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US eager to engage Narendra Modi government: Congressional report
World | Aug 21, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTWashington: The US, which had shunned Narendra Modi for nearly 10 years, is eager to engage India's new government led by him and re-energize what some see as a flagging relationship, according to a new
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Narendra Modi not to address US Congress
World | Aug 14, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTWashington: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be addressing the US Congress when he comes calling September end for a summit with President Barack Obama.With lawmakers keen to get away from Washington ahead of
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Lawmakers intensify campaign for Narendra Modi to address US Congress
World | Jul 12, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTWashington: Top American lawmakers have intensified their campaign to get Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to address a joint session of the US Congress when he visits the US in September. US President Barack Obama on
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US Lawmakers seek to honour PM Narendra Modi with address to Congress
World | Jun 21, 2014, 08:37 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once denied a visa to enter the United States over Gujarat riots, is expected to receive the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress during a
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US Congress passes bipartisan budget agreement
World | Dec 19, 2013, 06:30 AM ISTWashington: Congress has sent President Barack Obama a modest, bipartisan budget pact designed to avert another U.S. government shutdown and ease the harshest effects of automatic budget cuts.Obama's signature was assured on the measure, which
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US Congress holds hearing on space aliens
World | Dec 04, 2013, 02:36 PM ISTWashington: The full House committee is all set to to hold a hearing on extraterrestrial life today as the first session of the 113th Congress is about to end with in next 7 days.The Committee
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US Congress set to celebrate Diwali
World | Oct 25, 2013, 11:45 AM ISTWashington : Thanks to the initiative of bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, US lawmakers are set to have their first-ever Diwali reception to celebrate the Indian festival of lights.An invitation to lawmakers for
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Indian-American Manju Goel announces candidacy for US Congress
World | Sep 10, 2013, 03:22 PM ISTChicago: Indian-American Manju Goel has announced her bid to seek Republican party nomination to run for a seat in the US Congress, focussing on divisive issues like “Obamacare” and the growing national debt.Goel, an Aurora
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Aung San Suu Kyi gets US Congress' highest honor
World | Sep 20, 2012, 05:32 PM ISTWashington, Sep 20: American Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of
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Pak Angry Over Balochistan Resolution In US Congress
World | Feb 18, 2012, 08:43 PM ISTIslamabad, Feb 18: Pakistan's top leadership reacted angrily today to a resolution introduced in the US Congress seeking the right to self-determination for Baloch people, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani describing the move as
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US Lawmakers Want Balochistan Self-Determination
World | Feb 18, 2012, 12:25 PM ISTWashington, Feb 18: Three US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, calling for self-determination in Pakistan's restive southern Balochistan province.Republican representative Dana Rohrabacher and two other lawmakers moved the resolution saying
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Congress Agrees To Freeze USD 700 Million In Aid To Pakistan
World | Dec 13, 2011, 09:02 PM ISTWashington, Dec 13: Reflecting a bipartisan toughening of stand against Pakistan, leaders of a US House-Senate negotiating panel have agreed to freeze USD 700 million in aid to Islamabad, a move that could put more
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Democrats Brace For Big Losses In US Congress
World | Sep 30, 2010, 11:32 AM ISTWASHINGTON : The economic fear and general anger gripping many Americans is translating a month before nationwide elections into real and reasonable fear among Democrats who represent voters in Congress. Two years after the party
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US Congress Passes Bill To Triple Aid To Pakistan
World | Oct 01, 2009, 04:08 AM ISTThe US House of Representatives has passed a bill to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to $7.5 billion in the next five years with riders demanding strong counter-terrorism measures and preventing attacks on the West or