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Russian senators set March 17 as date for next year's presidential electio
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Russian Federation Council has unanimously agreed to officially designate March 17, 2024, as the date for next year's presidential election at a plenary meeting on Thursday, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.
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Barrage of rockets fired at Israel, delays press conference of US Senators
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A barrage of rockets was fired at Israel that delayed the US Senators' press conference in Tel Aviv on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported.
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Pakistan caretaker Finance Minister rules out relief in power bills
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar on Wednesday told senators and the electricity consumers to “manage (their) expectations” raised by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar for relief in excessive power bills, saying the country’s fiscal space did not permit any subsid
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Pakistan: PTI forms commission to probe senators’ role in approving Army A
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday formed a one-member commission to investigate the role of its senators in approving the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which proposes up to 5 years of imprisonment for anyone, who discloses sensitive information pertaining to military or
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Thailand: Pita may be renominated for Prime Minister's post
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pita was nominated as the sole prime ministerial candidate at the joint sitting of the 500- stong House of Representatives and the 249 current senators on July 13, but he failed to win a majority vote. His eight-party alliance mustered only 324 votes, well short of the needed 375. The parlia
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US: Republican Senators propose bill to impose new sanctions on Taliban fo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the bill, President Joe Biden must impose sanctions on the Taliban for their involvement in terrorism, drug trafficking, and violations of women's rights, Fox News reported.
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US Senators write to Google over concerns about abortion seekers' location
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The letter dated Monday and led by Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Mazie Hirono seeks answers from Google about the types of locations Google considers to be sensitive and how long it takes for the company to automatically delete visit history.
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Russia bans entry to "500 Americans" including former US President Obama
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The list, apart from Obama, also includes former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman, several US senators and the next expected chairman of the joint chiefs Charles Q Brown Jr.
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World Uyghur Congress raises concern over Chinese repression in Spain
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"The WUC delegation successfully completed advocacy meetings in Madrid, raising the #Uyghur issue with Senators and Congressmen/Congresswomen from different political parties. Thank you for your support!" tweeted WUC.
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US Senators reaffirm Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India, condemn
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United States Senators Bill Hagerty and Jeff Merkley have introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution reaffirming the United States' recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India and condemned China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Cont
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Senate Foreign Relations panel approves Garcetti as ambassador to India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The panel approved the nomination by a vote of 13-8 on Wednesday, with Republican Senators Todd Young and Bill Hagerty joining all of the committee's Democrats in voting in favor of Garcetti.
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White House applauds US Senators for introducing bill targeting TikTok, ot
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Jake Sullivan said that the legislation will empower the US government to prevent certain governments from exploiting technology services operating in the United States in a way that poses risks to sensitive data of people and the country's national security.
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