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Khalistani links cloud new Sikh-US Congressional caucus

In a major milestone on Capitol Hill for the Sikh American community, a bi-partisan group of United States lawmakers led by California Democrat and Congresswoman Judy Chu and California Republican......

Indian Americans students to intern at Capitol Hill

A Chicago-based Indian American organisation has announced a Capitol Hill internship programme for two students of Indian origin, which will give them an opportunity to work with the United States......

I still believe in the American dream: Oak Creek victim's kin

In a highly emotional yet powerful testimony before a United States Senate Committee on Capitol Hill, Harpreet Singh Saini, the 18-year-old son of one of the victims of the Oak Creek gurudwara......

Feisty US lawmakers pledge to fight racial profiling

Two of the most feisty women activists on Capitol Hill, United States Senator Barbara Mikulski and US Representative Judy Chu, both Democrats representing Maryland and California, pledged at the......

India's closest friend in US not to seek re-election

One of the closest and time-tested friends of India on Capitol Hill, New York Democrat Gary Ackerman has decided to throw in the towel and not seek re-election for a 16thterm. Ackerman, one of the......

Fears of world recession gain pace

Even before Capitol Hill shocked the world's financial markets this week, the global economy was already mired in difficulties. And whether or not some version of the bail-out package gets passed......

Hope dims for H-1B visa holders' spouses

Hopes are fading that the immigration reform bill will allow H-1B visa holders’ spouses who are on H-4 status to work legally in the United States.“They would only be able to apply for......

USIBC, India Inc to lobby against US Immigration Bill

As the Senate Judiciary Committee began its mark-up of the Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation, the United States-India Business Council and India Inc -- led by the......

US trade body to campaign against immigration bill

The US India Business Council is planning to launch a major campaign, on a scale witnessed during the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, against certain killer provisions in the US immigration reform......

H-1B visas could double under Senate plan

The number of H-1B visas issued by the US could double under a proposed Senate immigration plan which would also remove the cap on the green card, a move likely to benefit Indian-American......

Mallika: Not all politicians are dacoits, 80 per cent are

Mallika Sherawat simply cannot get enough of her 'Obama connection.' In a press conference to launch her new film Dirty Politics, Mallika made sure to announce that she had skipped a......

People speak for capitol hill

QNA

Q. One of the main contradictions about capitalism in the US is that there are 22 empty homes for every homeless person. How does this system work?
A Moin: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/one-of-the-main-contradictions-about-capitalism-in-the-us-is/24149745/answers/

Q. What is the detail of ESI and SAP ?
A Moin: A. Electrospray ionization, a technique used for mass spectrometryEuropean Software Institute, a non-profit foundation launched as an initiative of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-detail-of-esi-and-sap-/24149745/answers/17271542

Q. What is the difference between capital and Capitol ?
Samir Brahmbhatt: A. capital=Money or something invested in business or elsewhere capitol=the capitol hill of washington dc --while you find the word caital in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-difference-between-capital-and-capitol-/17271503/answers/16622947

Q. i m a mech engg with 12 yrs exp in mech maintenance. what r the prospects for me to switch over to SAP? should i leave present job and enrol for full time SAP training? will i get job after training?
Ram Raj: A. You have not specified what the SAP stands for. You will appreciate from the various alternatives tha SAP for stands for is so confusing that...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/i-m-a-mech-engg-with-12-yrs-exp-in-mech-maintenance.-what-r-/16622848/answers/11004805

Q. which city is the city of cosmic dance.
Chandrakant Patil: A. The Magic CityHeliumMatadorThe newest offering from the Boston-based trio Helium reveals a more cheerful Mary Timony at the helm. While earlier...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-city-is-the-city-of-cosmic-dance./11004184/answers/10653519

Web results for Capitol Hill

Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INworldNews/~3/VgyHFv7IYzQ/story01.htm

Has NSA's Phone Surveillance Ever Been Critical to Thwarting an Attack?

The question many lawmakers want to know is whether the National Security Agency's collection of all Americans phone data has thwarted a terrorist... ...

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/480828/20130620/nsa-surveillance-nsa-spying-nsa-scandal-fbi-spying-robert-mueller-fbi-fbi-terrorist-boston-bombing-f.htm

Business, labor groups urge US Senate to pass immigration bill

WASHINGTON: Seeking to boost momentum for a broad US immigration bill, the country's top manufacturing association and one of the largest labor... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/business-labor-groups-urge-us-senate-to-pass-immigration-bill/articleshow/20670416.cms

Youth Activists to Receive 2013 Democracy Award

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Endowment for Democracy (NED)'s 2013 Democracy Award will highlight the important role that youth are... ...

http://in.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=58063751

Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating

A bipartisan group of senators is floating a proposal that would avoid the doubling of rates on student loans on July 1. A document being... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/bipartisan-proposal-on-student-loans-circulating-news-international-ngtw4Nccccb.html

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