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Equity indices jump on Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to tide
Updated : 6 days, 14 hours ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over 4 per cent higher on Thursday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sithamran announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to provide various relief measures for the poor amid downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak
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US Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package
Updated : 6 days, 19 hours ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The United States Senate has approved a USD 2 trillion emergency aid package -- the largest in the US history -- to rescue the country's economy reeling under impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: Trump Administration, Senate reach USD 2 trillion econom
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 25 (ANI): US Senate leaders and Trump Administration reached an agreement on Wednesday regarding a USD 2 trillion package to rescue the economy from the coronavirus wrath, paving the way for swift passage of the legislation from both the chambers of Congress.
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US Senator Mitt Romney goes in self-quarantine, after exposure to
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): US Republican Senator Mitt Romney has gone in isolation due to exposure to a fellow Senate Republican Rand Paul who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Trump signs emergency coronavirus relief bill into law
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has signed a multi-billion dollar emergency coronavirus economic relief bill, hours after it was passed by the US Senate.
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US Senate approves coronavirus economic relief bill, President Tru
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 19 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday approved a multi-billion dollar emergency coronavirus economic relief bill that provides for free testing of COVID-19, insurance, paid leave for those diagnosed with or caring for someone affected by the virus, among other things
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Coronavirus : Trump proposes payroll tax cut
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his coronavirus task force will meet Senate and House Republicans on Tuesday to discuss a possible payroll tax cut or relief that would provide a timely and effective response to coronavirus.
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US Senate approves USD 8.3 billion Bill to combat coronavirus
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a USD 8.3 billion emergency funding bill for response efforts to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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US Senate passes Iran War Powers Resolution
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Feb 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate has passed its own version of a resolution previously passed by the House seeking to limit US President Donald Trump's ability to unilaterally make war against Iran via the 1973 War Powers Act.
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Naidu meets Canadian Senate Speaker, urges authorities to check ac
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday met visiting Speaker of Canada's Senate George J Furey and said Canada has the potential to be a key partner in every area of India's development including skills, digital economy, infrastructure, energy, health,
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On first official visit to India, Donald Trump to travel to Ahmeda
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Feb 11 (ANI): During his first official visit to India on February 24-25, US President Donald and his wife Melania Trump will travel to Ahmedabad, Gujarat apart from New Delhi.
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Was given more time to speak than John Bolton in Senate: Brad Pitt
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
California [US], Feb 10 (ANI): Actor Brad Pitt, who received his first Oscar during the 92nd Academy Awards, used his acceptance speech to take a snipe at the infamous impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in which former National Security Advisor John Bolton was allowed to testify in
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