Us Government
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US govt report pans India over human rights violations, case against Teesta Setalvad
World | Apr 02, 2017, 06:36 PM ISTA US State Department report has panned the Indian government over alleged human rights violations, citing the police case against activist Teesta Setalvad and encounter killing of eight suspected SIMI activists in MP.
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White House to have Spanish-language website: Official
World | Mar 09, 2017, 10:55 AM ISTThe White House website will have a Spanish-language version, since the government understands "the importance and the interest" that exists for having information in that language, a top official said.
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US Vice President Pence defends his use of personal email account
World | Mar 04, 2017, 11:26 AM ISTPence used his personal email account to conduct state business while he was Indiana's Governor, CNN reported on Friday.
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India is America’s greatest strategic partner, says top US Governor
World | Feb 25, 2017, 01:43 PM ISTIndia is America's "greatest" strategic partner which has been "instrumental" in helping the US build technology and medical professions, a top US Governor has said.
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Government seeks data from industry to take up visa issue with US
India | Feb 12, 2017, 06:55 PM ISTAmid concern raised over the US visa issue with the new American administration, the government on Sunday has sought detailed business data from the industry, mainly the IT companies. The issues related with visa was
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Bilawal Bhutto warns Trump administration against including Pakistan in travel ban
World | Jan 31, 2017, 10:47 AM ISTPakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned the Trump Administration against including his country in the list of travel ban nations, saying such a move will create a "host of hostilities" between the two countries.
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US begins asking ‘select’ foreign travellers for details of social media accounts
World | Dec 23, 2016, 04:25 PM ISTIn a move to spot potential terrorist threats, the US government has begun asking foreign visitors to provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country, a media report said.
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South Korea vows to punish North Korea for Hydrogen -bomb test
World | Jan 06, 2016, 04:19 PM ISTSeoul: South Korean vowed on Wednesday to forge a united stance with the international community to punish Pyongyang for going ahead with a fourth nuclear test.Seoul will ensure that North Korea will pay the price
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US cop stands trial for violently assaulting indian grandfather
World | Sep 03, 2015, 06:13 AM ISTWashington: An American police officer accused of violently assaulting an unarmed 58-year-old Indian grandfather and leaving him partially paralysed went on trial on charges of using excessive force.Eric Parker, 26, former Madison police officer was
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Police: Ashley Madison hack might have led to suicides
World | Aug 25, 2015, 12:38 AM ISTToronto (AP): The hack of the cheating website Ashley Madison has triggered extortion crimes and led to two unconfirmed reports of suicides, Canadian police said Monday.The company behind Ashley Madison is offering a $500,000 Canadian
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Up to 87 percent migrants could stay in US: Study
World | Jul 24, 2015, 09:00 AM ISTWashington: Up to 87 percent of undocumented immigrants would be able to remain in the US if the executive action measures on immigration taken by President Barack Obama are implemented without modifications, according to a
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US govt computers hacked; investigators point finger at China
World | Jun 05, 2015, 06:28 PM ISTWashington: Hackers believed to be working for the Chinese military breached US government computers from nearly every agency, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million current and former employees, in what could be the
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Pak doctor who helped locate Osama bin Laden facing terror threat inside Peshawar jail
World | Feb 02, 2015, 06:35 PM ISTIslamabad: Dr Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani surgeon who helped the CIA uncover terror mastermind Osama bin Laden's house in Abbottabad by running a fake vaccination programme, is facing threat to his life inside jail from
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New racial profiling guidelines flawed, misleading: US Sikhs
World | Dec 09, 2014, 09:45 AM ISTWashington: Sikh Americans have rejected new racial profiling guidelines of the US government alleging that the rules are flawed and misleading.Although the new guidance explicitly recognises that discriminatory profiling is "unfair" and "ineffective", and that
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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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US shutdown: Focus of negotiations shifts to Senate
Oct 12, 2013, 11:00 PM ISTWASHINGTON: House talks with President Barack Obama over ending the partial government shutdown and preventing a federal default have stalled, Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans on Saturday, shifting the focus to Senate efforts to
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US debt crisis can cause global financial turmoil: IMF
Oct 08, 2013, 11:48 PM ISTWASHINGTON: The IMF today warned that an imminent debt default by the US due to the government shutdown would result in disruptions in financial markets and could possibly trigger global economic turmoil.“Failure to lift the
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Oil falls below USD 102 on US shutdown notice
Oct 01, 2013, 06:30 PM ISTBangkok: The price of oil fell today after parts of the US government were ordered to shut down because of a budget impasse in Washington.Benchmark oil for November delivery dropped 35 cents to USD 101.99
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Political deadlock over budget forces shutdown in US
World | Oct 01, 2013, 09:15 PM ISTWashington: The US government today shutdown for the first time in nearly 18 years after the Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on a new budget, a crisis that has forced 800,000 federal workers off
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Obama pitches mortgage overhaul as housing rallies
World | Aug 07, 2013, 09:16 AM ISTPhoenix, Aug 7: President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a broad overhaul of the U.S. mortgage finance system, including winding down government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He declared that taxpayers should never