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Topic: US Congress

US Senate averts imminent shutdown, passes spending bill hours before funding was to expire

The Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, and veterans, among others through the end of the fiscal year.

Predator drones sale to India cleared by Biden govt, ball in US Congress’s court. What happens next

The Congress has 30 days to object or seek modification to $3.99 billion deal. Actual contract can take a few months because final talks with General Atomics are yet to be concluded.

US House ousts Republican lawmaker George Santos in historic vote

The House voted 311-114 to immediately remove the controversial freshman lawmaker, above the two-thirds majority required to oust one of its own.

US military report on China flags its aggression towards India, stockpiling of nuclear weapons

Report says Beijing will probably have over 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030 and is expanding its number of land, sea, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms.

US govt on brink of shutdown with stopgap funding deal in limbo. What it entails & who’ll be affected

Republican-led House of Representatives tanked key funding bill. All eyes on whether or not Congress will pass funding extension before Sunday 12.01 am Eastern Time.

Biden urges G20 partners to help ‘scale up’ World Bank so it can better support developing countries

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden is leading a “major new initiative” with G20 partners to “reshape and scale up” the World Bank, the...

US govt in possession of UFOs, ‘non-human’ beings, claims former intelligence official

David Grusch, who made these allegations under oath at a US congressional hearing, had co-led the UAP portfolio within a US Department of Defense agency until April.

53 rounds of applause, 15 standing ovations — how Modi’s address to US Congress went

Narendra Modi is the 6th Indian PM to address US Congress. From Jawaharlal Nehru to Manmohan Singh, numerous Indian PM’s have done so in the past, some to roaring applause & cheers.

Takeaways from Modi’s address to Congress — Quad, ‘shadows’ in Indo-Pacific & a ‘Samosa Caucus’ joke

In his address to US Congress, Modi — the only Indian PM to do so twice — called US one of most important defence partners and highlighted how Ukraine war affected developing countries.

Modi govt critic, member of ‘The Squad’: About Ilhan Omar, Democrat ousted from key US House panel

White House called Somalia-born Congresswoman's removal 'political stunt'. Ilhan Omar has in past accused Biden of being 'reluctant' to criticise Modi govt’s human rights record.

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Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.