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US Capitol Celebrates Diwali In First Post-Election Event
More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections.
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US Lawmakers Remember Sikh-American, First Victim Of Hate Crime Post 9/11
Top American lawmakers paid rich tributes as they remembered Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh American, who was the first victim of hate crime following the 9/11 terror attacks in which nearly 3,000 people from over 90 countries were killed.
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Tulsi Gabbard To Hear Indian-Americans Amid Reports Of Presidential Bid
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, is seeking views from eminent Indian-Americans from across the country on the possibility of a Hindu running for American presidency amid reports that she is considering to run for the White House in 2020. Those familiar with the 37-year-old Democratic lawmaker from Hawaii said that a form...
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First US Woman Fighter Pilot, Lawmaker Congratulates Indian Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi
A top American lawmaker, who was her country's first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India's glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo.
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IT Industry Body Nasscom Steps Up US Lobbying On Visa Concerns
Indian IT industry body Nasscom paid a total amount of $1,50,000 (nearly Rs 1 crore) to its two registered lobbyists in the first quarter of 2017.
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US Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard Asks Justice Department To Investigate Hate Crimes Against Indian-Americans
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in US Congress, has expressed concern over a series of hate crimes against Indian-Americans and asked the Justice Department to investigate all violent acts motivated by bigotry to promote a pluralistic society.
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All 5 Indian-American Lawmakers Nominated To Key Congressional Panels
The year 2016 was a bumper year for the Indian-American community, with a record haul of four in the House of Representatives, and their first seat in the Senate. All five Indian American lawmakers have now been nominated to key Congressional panels, the media here reported. They are all Democrats, as are the bulk of Indian-Americans.
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Tulsi Gabbard Meets Donald Trump Amid Speculation On Her Cabinet Prospect
Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, today met president-elect Donald Trump amidst speculation that she is being considered to be made the American Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Walmart continues US lobbying on 'FDI in India'
Walmart continued to lobby with the American lawmakers over Indian retail Foreign Direct Investment or FDI rules during the first quarter of 2013, even as a probe is underway into the global retail giant's US lobbying activities for facilitating its India entry.
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Indian government spends Rs one crore on US lobbying in Q1-2013
Continuing its lobbying among the American lawmakers over Indo-US bilateral relationship, the Indian government has spent $180,000 (about Rs one crore) to its lobbyists in Washington in the first quarter of 2013.
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US Capitol Celebrates Diwali In First Post-Election Event
More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections.
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US Lawmakers Remember Sikh-American, First Victim Of Hate Crime Post 9/11
Top American lawmakers paid rich tributes as they remembered Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh American, who was the first victim of hate crime following the 9/11 terror attacks in which nearly 3,000 people from over 90 countries were killed.
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Tulsi Gabbard To Hear Indian-Americans Amid Reports Of Presidential Bid
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, is seeking views from eminent Indian-Americans from across the country on the possibility of a Hindu running for American presidency amid reports that she is considering to run for the White House in 2020. Those familiar with the 37-year-old Democratic lawmaker from Hawaii said that a form...
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First US Woman Fighter Pilot, Lawmaker Congratulates Indian Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi
A top American lawmaker, who was her country's first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India's glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo.
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IT Industry Body Nasscom Steps Up US Lobbying On Visa Concerns
Indian IT industry body Nasscom paid a total amount of $1,50,000 (nearly Rs 1 crore) to its two registered lobbyists in the first quarter of 2017.
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US Lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard Asks Justice Department To Investigate Hate Crimes Against Indian-Americans
Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in US Congress, has expressed concern over a series of hate crimes against Indian-Americans and asked the Justice Department to investigate all violent acts motivated by bigotry to promote a pluralistic society.
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All 5 Indian-American Lawmakers Nominated To Key Congressional Panels
The year 2016 was a bumper year for the Indian-American community, with a record haul of four in the House of Representatives, and their first seat in the Senate. All five Indian American lawmakers have now been nominated to key Congressional panels, the media here reported. They are all Democrats, as are the bulk of Indian-Americans.
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Tulsi Gabbard Meets Donald Trump Amid Speculation On Her Cabinet Prospect
Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, today met president-elect Donald Trump amidst speculation that she is being considered to be made the American Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Walmart continues US lobbying on 'FDI in India'
Walmart continued to lobby with the American lawmakers over Indian retail Foreign Direct Investment or FDI rules during the first quarter of 2013, even as a probe is underway into the global retail giant's US lobbying activities for facilitating its India entry.
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Indian government spends Rs one crore on US lobbying in Q1-2013
Continuing its lobbying among the American lawmakers over Indo-US bilateral relationship, the Indian government has spent $180,000 (about Rs one crore) to its lobbyists in Washington in the first quarter of 2013.
