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Senate Judiciary Republicans vote to advance Judge Barrett's SC nomination
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): The Republicans of Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the full Senate, Fox News reported.
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Democrats to boycott Senate Judiciary vote on Judge Barrett's nomination
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will boycott Thursday's committee vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination, The Hill reported.
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New Legislation to boost US-Taiwan ties introduced in US Senate
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to create new and boost the standing of current political institutions to strengthen the bipartisan relationship between the United States and Taiwan, according to a press release on Tuesday (local ti
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French Senator prepares proposal to recognise Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): French lawmaker Valerie Boyer says she will submit a proposal to the Senate to recognise the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh), where a confrontation between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been ongoing since the end of la
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Kamala Harris slams 'reckless' Senate Republicans for pushing SC judge nom
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Democratic Vice Presidential candidate and California Senator Kamala Harris on Monday hit out at the Republican Party for pushing the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court over Covid-19 relief even as the US continues to be the worst-af
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US Senate panel to start nomination hearing for US Supreme Court pick Barr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on October 12, a notice revealed on Monday.
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US Senate majority leader McConnell plans to postpone floor activity until
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said in a statement on Saturday that all Senate floor activity would be delayed until after October 19.
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Indian Ambassador calls on Thailand Senate speaker
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], October 1 (ANI): Indian Ambassador Suchitra Durai on Thursday called on President of the Senate of Thailand, Pornpetch Wichitcholchai.
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Motorway rape occurred because victim travelled late night: Pak police off
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): Pakistan police officer Umar Sheikh, who recently stoked controversy by faulting the victim for the rape incident on Lahore-Sialkot motorway, has doubled down on his remarks in front of Senate human rights panel by saying that the incident took place as
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Biden urges Senate not to elect Supreme Court Justice before presidential
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Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): Following the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as the next justice for Supreme Court, US Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) urged the Senate to fill the vacancy only after the next president is elected.
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Pak to change Gilgit Baltistan's status in response to scrapping of Art 37
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 26 (ANI): In a "belated response" to India's moves to nullify Articles 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan is turning Gilgit Baltistan into a province by giving it representation on all constitutional bodies, according to the European Foundation for
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Zalmay Khalilzad urges Afghan leaders to take advantage of opportunity ava
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday (local time) urged the Afghan leaders to take advantage of the opportunity for a political settlement now available to them, for the ongoing peace process in Kabul.
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