Category Archives: USA
New US $100 dollar bill coming with new anti-counterfeiting techniques
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The new design for the $100 note will make its debut on Wednesday, April 21 during a ceremony at the Department of the Treasury’s Cash Room. The U.S. government redesigns currency in order to stay ahead of … More
Ban Asks former US President Clinton to take leadership Role in Haiti quake Relief
New York– Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today asked former United States President Bill Clinton, already deeply involved in Haiti before last month’s devastating earthquake as United Nations Special Envoy to the country, to assume a leadership role in coordinating international quake … More
First Lady Announces Family Program Budget Boost
By Donna Miles WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget request calls for a record $8.8 billion for military family support programs, First Lady Michelle Obama told military spouses today at Bolling Air Force Base here. Click photo for … More
Six Members of MS-13 Gang Convicted of Racketeering, Murder, Drug and Firearms Charges
Six members of a racketeering enterprise, called La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, were convicted today by a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., of criminal charges that include racketeering, murder, attempted murder, assault, cocaine trafficking and numerous related … More
Iraq: perpetrators of killings cannot stay unpunished, UN
NEW YORK – A team of United Nations independent experts today called for those behind the 2007 incident where 17 people were killed in the Iraqi capital to be brought to justice, following the dismissal of an indictment against five … More
Democrats working hard at keeping key programs during tough times, Garamendi
MANTECA – Lieutenant Governor of California John Garamendi attended a luncheon in Manteca for the Indian American community. During the luncheon the local community came together and addressed their concerns about the current state of California to Lt. Governor John … More
Vijay Taneja, Bollywood promoter, pleads guilty in $33 Million mortgage fraud case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Vijay K. Taneja, popular in the Indian American community for his Bollywood shows in the US, pleaded guilty to a massive $33 million mortgage fraud case, the largest mortgage fraud case in Virginia in almost 20 years … More
FDIC announces new guarantee to fully insure bank accounts
WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a new program – the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program – to strengthen confidence and encourage liquidity in the banking system by guaranteeing newly issued senior unsecured debt of banks, thrifts, and … More
Bush signs $578 billion defense budget into law
WASHINGTON (D. Miles) – President Bush signed the fiscal 2009 defense budget into law today, authorizing a $512 billion base to support military readiness, as well as $66 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The law also authorizes a … More
Pakistani found guilty of failing to comply with removal order
TALLAHASSEE – A 49-year-old illegal alien from Pakistan was convicted here yesterday for failing to comply with a removal order following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation. Evidence introduced during the trial established that Sahi Sarwar, who had … More