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"Followed state's tradition..": K'taka CM Siddaramaiah on BJP's allegation
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that the government did not use IAS officers politically but followed the state's tradition after BJP lawmakers raised the issue during the Assembly session on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka: Tamil lawmakers urge PM Modi to pressurise President Wickremesi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In the letter, TNA leader R Sampanthan said that the Tamil People’s safety, security, identity and existence as a Nation are inseparable from India's national security, especially in its southern neighbourhood.
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China: No tangible progress expected from US climate envoy John Kerry's vi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Speaking to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Kerry said he hoped to make progress on talks with China over reducing methane emissions, transitioning away from coal, combating deforestation and jointly increasing the deployment of renewable energy technologies, Global Times reported cit
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China using coercive business practices for economic advantage: US
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Chinese Communist Party is using coercive economic practices to achieve worldwide dominance over America, US lawmakers said.
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Hindu Americans call for protection against rising Hinduphobia and Caste B
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) highlighted the challenges being faced by Hindus in the US amid the rising violence against the religion, Hinduphobia, caste laws and academic bias.
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"Vile, unacceptable": US lawmakers condemn attempted arson at Indian Consu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Several lawmakers in the United States condemned the attempted arson and violent rhetoric aimed at Indian diplomats, including the Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
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Budhanilkantha Dharmashala built with Indian assistance in Kathmandu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A special ceremony held at the premises of the temple was attended by Nepal's Vice-President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, Deputy Chief of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Prasanna Shrivastava, Mathadhish of the Temple and Nepali lawmakers.
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After series of shootings, Biden urges new laws to ban gun access
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a statement issued by the White House on Tuesday, Biden urged Republican lawmakers to join him in advancing "commonsense reforms," such as a ban on assault weapons, widespread background checks, and an end to the legal immunity enjoyed by gun manufacturers.
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China's plans for spy station in Cuba may go beyond intelligence gathering
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As top US lawmakers remain persistent in urging Joe Biden's administration to brief Congress on the surveillance station China is supposedly building in Cuba, some American analysts say that Beijing's plan goes far beyond just intelligence gathering, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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Diwali to become school holiday in New York City
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Thousands of New Yorkers celebrate Diwali each year to commemorate the victory of light over darkness, and the announcement came after state lawmakers recently enacted legislation designating it as a holiday in the biggest school system in the US
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Pakistan: Interim President approves bill to limit lawmakers' disqualifica
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan Interim President Sadiq Sanjarani on Monday signed into law a bill seeking to limit the disqualification of lawmakers to five years.
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Nepal: Lawmakers demand parliamentary probe in "Jalahari" corruption scand
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking during the special time of the parliamentary meeting on Monday, Nepali Congress lawmaker Pradip Paudel demanded a parliamentary probe into the case after the anti-graft agency weighed the golden base of Shiva Ling made of gold in the year 2021.
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