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A sign on the National Mall tells visitors of the closures do to the federal government shutdown in Washington
US government shuts down

Washington: The US government began shutting down on Saturday, putting thousands of workers on unpaid leave, after the Senate failed to pass a stopgap budget. The shutdown marked the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, media reports said. It is the first shutdown in US history to happen while the same party controls both chambers […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Senior Odisha Cong leader Lulu Mohapatra passes away

Gurgaon: Senior Congress leader of Odisha, Lalatendu (Lulu) Bidyadhar Mohapatra, passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon tonight. He was 52. Mohapatra was admitted to the ICU of Medanta Hospital after he sustained a brain stroke with multi-organ failure. The doctors despite all efforts could not save his life as he passed away at […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Trump says government shutdown 'could be a long stay'

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was negotiating with the Democrats to end a partial government shutdown, but “it could be a long stay” due to continued discrepancy on his long-time demand for a border wall, reported Xinhua. “We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Democrats win House majority, Republicans hold Senate

Washington: The Democrats on Wednesday secured a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years but the Republicans retained control of the Senate in US midterm elections seen as a referendum on the Trump presidency. According to projections based on exit polls, having snatched at least 23 seats from Republicans, the […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Over 300 arrested during anti-Kavanaugh protests in US

Washington: The US Capitol Police arrested 302 people for protesting in the Senate office buildings against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh, who is accused of alleged sexual abuse. In a statement, the police said that 293 people were arrested on Thursday for “unlawfully demonstrating” in the buildings and another nine for […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Trump candidate loses Alabama GOP primary runoff

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s pick for Alabama’s Senate race has lost the state’s Republican primary to a firebrand Christian conservative. Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore defeated Senator Luther Strange in the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff election on Tuesday, delivering a blow to Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who backed […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Facebook, Twitter may testify before US Congress

San Francisco: Amid reports that Russia-based organisations purchased ads on Facebook before the 2016 US presidential poll, a Senate Committee is considering inviting Facebook and Twitter to testify on misinformation spread on their platforms. The calls for the social media platform’s representatives to appear before the Congress came from Senator Mark Warner, ReCode reported on Tuesday. […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Trump appoints Indian American Neil Chatterjee to key energy post

Washington: US President Donald Trump has appointed Neil Chatterjee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees electricity, natural gas and oil at the national level. Chatterjee will play a key role in Trump’s programme to reshape energy policy, most of which is opposed by environmentalists and Democrats, if his appointment is confirmed by the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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US lawmakers propose sanctions against Iran

Washington: A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill in the senate that would impose tighter sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile programme. If approved, the sanctions would affect all people involved in the programme and those with terror links to the Revolutionary Guards, Efe news reported. The legislation would also require […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Senate confirms Indian-American to key judicial post

Washington: The US Senate has confirmed Indian-American Judge Amul Thapar to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals. The first Indian-American to be nominated by US President Donald Trump for the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Thapar was confirmed by the Senate 52-44, a vote which took place on party […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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US House Votes To Send Trump Impeachment To Senate

Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, in a major development to remove him from office for his alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In a 228-193 vote, which was mainly on party lines, the House appointed seven impeachment […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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