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India Won't Sit Idly If Its Soldiers Are Attacked: US Lawmaker On Pak Terrorists
Asking Pakistan to clamp down on terror and extremist groups, a top US lawmaker has cautioned Islamabad that India would not sit idly if its soldiers or citizens were being attacked. Joe Crowley, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told news agency PTI that the situation on the Line of Control - de facto border between India and Pakistan -...
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End Discriminatory Policy Against Sikh Basketball Players, Say US lawmakers
A bipartisan group of more than 40 US lawmakers have appealed to the International Basketball Federation to end an "outdated and discriminatory" policy against Sikh players over turbans.
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Bobby Jindal Has Identity Crisis, Says US Congressman Joe Crowley
Lashing out at Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for recently stating that he is American and not 'Indian American', an influential US lawmaker, who is highly regarded among Indian Americans, has said that Mr Jindal has an "identity crisis".
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Indo-US Relationship Will Not Go Backward, Only Move Forward, Says US Congressman
As US President Barack Obama is all set to begin his unprecedented second trip to India today, a prominent lawmaker accompanying him said the relationship between the world's two largest democracies would only move forward from Washington.
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US Senator Urges Quick Confirmation of Dr Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General
A top Democratic lawmaker has urged the US Senate to quickly confirm the nomination of Dr Vivek Murthy as the country's Surgeon General, who is the leading official and spokesperson on matters of public health.
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US Lawmakers Disappointed over FIBA Decision on Sikh Players
Two leading US lawmakers have expressed disappointment over the decision of FIBA to continue with its policy to ban players from wearing headgears in international matches, even though it allowed them to sport religious headgear as part of a "trial period" for two years.
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US Lawmakers Urge International Basketball Federation to End Ban on Sikh Players Wearing Turbans
In a letter to the International Basketball Federation president Yvan Mainini, 21 Congress members led by Democrat Ami Bera, the lone Indian-American Congressman and Joe Crowley, a former chair of the India caucus, took up cudgels on behalf of the Sikh players.
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American Sikh Caucus calls on FBI to track hate crimes
In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the Department of Justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report.
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India Won't Sit Idly If Its Soldiers Are Attacked: US Lawmaker On Pak Terrorists
Asking Pakistan to clamp down on terror and extremist groups, a top US lawmaker has cautioned Islamabad that India would not sit idly if its soldiers or citizens were being attacked. Joe Crowley, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told news agency PTI that the situation on the Line of Control - de facto border between India and Pakistan -...
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End Discriminatory Policy Against Sikh Basketball Players, Say US lawmakers
A bipartisan group of more than 40 US lawmakers have appealed to the International Basketball Federation to end an "outdated and discriminatory" policy against Sikh players over turbans.
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Bobby Jindal Has Identity Crisis, Says US Congressman Joe Crowley
Lashing out at Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for recently stating that he is American and not 'Indian American', an influential US lawmaker, who is highly regarded among Indian Americans, has said that Mr Jindal has an "identity crisis".
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Indo-US Relationship Will Not Go Backward, Only Move Forward, Says US Congressman
As US President Barack Obama is all set to begin his unprecedented second trip to India today, a prominent lawmaker accompanying him said the relationship between the world's two largest democracies would only move forward from Washington.
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US Senator Urges Quick Confirmation of Dr Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General
A top Democratic lawmaker has urged the US Senate to quickly confirm the nomination of Dr Vivek Murthy as the country's Surgeon General, who is the leading official and spokesperson on matters of public health.
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US Lawmakers Disappointed over FIBA Decision on Sikh Players
Two leading US lawmakers have expressed disappointment over the decision of FIBA to continue with its policy to ban players from wearing headgears in international matches, even though it allowed them to sport religious headgear as part of a "trial period" for two years.
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US Lawmakers Urge International Basketball Federation to End Ban on Sikh Players Wearing Turbans
In a letter to the International Basketball Federation president Yvan Mainini, 21 Congress members led by Democrat Ami Bera, the lone Indian-American Congressman and Joe Crowley, a former chair of the India caucus, took up cudgels on behalf of the Sikh players.
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American Sikh Caucus calls on FBI to track hate crimes
In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the Department of Justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report.
