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US House overrides Trump veto of defence bill, sends measure to Senate
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Monday voted to override for the first time President Donald Trump's veto of a key defence policy bill worth USD 740 billion.
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US House passes bill to provide Americans USD 2,000 stimulus checks, sends
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House of Representatives has passed legislation to provide Americans with USD 2,000 stimulus checks in an effort to offer financial relief during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Nepal SC to hear writ petitions challenging Oli's Parliament dissolution
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 23 (ANI): The bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana is scheduled to start hearing writ petitions filed in the Supreme Court against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) from Wednesday.
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US Congress unveils USD 2.3 trillion government spending, COVID-19 relief
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): The US Congress on Monday (local time) unveiled a USD 2.3 trillion spending package hours before it is expected for a passage in both chambers, funding the government through the end of the fiscal year and providing relief to a coronavirus-battered economy
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Get ready for elections next year: Oli to Nepal after recommending dissolu
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 21: A day after recommending the dissolution of Nepal's House of Representatives before it could complete its first tenure, Prime Minister of the caretaker government, K P Sharma Oli, on Monday appealed to everyone to be ready for an election.
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US House passes bill on scrutinising Chinese companies
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI): As an attempt to scrutinise the financial relations with China, the House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring the companies to disclose information about any ties to foreign governments and the Chinese Communist Party.
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US House of Representative passes two resolutions on Hong Kong, Tibet
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives has passed two resolutions condemning China's actions in Tibet and Hong Kong, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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House Democrats nominate Pelosi for another term as speaker
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to retain House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years.
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NLD's Aung San Suu Kyi wins parliamentary seat in Myanmar's general electi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Aung San Suu Kyi, chairperson of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), has won a seat in the House of Representatives (Lower House) for the next parliament in Sunday's multiparty general elections, according to an announcement from the Un
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US-Taiwan relation fosters amid China Task Force Act
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 22 (ANI): The US-Taiwan relationship is fostering amid the US House of Representatives' China Task Force Act.
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US House Speaker, Treasury Chief to continue stimulus talks on Wednesday:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Negotiations for a new coronavirus stimulus are continuing, with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hoping to find a compromise with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a deal before the US election, the speaker's Deputy Chief of Staff,
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US lawmakers introduce resolution to honour Mahatma Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 02 (ANI): A bipartisan group of six US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives honouring the life of Mahatma Gandhi and his enduring legacy in the present world on his 151st birth anniversary.
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