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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicUS Senate

Topic: US Senate

Facebook’s biggest challenge with Libra might be its own reputation

Given Facebook's failures around privacy, a near-unanimous notion among US lawmakers is that the tech giant shouldn’t be trusted to create a new global currency.

US gives India NATO-like status as senate passes legislative provision

The amendment provides for increased US-India defence cooperation in the Indian Ocean in humanitarian assistance, counterterrorism and maritime security.

US Senate seeks to take back foreign policy control from Donald Trump

Theresa May finds herself without EU support in Brexit negotiations, and Titanic wreckage was discovered in 1985 as part of secret US mission.

Dubai princess ‘grabbed off Indian coast’ had planned escape for 7 years

China is funding a satellite project in the US and US senators believe Saudi crown prince involved in Khashoggi murder.

US Senate wants to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia forces in Yemen war

Sri Lanka’s chief of defence staff held for support to a civil war case suspect and new Lancet report says climate change to increase heat-related deaths.

Nearly a dozen Indian-Americans emerge as competitive contenders in the US midterm elections

The participation of around 100 Indian-Americans for all levels of government comes at a time when the anti-immigrant sentiment is at its peak in the US.

Kavanaugh inquiry: What Christine Blasey Ford revealed during US senate hearing

Xi is not a friend anymore, remarks Donald Trump, and Iran says America stands isolated as it tries to 'violate international laws'. 

Google CEO Sundar Pichai slammed for refusing to testify in US Senate

Google's testimony is part of the US Senate Intelligence Committee's hearings on the Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. 

US Senate passes bill seeking enhanced defence ties with India

The US recognised India as a 'Major Defence Partner' in 2016, which allows Delhi to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies from the country.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.