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US Senate confirms Biden's first Cabinet nominee Avril Haines as d
Updated : 5 hours, 35 min ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): The US Senate on Wednesday (local time) confirmed Avril Haines for director of national intelligence making her the first official member of President Joe Biden.
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VP Harris swears in 3 new senators, Ossoff youngest Democrat to s
Updated : 11 hours, 8 min ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday swore-in three senators -- Georgia's Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, as well as her replacement in California, Alex Padilla.
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Biden appoints Dan Smith as acting secretary of state: White House
Updated : 7 hours, 39 min ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has appointed Dan Smith to temporarily serve as acting Secretary of State until nominee Antony Blinken is confirmed by the Senate, the White House said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Will operationalise India's Major Defence Partner status: Biden's
Updated : 1 day, 4 hours ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): While reiterating the threat posed by China to the US, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Tuesday (local time) said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will operationalise India's "Major Defence Partner"
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Will review US force presence in Mideast to address Russia, China
Updated : 1 day, 8 hours ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will review the US force presence in the Middle East to address challenges from Russia and China.
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Pak Senator slams National Accountability Bureau, asks govt to sto
Updated : 2 days, 5 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla on Monday said although politicians and businessmen were regularly subjected to media trials, it was now the turn of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officers to be tried in the media, reported Dawn. He str
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Kamala Harris formally resigns from US Senate ahead of inauguratio
Updated : 2 days, 13 hours ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris formally resigned from her Senate seat on Monday, according to one of her aides.
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Pakistan Election Commission suspends membership of 154 lawmakers
Updated : 2 days, 17 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday suspended the membership of 154 members of the country's Senate, national and provincial assemblies after they failed to submit statements of their assets and liabilities.
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Harris to resign from Senate seat on Monday ahead of Inauguration
Updated : 3 days, 19 hours ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from her Senate seat on Monday, ahead of the inauguration ceremony on January 20.
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Pak Senator vows to approach EU over human rights violations by Na
Updated : 4 days, 5 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla on Saturday announced that he would approach the European Union (EU) and other international human rights organisations against the violation of human rights by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), reporte
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Pak opposition rejects 'fake inquiry' in massive power outage
Updated : 4 days, 19 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 (ANI): Calling for an impartial inquiry, opposition in Pakistan Senate rejected an inquiry by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) into the recent countrywide power breakdown.
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Biden hopes Senate will consider Trump impeachment among urgent is
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Wilmington [US], January 14 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) reiterated his hope that the Senate will be able to carry out their regular legislative duties while dealing with responsibilities pertaining to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the upper c
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