Senate confirms 'Sri' Srinivasan's as top US judge

Have you seen Jon Stewart's riff on Apple CEO Tim Cook's appearance this week before Congress, a hearing that came in with a roar and went out with a round of whimpering by our elected and Apple-loving officials? If not, move your mouse immediately ...

The Bill, currently being debated in the US Senate Judiciary Committee, talks about imposing multiple restrictions on companies that employ a sizeable number of foreigners

The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme Court. Srinivasan, who was born in Chandigarh and raised in Kansas, will ...

The US Senate. Flickr.com/ rscottjones /cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed a bill making it possible for the Obama administration to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government. At the same time lawmakers ...

The move made it easier for technology companies to hire highly skilled from overseas, which were otherwise required to recruit Americans over foreigners The Tuesday approved changes in US immigration policy. The panel voted to 13-5 to approve the ...

Supporters of US immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of ...

Timothy Cook came to the lion's den on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, prepared to face down lawmakers furious over evidence that Apple, the famous company he runs, had avoided paying billions in taxes. By the time Cook walked out, the big cats on a Senate committee ...

A US Senate committee accused Apple Inc of running a complex web of offshore business interests to avoid paying billions of dollars in income taxes, saying the technology giant was "among America's largest tax avoiders." The committee is to hold a ...

The bill passed through the key Senate committee only after lawmakers reached a deal on H-1B visa expansion plan. The bill (No 744) now goes to the Senate for approval - which is expected to witness another round of negotiations and tough bargaining. It needs ...