Us Lawmakers
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Amid growing Indian caucus, US Congress stalls F-16 sale to Pak: Report
World | Jan 12, 2016, 01:11 PM ISTIslamabad: Amid growing anti-Pakistan sentiments on Capitol Hill, US Congress has stalled a planned sale of eight new F-16 fighter jets to Islamabad.Now it has become a routine see strong attacks on Pakistan and its
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Hindu community lives in constant fear in Pakistan: US lawmakers
World | Oct 04, 2015, 07:04 PM ISTWashington: Influential American lawmakers have expressed concern over deterioration of human rights situation in particular those of the minority Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province."Sindh's Hindu community lives in constant fear of their women being forcibly
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34 US lawmakers welcome PM Modi's US visit
World | Sep 23, 2015, 11:51 AM ISTWashington: Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Silicon Valley, 34 US lawmakers, including Ami Bera, the only Indian American in Congress, say it would showcase Indians' contributions to the US technology industry.In a
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Climate change one of 'key challenges' of our time: Barack Obama
World | Aug 04, 2015, 07:26 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a tougher climate change plan for power plants amidst an overwhelming opposition from several states nationwide.By unveiling the final and tougher version of proposed regulations which the
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US lawmakers, business body hail Indian polls
World | May 17, 2014, 09:24 AM ISTWashington: Congratulating India on "successfully completing the largest exercise of democracy in the world: several US lawmakers as also a US-India trade body have called for continued US-India partnership with new Indian government"It has truly
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US lawmakers urge Pentagon to end ban on Sikhs serving in army
World | Mar 11, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTWashington : A group of 105 US lawmakers has urged the Pentagon to lift the presumptive ban on the Sikhs serving in the military by easing restrictions on beard, turbans, and other religious accoutrements. “Given
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Obama rejects House Republican debt plan, shutdown continues
World | Oct 15, 2013, 10:14 PM ISTWashington: Efforts to end the US government shutdown and avoid a debt default before the October 17 deadline remained elusive as the White House today dismissed the latest House Republican proposal to resolve the impasse,
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Obama postpones debt meet with lawmakers
World | Oct 15, 2013, 08:30 AM ISTWashington : US President Barack Obama postponed a planned meeting with lawmakers to discuss the government shutdown and the debt ceiling amid signs of progress in the Senate, the White House said Monday.The meeting, which
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US braces for long shutdown as lawmakers go home
World | Oct 02, 2013, 01:17 PM ISTWashington: As US lawmakers went home after playing their political games without finding a way to end a historic government shutdown over President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, Americans braced themselves for a prolonged closure.The
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Obama lobbies US lawmakers on Syria strike
World | Sep 06, 2013, 10:30 AM ISTWashington: Even as he tries to drum up international support for a punitive military strike against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, President Barack Obama is finding it tough to get support among
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US lawmakers call for inducting Dalip Singh Saund into Hall of Fame
World | Jun 28, 2013, 07:16 AM ISTWashington, Jun 28 : US lawmakers have requested the State of California to induct Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian to be elected to Congress, into the California Hall of Fame.A group of 14 Congressmen
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US lawmakers express concern over Indian economic policies
Jun 07, 2013, 10:12 AM ISTNew York, June 7: US lawmakers and some top business organisations of the country have alleged that the "restrictive" and "protectionist" policies of India is hampering bilateral trade, an issue said to be of deep
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21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
World | May 23, 2013, 01:34 PM ISTWashington, May 23: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him.Srinivasan, 46, currently
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US lawmakers for designating Haqqani network as terror outfit
World | Jun 28, 2012, 04:01 PM ISTWashington, Jun 28: Dubbing al-Qaeda linked Haqqani network as a grave danger to Afghanistan and US led coalition troops, US lawmakers have joined hands to introduce a bill in the Congress to designate the group