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US Congress panel passes bill to probe racial profiling

A key United States Congressional panel has passed a legislative amendment that calls for investigations into racial and religious profiling of Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and those from South Asia at......

What will the American Sikh Caucus do?

Ami Bera, the only Indian-American Congressman in the US House of Representatives, has said that the newly-constituted 'American Sikh Congressional Caucus' will deal only with domestic civil rights......

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......

Wharton withdrawing its invite to Modi wrong: Congressman

Expressing disappointment at the decision of Wharton India Economic Forum on rescinding its invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a United States lawmaker has said that for Wharton......

US:Resolution to recognise Dr Afridi as an American hero

A Congressional resolution has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to recognise a Pakistani doctor, who helped the Central Intelligence Agency trace Osama bin Laden, as an......

Senator accuses Indian cos of abusing H-1B visas

Amid Congressional debate on the comprehensive immigration reform, a top US Senator has accused big Indian IT companies -- TCS, Infosys and Wipro -- of abusing the H-1B visa system."There are some......

US needs to bring India closer to Asia-Pacific

US Congressman Ed Royce, California Republican, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee and for years was the GOP co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, has......

Fiscal cliff: IMF welcomes US Congress steps

Welcoming the measures taken by the US Congress to avoid the country hitting fiscal cliff, which would have had an adverse impact on global economy, the International Monetary Fund has said more......

US CEOs pan fiscal cliff deal, vow to continue debt fight

US executives largely panned the congressional deal to steer America away from the "fiscal cliff," saying Washington wasted an opportunity to address the nation's long-term debt, but said they......

US Congress resolves 'fiscal cliff' drama

The United States averted economic calamity when lawmakers approved a deal preventing huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world's largest economy off the "fiscal cliff" into......

US Open champion McIlroy tipped as golf's next superstar

Rory McIlroy was showered in praise by his peers all week at Congressional Country Club but the accolades flew especially thick and fast on Sunday after his runaway victory at the US Open. At the......

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Q. Ms.Tulsi Gabbard-Who and why in news now ??
Life To: A. more

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Q. Which president signed the congressional resolution admitting Indiana to the Union?A: James MadisonB: George WashingtonC: Jimmy Carter
Prince Deva: A. Dallas, Texas: Ms. Tulsi Gabbard, current Honolulu City Councilwoman, former state representative of Hawaii and Iraq war veteran who won the recent...... more

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Q. Who was the only U.S. president to have earned a Ph.D.?
Rajan: A. option A more

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Barack Obama defends use of drones in 'just war'

US President Barack Obama has defended the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against terrorist as he outlined the future of his... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334326/barack-obama-defends-use-drones.html

US Congress panel passes bill to probe racial profiling

A key US Congressional panel has passed a legislative amendment that calls for investigations into racial and religious profiling of Sikhs, Hindus,... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/us-congress-panel-passes-bill-to-probe-racial-profiling-113052400104_1.html

IRS replaces official who oversaw targeting

A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/irs-replaces-official-who-oversaw-targeting-news-international-nfxn4ecgiej.html

UPDATE 8-Oil prices slip on China, Fed concerns

* Chinese factory activity shrinks, raising demand doubts * U.S. single-family home sales rise 2.3 pct * Euro zone business downturn eases in... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/markets-oil-idINL6N0E41FR20130523

Obama limits use of U.S. drone strikes, offers steps to close Guantanamo

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of U.S. drone strikes and... ...

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