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Australian far-right senator sparks outrage after entering Parliament in Burqa
World | Nov 24, 2025, 09:59 PM ISTHanson entered the chamber dressed in the full-body covering shortly after she was denied permission to introduce a bill to ban burqas and other face-covering clothing in public. This marks the second time she has worn a burqa in Parliament.
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Colombia's presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay shot during rally in Bogota | Video
World | Jun 08, 2025, 11:28 AM ISTThe incident took place at El Golfito Park in the Modelia neighborhood of the city’s Fontibon district, where Uribe was addressing a crowd of supporters.
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'It's time to move on': US longest-serving Senate in history McConnell announces retirement date
World | Feb 29, 2024, 09:39 AM ISTMcConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision on Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.
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In a first, Indian-origin Australian Senator Varun Ghosh takes oath on Bhagavad Gita: Know about him
World | Feb 06, 2024, 07:30 PM ISTThe political journey of Varun Ghosh began when he joined Australia's Labor Party in Perth. He was just 17 when his parents moved from India in the 1980s.
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US: Indian-American New Jersey Senator Vin Gopal re-elected for third time in hard-fought election
World | Nov 08, 2023, 12:53 PM ISTGopal, who was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021, managed to garner almost 60% of the vote. It is reportedly one of the most expensive legislative races in the history of New Jersey, with Democrats pooling millions to win the Republican-leaning Congressional District.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's lawyer trades blows with Senator on live TV, video goes viral | WATCH
Trending | Sep 29, 2023, 09:36 AM ISTSher Afzal Khan Marwat, Imran Khan's lawyer, was seemingly offended against a remark against the former Prime Minister by Senator Afnan Ullah Khan. They hurled profanities at each other and the argument escalated into a full-blown fight.
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Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, dies at 87
World | Jul 30, 2021, 08:47 AM ISTMichigan’s longest-serving US senator had a slightly rumpled, down-to-earth demeanor that helped him win over voters throughout his 36-yr career, as did his staunch support for hometown auto industry.
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Bolivian senator Jeanine Anez declares herself president
World | Nov 13, 2019, 09:51 AM ISTBolivian Opposition Senator Jeanine Anez has declared herself the interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales' resignation
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Facebook, Twitter not invited for Trump's social media summit: Report
Technology | Jul 08, 2019, 10:53 AM ISTFacebook and Twitter not invited to the Social Media Summit to be held on Tuesday as the two platforms might censor conservative or Republican views.
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Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris racially targeted online
India | Jun 30, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTHarris, 54, who was born in the US to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father who were both immigrants, has directly confronted critics before who have questioned her black heritage.
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Pakistan on Modi’s path: Senator calls for demonetization of 1,000 and 5,000 rupee notes
World | Nov 11, 2016, 08:54 PM ISTAfter Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from the flow, the Pakistani opposition party lawmaker has asked in the Senate to pull back 1,000 and 5,000 rupee notes
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20 years after wife’s death, ex-senator is marrying a much younger man
World | Apr 26, 2016, 09:26 AM ISTWashington: Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford talks tenderly of his two loves — his late wife Clare and his soon-to-be spouse Matthew Charlton — in a New York Times opinion piece. The 90-year-old Pennsylvania statesman
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Barack Obama congratulated for clean energy agreement with India
India | Jan 27, 2015, 11:14 AM ISTWashington: A top American Senator has congratulated US President Barack Obama for reaching an agreement with India to generate more renewable energy and thus reduce impact on the world's climate."This agreement with India is significant
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India may seek other suppliers if US will not sell drones: Senator
World | Jan 17, 2015, 12:48 PM ISTWashington: India may buy unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, from other countries if the United States does not ease current export restrictions on such aircraft, a key Democratic senator said on Friday.Senator Mark Warner of