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US lawmakers introduce resolution to honour Mahatma Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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India a secular state, says Indian diaspora during pro CAA rally in US
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec 25 (ANI): People of Indian origin held marches in several cities of the United States on Tuesday (local time) in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which was enacted on December 12.
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Foreign minister should not be pressurised to meet politicians having own
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The US House of Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) insisted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to hold a unilateral meet with the Indian origin lawmaker Pramila Jayapal who is a non-member of the committee but the meeting was turned down by New Delhi, sourc
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No interest in meeting Pramila Jayapal, says Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that he has "no interest" in meeting Pramila Jayapal, an Indian-origin US lawmaker who labelled a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives calling for an end to the restrictions in Jammu a
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'US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's move mere optics, lacks support'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): India is hopeful to move in its favour the recent bipartisan resolution on Kashmir tabled in the US Congress by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. Sources said that the resolution has limited resonance considering the resolution is mere opt
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Bill introduced in US House of Representatives urges India to end restrict
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives, urging India to lift the communication clampdown, release political detainees and "preserve religious freedom for all residents" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pramila Jayapal becomes first South Asian American woman to preside over U
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Jun 5 (ANI): Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington D.C., became the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
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Over 500 arrested for participating in anti-Trump protest
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 29 (ANI): The United States Capitol Police on Thursday arrested 575 people, including a congresswoman for "unlawfully protesting" against President Donald Trump's immigration policies and family separations at the US-Mexico border.
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