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Weight of Indian govt is behind students detained in US: Indian Ambassador
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 03 (ANI): In words of reassurance to the students detained in the US, Indian Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday said that the "weight of the government of India is behind" them and that all efforts are being made to protect their interests.
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Mohajirs, Pashtuns, Baloch team meet US Congressman, raise human rights v
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 2 (ANI): A delegation of Mohajirs and representatives of Pashtun, Baloch and Hazara communities held a detailed meeting with US Congressman Rob Wittman here on Friday (local time) to brief him about the human rights violations and discrimination being faced by their
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'Evidence in Concord Management meddling case has been altered and dissemi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): The evidence in the case against Russian company Concord Management, which is accused to have interfered in the 2016 presidential elections, has been "altered and disseminated" after it was given to the firm's defence team during discovery, Special Counsel
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Canada cuts diplomatic staff in Havana by half after 14th person falls ill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government has reduced the number of its diplomatic staff in Havana by half after yet another person mysteriously fell ill since the last confirmed case in November, Global Affairs Canada said in a press release.
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Protests in Venezuela a 'fight for freedom', says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with Venezuela's self-declared interim President Juan Guaido to "congratulate him on his historic assumption of the presidency" and termed the fresh wave of protests in the country as a "fight for freedom". Read More
Presidential motorcade accident injures pedestrian, Secret Service agent
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): A pedestrian and a US Secret Service agent on Wednesday sustained injuries following an accident involving a presidential motorcade while it was leaving the White House.
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Stacey Abrams to give Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union ad
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): Former Georgia Governor candidate Stacey Abrams on Tuesday confirmed her acceptance of an invitation to give the Democratic Party's response to President Donald Trump's upcoming State of the Union address, thus making her the first black woman to deliver th
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Senate, House lawmakers to reintroduce resolution to end US role in Yemen
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties will make another legislative attempt on Wednesday to halt the United States' involvement in the war in Yemen.
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McConnell announces proposal appealing US troops to stay in Syria, Afghani
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is pursuing an amendment to a Middle East policy bill that would acknowledge the "al Qaeda, ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and Afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to us here at home," a move in opposit
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Roger Stone pleads 'not guilty' to Mueller's charges
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI): Roger Stone, a longtime friend and adviser to US President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges of false statements, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice on Tuesday (local time).
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Michael Cohen to testify before House Intelligence Committee on Feb 8
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will testify before the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors next month, the committee confirmed on Monday (local time).
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'Probe on Russian meddling close to completion'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): Acting US Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker on Monday acknowledged special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Russian meddling in the 2016 Presidential Elections in close to completion.
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