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  US-India drone deal approved after 'painstaking discussions' on Pannun foiled murder case: Senator

  World | February 03, 2024 13:59 IST

  US Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his concerns on the timing of the sale amid concerns about the alleged murder-for-hire plot. He approved the deal after the Biden administration assured him that India was investigating the case.

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  US: Indian-American woman Usha Reddi becomes Senator in Kansas state

  World | January 13, 2023 17:14 IST

  Reddi has served on the Manhattan City Commission since 2013 and served twice as mayor. Previously, she was an educator in Manhattan-Ogden public schools, where she served a term as President of their National Education Association chapter.

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  1984 marks 'one of the darkest years' in modern Indian history, says US Senator

  India | October 02, 2022 13:15 IST

  Violence erupted in Delhi and other parts of the country after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984.

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  US senator visits Taiwan as China ups military threat

  World | May 31, 2022 14:47 IST

  Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put China's threats against Taiwan under new focus, prompting increased backing for arms sales and political support from Democrats and Republicans.

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  Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving senator, dies at 87

  World | July 30, 2021 8:47 IST

  Michigan’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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  Green Card waitlist for Indian is more than 195 years, says US senator

  World | July 23, 2020 10:40 IST

  The backlog for an Indian national to get permanent residency or Green Card is more than 195 years, a top Republican senator has said, urging his Senate colleagues to come out with a legislative resolution to address this problem.

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  US senator unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus outbreak

  World | May 15, 2020 8:17 IST

  A top US senator has unveiled an 18-point plan, including enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its "lies, deception, and cover-ups" that ultimately led to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Facebook 'a utility gone unregulated': US Senator Kamala Harris

  World | May 13, 2019 10:57 IST

  In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Harris said that Facebook has experienced massive growth and has prioritized its growth over the best interests of its consumers.  

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  US Senator John McCain dies aged 81

  World | August 26, 2018 7:39 IST

  McCain had decided to stop treatment on Friday, his family announced. 

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  Need to ‘scale up and ramp down’ H-1B visas, says top US Senator

  World | March 29, 2017 12:06 IST

  A top American Senator has said that the H-1B visas should be ‘scaled up and ramped down’ in accordance with the needs of the US economy.

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  US wants PhDs and not mid-level workers under H-1B, says a top Senator

  World | March 10, 2017 10:13 IST

  A top US Senator has said that the purpose behind offering H-1B work visa and employment-based green card categories is getting lost because they do not bring in Ph.D.s and computer scientists but only mid-level data management workers.

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  Narendra Modi probably strongest Indian leader in our lifetime:US senator John Mccain

  Politics | April 01, 2015 14:03 IST

  Washington: An influential American Senator has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is probably the strongest Indian leader to have emerged in his lifetime and asserted that the US needs to have more cooperation with India."I'm

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  US Senator lauds WTO ruling against India on poultry

  World | October 15, 2014 11:55 IST

  Washington: A senior US senator has welcomed the World Trade Organisation (WTO)'s ruling against India's ‘unfounded' ban on American poultry products, saying the decision is an important step in ensuring a ‘level playing field' for

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  US senator pushes for more action against Islamic State

  World | August 25, 2014 7:12 IST

  Washington: US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday reiterated calls for the White House to do more to tackle what he says is a threat from the Islamic State (IS), the Sunni

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  Bobby Jindal will run for President in 2016: top US senator

  World | December 23, 2013 10:55 IST

  Washington: Top Republican leader and current Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal is planning to run for President in 2016, a top US Senator from his home State has said."I do think, he (Jindal) will run.

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  US Senator Calls For Federal Investigation Against Nikki Haley

  World | December 23, 2011 13:01 IST

  Washington, Dec 23 : An influential US Senator has demanded a federal investigation into whether Indian-American Nikki Haley, the Governor of South Carolina, exploited taxpayer dollars for political purposes.A Haley spokesman, however, refuted the charges

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  Time To Side With India To Cut Off ISI : US Senator

  World | December 15, 2011 12:03 IST

  Washington, Dec 15: Contending that US relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker has said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to "side" with India to "cut