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US Congressional hearing examines linguistic, religious repression in Tibe
Updated : 3 hours, 32 min ago IST
It was held as both houses of Congress consider legislation that would strengthen US policy to promote dialogue between China and Tibetan Buddhists' spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, or his representatives.
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US: Biden calls Nashville shooting "sick", urges Congress to pass assault
Updated : 2 days, 16 hours ago IST
Biden said that the US has to do more about gun violence and stressed that "its ripping the soul of this nation."
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Will move forward with bill to block TikTok: US House Speaker Kevin McCart
Updated : 3 days, 20 hours ago IST
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns and potential Chinese government influence over the company. He faced hostile questioning from the US House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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China 'firmly opposes' forced sale of TikTok
Updated : 6 days, 4 hours ago IST
China said it would strongly oppose any forced sale of TikTok, responding for the first time to Biden administration demands that the video app divest itself from its Chinese parent ByteDance or face a US ban, reported CNN.
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TikTok CEO grilled in connection with China, calls India's ban 'hypothetic
Updated : 6 days, 16 hours ago IST
Chew faced hostile questioning from the House Energy and Commerce Committee as he verbally danced to make the case that the social media giant is taking "real action" to address national security concerns from US.
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US congressman reminds Pakistan of its human rights obligations
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Brad Sherman, American Congressman of the Democratic Party and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed concerns regarding the rising human rights violation in Pakistan, The News.pk reported. "There is concern over the increasing incidents of violence in Pakistan," the
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Indian American Women honoured by US Congressmen at Capitol Hill
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
ANI's White House Correspondent Reena Bhardwaj, was among the twenty extraordinary women who were honoured with the Women of Excellence award. "All women, regardless of background or circumstances, deserve the chance to succeed and this award is a testimony of that," Bhardwaj said on rece
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US Senate votes to block controversial crime bill
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
"This joint resolution nullifies the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia (DC). The act makes a variety of changes to DC criminal laws, including providing statutory definitions for various elements of criminal offences, modifying sentencing g
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US-Pak political contacts increase as polls draw closer
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The contacts between visitors from the United States and political parties in Pakistan have definitely picked up pace as the country inches closer to general elections, the Dawn reported, adding that last month, a US congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visite
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PM Modi interacts with US Congressional delegation, appreciates strong bip
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"Wonderful to interact with US Congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader @SenSchumer. Appreciate the strong bipartisan support from the US Congress for deepening India-US ties anchored in shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties," tweeted PM Modi.
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"You silenced members of Congress from communicating..."US Congresswoman B
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
In a heated argument, US Congresswoman Lauren Borbert on Wednesday lambasted the former executives Vijaya Gadde, and Yoel Roth over conspiracy with the FBI and shadow banning her Twitter account.
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Indian Embassy in US celebrates 74th Republic Day, envoy Sandhu unfurls tr
Updated : 2 months ago IST
As India celebrated its 74th Republic Day on Thursday, a flag-hoisting ceremony was also held at the Indian Embassy in Washington on the auspicious occasion.
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