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Indian-Americans hold protest rally against CAA

2:38 pm December 29, 2019

Washington: A group of Indian-Americans gathered around the Mahatma Gandhi statue in front of the Indian Embassy here and held a peaceful protest against the recently amended Citizenship Act. According to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till […]

Trump impeached for abuse of power

1:57 pm December 19, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the third occupant of […]

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Trump writes to Pelosi, says stop impeachment

2:33 pm December 18, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump in a scathing letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to halt impeachment proceedings against him by the lower chamber of the Congress, which is all set to start the process with a debate on Wednesday. “This impeachment represents an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by Democrat lawmakers, unequaled […]

Rajnath Singh visits US naval air station, reflects on strong defence ties

2:24 pm December 18, 2019

Washington: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Naval Air Station base at Norfolk in Virginia in the US during which he observed a static display and a Boeing fighter jet demonstration as the two sides reflected on the “strong defence ties.” Singh, along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, is in the US for the second […]

China, Russia press UN to ease N.Korea sanctions

8:21 pm December 17, 2019

Beijing: China on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unanimously back its joint proposal with Russia to ease sanctions on North Korea, warning that dialogue to resolve nuclear tensions must not regress. The nuclear-armed North has issued increasingly strident declarations in recent weeks, even promising an ominous “Christmas gift” if Washington does not come […]