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Plurality of US voters want Republicans to regain control of Congress: Pol
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A 46 per cent plurality of registered US voters eyeing the 2022 elections at the midpoint of the Biden presidency would prefer that Republicans regain control of both the US House of Representatives and Senate, a Quinnipiac University poll said on
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Pak brings law that allows Jadhav to appeal against conviction, India says
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New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan has passed a bill in a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate which may enable Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian prisoner on death row, to appeal against his conviction. The law has been brought to comply with the judgement of the Internat
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Pak lawmakers call for investigation into NAB's claims on Rs 821 billion r
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): Pakistan lawmakers have called for an investigation into the claims of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over recovery of Pakistani Rs 821 billion and shifting of hot money to Pakistan.
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Imran Khan govt's talks with Pakistani Taliban called into question in Sen
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Islamabad [Pakistan], November 11 (ANI): The opposition in the senate in Pakistan has called into question Imran Khan government's talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban, reported local media.
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Erdogan says Biden promised to make efforts to solve issues related to F-1
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has promised to make all efforts to convince the US Senate to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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Agreements of IPPs under CPEC cannot be renegotiated under CPEC, Pak govt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 30 (ANI): The Pakistani government told the Senate Standing Committee on Power that the agreement of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) cannot be renegotiated, just like other IPPs, as the Chinese companies could
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United States Senate confirms Dr Rahul Gupta as Director of National Drug
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): The United States Senate on Thursday (local time) confirmed Dr Rahul Gupta to serve as the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy on a bipartisan basis, White House said in a statement.
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Prominent US lawmakers pitch sanctions waiver on India's S-400 purchase, d
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Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): US Senator John Cornyn, co-chair of the Senate India Caucus, Congressman Brad Sherman of California and Congressman Mike Waltz of Florida, a powerful Republican leader, called for the United States to waive possible sanctions on India for buying the S-400 d
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439 Americans still stuck in Afghanistan, says Pentagon
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Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): The Pentagon during a Senate hearing on Tuesday said that there are still 439 Americans trapped in Afghanistan and the US is in contact with most of them, a media report said.
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US Senate panel chair says Sudan coup may have lasting consequences on bil
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Washington [US], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said on Monday that the military coup in Sudan may have long-lasting consequences on bilateral relations with the United States.
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Opposition leader warns Pak PM against indecisiveness over DG ISI issue
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): Lashing out at prime minister Imran Khan over the appointment of the director-general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's former chairman Senate, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani said that he should 'stop playing Russian roulette' over the issue an
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Poland's ruling party weighs drastic military buildup
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland's governing party is considering ratcheting up national defence capabilities, its leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in an interview to RMF FM radio on Saturday.
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