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Saudi push helped US carry joint strikes on Iran: Report
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"Operation Epic Fury" (US) and "Operation Roaring Lion" (Israel), the joint strike in Iran on Saturday is a rare convergence of interests, reportedly influenced by lobbying efforts from Israel and Saudi Arabia, the Washington Post reported.
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"Rahul Gandhi must answer why Kapil Sibal accepted Epstein-funded award":
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"Rahul Gandhi should answer that when the Congress party was in the government, why was his minister Kapil Sibal accepting awards funded by a sexual predator, Jeffrey Epstein?" Bhandari told ANI.
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Standard practice to hire lobbying firms to strengthen their outreach: MEA
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasised that this has been a longstanding norm, noting that India has been hiring such lobbying firms since the 1950s.
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FARA filings reveal Pakistan's US lobbying blitz, securing FATF whitelist
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The FARA disclosures lay bare Pakistan's extensive lobbying efforts in Washington, highlighting its attempts to shield itself from international accountability even as India decisively targeted terror infrastructure in PoJK and Pakistan.
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Man impersonating as IAS, IP&TAFS officer nabbed while lobbying in land di
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A man posing as a senior government officer was arrested by police in Jharkhand's Palamu district for allegedly impersonating an IAS and IP&TAFS officer and misusing the authority of a public post to influence a land dispute.
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Proposed new US bill targets outsourcing, threatens India's IT engine: GTR
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new US bill targeting outsourcing could sharply disrupt India's USD280-billion IT, BPO and Global Capability Centre (GCC) industry, which earns over 60 per cent of its revenue from the American market, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has warned.
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RSS denies hiring US lobbying firm, says "works in Bharat"
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Sunil Ambekar, clarified reports that the organisation allegedly hired a foreign lobbying firm in the United States, stating that the organisation operates solely in India and has not engaged any lobbying firms
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"Pseudo-Nationalist outfit": Jairam Ramesh slams RSS over reports of hirin
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"A few days ago, the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat acknowledged that the RSS isn't a registered organisation and that it does not pay taxes. Now, we learn that the RSS has spent a significant amount of money to engage one of Pakistan's official lobbying arms - the American law firm Squire Patto
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"Congress a principled party": Pappu Yadav refutes claims of "lobbying" fo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"If I were the one to decide... I wouldn't have gotten one seat. Congress runs on ideals and is a principled party. It has discipline. When these people (Afaque Alam) did cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha (bypolls), Congress was disgruntled. The worker who has been given the ticket doesn't
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RS MP Kapil Sibal alleges "EC is in hands of government"
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"Election Commission is in the hands of the government for a very long time... If democracy continues like this and the Election Commission keeps lobbying for the government, then the results that will definitely come are in front of you... If this system continues, then it is not democracy
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Punjab police bust Pak-ISI backed narco terror module; two held
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police's SSOC Amritsar has busted a Pak-ISI backed narco terror module being operated by USA-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian-and-US
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Attack on police establishments in Gurdaspur and Batala: Punjab police arr
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In a significant breakthrough, the Punjab Police has dismantled a Pakistan-ISI-backed terror module being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), being operated by foreign-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia and Shamsher alias Honey with the arrest of its five members including ma
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