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Pakistan resisting International commitments on blasphemy laws
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): The increasing cases of blasphemy registered in Pakistan continues to be a cause of concern for human rights activists who have repeatedly highlighted the practice and urged world bodies, including the EU to take note of the issue, which has worsened
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8,000 additional US visas for vulnerable Afghans approved by Congress
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US] July 23 (ANI): US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to allot eight thousand more Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) to interpreters, contractors, and other vulnerable Afghans who have worked with the US army in the war-torn country.
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US House approves select panel to probe Jan 6 Capitol Hill unrest
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to create a select committee that will investigate the January 6 violence at the Capitol Hill building.
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US House passes legislation to boost scientific research in competition wi
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation that would boost scientific research in an effort to make the US more competitive than China.
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US lawmakers introduce bills to curb powers of big tech companies
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Friday introduced a package of bills aimed at curbing the power of tech giants.
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Nancy Pelosi calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in Beijing next year, over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.
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India-US caucus to discuss with US govt officials to send AstraZeneca vacc
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): The US-India caucus leadership will urge the Indian Ambassador to the United States and government officials to send doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses and other immediate aid to India, said Ro Khanna, the Indian American member of the US House o
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US house resolution urges Biden to refer China's Uyghur 'genocide' to UN
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): A bipartisan resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, condemning China's "genocide" of Uyghurs and other minorities while urging US President Joe Biden to refer the crackdown to the United Nations.
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US House overwhelmingly supports measure condemning military coup in Myanm
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Friday overwhelmingly supported a measure to condemn the ongoing military coup in Myanmar which ousted its civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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US House passes legislation to reauthorise Violence Against Women Act
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) passed legislation to reauthorise the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was originally introduced by President Joe Biden but lapsed in 2019.
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US House approves USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the Senate-passed version of the USD 1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk for signature. The House of Representatives voted 220-211 to pass the American Rescue Plan A
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US House approves Biden's USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Saturday (local time) approved President Joe Biden's USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package by a majority of votes.
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