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Sing National Anthem with fervor or face prison time: Philippines Bill
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 28 (ANI): Philippines House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring Filipinos to sing the country's national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, "with fervor" whenever it is played publicly.
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Trump urges House to pass VA Accountability legislation quickly
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has lauded the Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability legislation and urged the House of Representatives to pass the bill quickly.
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Turkey rejects U.S. resolution over D. C. clash
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 26 (ANI): Rejecting a resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning last week's clash outside the Turkish embassy in Washington D.C., Ankara said it "distorts the facts".
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US Bill on port controls amounts to declaration of war: Russia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 5 (ANI): Expressing grave concern over the passage of controversial bill by the US House of Representatives, a Russian Senator said Friday that America's attempt to control the far east ports would amount to a declaration of war.
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ObamaCare: Trump celebrates, Democrats fume
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump called the ObamaCare 'essentially dead' after the House of Representatives narrowly approved a legislation to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions.
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'ObamaCare' may go as Trump triumphs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 5 (ANI): The Trump administration moved one step closer to repealing and replacing ObamaCare after the House of Representatives narrowly approved a legislation to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions.
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U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to fund govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], May 4 (ANI): The U.S. Congress moved one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a USD1.2-trillion spending bill to fund the government through September.
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Obamacare repeal thwarted again as Vice President Pence fails to reach dea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr. 6 (ANI): Two weeks after United States President Donald Trump's administration admitted defeat and declared the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, the 'law of the land for the foreseeable future', hopes of reviving the plan surged briefly
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US Congress recognises Vaisakhi as creation of Khalsa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 5 (ANI): In a resolution in the first session of 115th Congress, the house of representatives on Wednesday recognised the day of Vaisakhi, a Sikh festival, as the creation of Khalsa in 1699.
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Minors as young as 13 can marry in New Hampshire
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Hampshire [USA], March. 10 (ANI): Minors will be able to get married in New Hampshire as the House of Representatives have rejected a bill to raise the minimum marriage age to 18.
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Obamacare a 'disaster', new health care plan will be more '
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 8 (ANI): Continuing to tear Obamacare apart, United States President Donald Trump has stated that he is proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives, a plan that was going to be much more understood and "popular" than that of
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Foreign Secretary Jaishankar to attend working lunch with US Under Secreta
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 2 (ANI): After meeting United States House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, visiting Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar is expected to attend a working lunch with U.S. Under Secretary Thomas Shannon on Thursday.
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