 15 - This pictures taken yesterday show a display of artifacts from the area of the World Trade Center during a...
US says will work with “whoever becomes Indian PM”
NEW YORK, May 9 - The US says it is looking forward to working closely with "whoever becomes the next Indian prime minister", comments...
India-born poet Vijay Seshadri wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize
April 15 - India-born poet Vijay Seshadri (pic) has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems...
