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Pakistan Senate passes controversial 27th Amendment, draws criticism
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Senate, the upper house of parliament, on Monday, November 10, gave its approval to the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment, which seeks to create a new post of Chief of Defence…
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Senate takes first step toward ending government shutdown
Washington: The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering…
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US government headed to shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Washington: Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in…
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Vivek Ramaswamy eyes Trump V-P pick Vance’s Senate seat
Washington: Vivek Ramaswamy, the India-descent biotech entrepreneur, has thrown his hat into the ring for the US Senate seat that will fall vacant if former President Donald Trump wins the presidential polls,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Senate to take up resolution seeking permanent ban on social media sites
Islamabad: Amidst serious concerns over the continued disruption of the social media platform X in Pakistan for over a fortnight now, a member of the Senate has demanded a permanent ban on…
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US Congress passes stopgap spending bill ahead of govt shutdown deadline
Washington: The US Congress on Thursday approved a stopgap spending bill, averting a government shutdown just two days before funding expired for federal agencies. The Senate voted 87-11 to pass the bill,…
- Hyderabad
Meet Hyderabad-origin Mujtaba who won North Carolina senate race
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-origin man Mujtaba A Mohammed won the North Carolina senate race in the recently held midterm elections. After winning the election for the third time, the 37-year-old Mujtaba who is…
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US Senate approves stopgap funding bill
Washington: The US Senate approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government through mid-December, ahead of a government shutdown deadline. The upper chamber on Thursday voted 72-25 to clear the bill,…
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US: Senate Democrats clear first hurdle on healthcare, climate bills
Washington: US Senate Democrats advanced their long-delayed health care, tax and climate bill following months of uncertainty over whether the major legislation could be passed before the November mid-term elections. The Senate voted…
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Donald Trump celebrates his acquittal by Senate
New York: Former US President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal by the Senate by calling the entire ‘theatre of politics’ part of a “witch hunt” by one political party. The Senate voted…
