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Mike Pompeo sworn in as US secretary of state
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], April 27 (ANI): Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been sworn in as the 70th US secretary of state after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42.
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Will ensure fair elections take place in India: Zuckerberg at senate heari
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], Apr. 11 (ANI): Testifying before US senators in the wake of Facebook's data breach scandal and foreign interference in election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told them that his company will do everything to ensure fair polling takes place in India and other countries
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It was my mistake, and I'm sorry: Zuckerberg
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], Apr. 11 (ANI): "It was my mistake, and I'm sorry," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said in the joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees, at the Capitol Hill here.
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Data breach: Before senate hearing, Zuckerberg posts a Facebook message
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): In the wake of Facebook's data breach scandal, its embattled CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a message on his page on the social networking website just an hour before he headed into the joint committee hearing at the Capitol Hill in Washington, United States of
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Data theft: Zuckerberg meets lawmakers, Congress releases his testimony
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr. 10 (ANI): Ahead of his hearing in the Senate and House on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday met with some lawmakers on Capitol Hill here, according to CBS News.
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Belligerent Imran says Pak PM trying to save Nawaz Sharif
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has criticized Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for meeting with the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar, saying the former is trying to save former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Trump ousts David Shulkin, announces Ronny Jackson as VA secy.
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Mar 29 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has announced White House physician Ronny Jackson as his pick to replace Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin.
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Imran Khan goes on Twitter tirade against Abbasi
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in series of tweets lambasted Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for his recent remarks claiming that horse trading and money played a key role in the outcome of the recent Senate elections.
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US House approves USD 1.3 trillion spending bill
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): The United States House passed a USD 1.3 trillion spending package on Thursday, sending a legislation to the Senate that would prevent a government shutdown and deliver the largest federal spending increase in years.
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US Senate sides with Trump to provide military support to Saudi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], March 21 (ANI): The United States Senate on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump and rejected an effort to force him to end the U.S. military's support for Saudi Arabia's bombing operations in Yemen.
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'Process of confiscating JuD, FIF assets still incomplete'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 9 (ANI): A senior Pakistani Government official said that the process of confiscating the assets of the Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and the Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) was still to be completed.
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Imran Khan skips voting in Pak Senate elections
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 3 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has skipped voting in the Senate (Upper House of Pakistan Parliament) election that was held earlier today.
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