US Senate
Nusrat Choudhury
On 15 June, history was made as Nusrat Choudhury became the first female Muslim federal judge in the United States. This milestone appointment marks a significant step towards inclusivity and diversity within the judiciary. Service at the US District Court ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs
Developing Nation Status Act
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has recently approved bipartisan legislation known as the Developing Nation Status Act, which seeks to remove China’s “developing country” status. This move follows a similar action taken by the US House of Representatives in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
US Senate passes bill to avert Government Shutdown
The US Congress recently passed a stop gap bill to avert government shutdown. The bill extended the funding through mid – February. The bill is usually passed so that the US Government does not run out of money. Why was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
US Population increases by 7.4%
The Central Bureau of the United States recently announced that the population of the United States has increased by 7.4%. This is the second slowest growth of US Population since the Great Depression. Background The Census Bureau recently released the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
US passes bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans
The US Senate recently passed a bill to help combat the rise of hate crimes against the Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans. The bill will support the local law enforcements in controlling the hate crimes. Need for the Bill The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
TikTok banned on Government Devices in the US
The US Senate Panel has approved a bill with the condition that the US Federal employees will not be allowed to use the China-owned mobile video application, TikTok, effective immediately. The bill coming from Senator Josh Hawley was passed unanimously ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Democrat-led House of Representatives approves Statehood Bill for Washington D.C
On 26th June 2020, the lower house of the United States Congress the House of Representatives has voted 232-180 in favour of the Bill that would grant the United States capital Washington D.C statehood for the first time since it ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Trump Impeachment Trail in Senate on Tuesday, 21st January 2020
Mitch McConnell, the leader of the United States (US) Republican Party in Senate (Upper House of the US Parliament/Congress) has confirmed on Tuesday, 14th January 2020 that the impeachment trial of the US President Donald Trump will begin on next ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Update : Green Card
In what could be a major boost to Indian Engineers and Researchers aiming to work in the United States, the lower house of the US Legislature, the House of Representatives, passed the High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. This bill will ..
US Senate passes law to give India NATO ally-like status
The United States Senate (Upper Chamber of US Congress) has passed a legislative provision that brings India at par with America’s NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies and countries like South Korea, Australia, Japan and Israel for increasing defence cooperation. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019