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Top United States lawmaker Chuck Schumer expected to visit India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An official said Schumer's office is eyeing as early as next week for Schumer's travel and the top lawmaker will be visiting multiple countries including India.
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US' Resolve Tibet Act has intensified tiff between China, Tibet: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Tibet Press, known as the Resolve Tibet Act, the bill will make it official US policy that China must resume dialogue with the envoys of the Dalai Lama, as the conflict between Tibet and China remains unresolved.
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Pakistan lawmakers discuss Gwadar protests in Senate, denounce rights viol
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the session presided over by Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Jamaat-e-Islami's Mushtaq Ahmed condemned the violation of basic human rights and lamented that more than 18 cases have been registered against the movement's leader whose charter has gained popularity among the people.
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US: Republican lawmakers criticize Biden's handling of suspected Chinese s
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called the Biden administration's decision to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday "too late" and stressed that it allowed China to make a "mockery" of US airspace.
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American lawmakers warn Pentagon against China's takeover of 2 US Military
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
US lawmaker Michael Waltz warns the Pentagon against the Chinese Communist Party-linked takeover of two US military academies. This points out that cadets from these army schools may be sympathetic towards the CCP world agenda.
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Pak National Assembly divided over launching 'another operation' to elimin
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A majority of the lawmakers opposed launching another operation to eliminate terrorism and questioned the efficacy of previous operations, reported Dawn.
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British lawmaker Lord Alton urges BBC to review ads for China
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
British lawmaker Lord David Alton has urged the broadcaster to rethink its commercial decision, after an investigation by Deadline revealed that BBC StoryWorks is producing ads for at least 18 Chinese clients, including nine state-affiliated bodies.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman briefs BJP lawmakers on Budget, prior to party
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As per the sources, the BJP is scheduled to launch a mega-budget Reach Out on February 4 and 5 across India to bring to the fore what the budget means for each and every citizen, cutting across age, caste, creed and profession.
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Four Indian-American lawmakers appointed as members of key US House Commit
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Four Indian-American lawmakers Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal, Ami Bera and Ro Khanna have been appointed as members of key US House Committees, reflecting the growing influence of the community in American politics.
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China' aggression against India, Taiwan 'unacceptable', Republican lawmake
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Several Republican lawmakers, on Wednesday, urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold China accountable for its human rights abuses and to tell Beijing that their provocative aggression against Taiwan and India is "unacceptable."
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Pakistan: PMLN lawmakers blame PTI for terror attacks
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the first meeting of the Pakistan cabinet since the deadly suicide blast at a mosque in Peshawar, lawmakers from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) on Wednesday came down heavily on the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime over its counter-terror policy, the Dawn
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Pak senator raises issue of Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Balochistan Awami Party Senator Danesh Palyani, in his speech in the Pakistan Senate on January 27, questioned Pakistani lawmakers whether the Pakistan government has any plans to promote religious tourism in Balochistan in relation to the 5,000-year-old Hinglaj Mata Mandir situated on the b
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