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Indian-American Congressman launches caucus for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains
Thanedar, the founder and chair of the caucus, is joined by 27 other members of the US Congress, both from Republican and Democratic parties.
Man charged over leaking Donald Trump's tax returns
The prosecutors on Friday charged Charles Edward Littlejohn, the 38-year-old man worked with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2020, who allegedly stole “tax returns and return information associated with Public Official A” and disclosed that information to a news organisation, CNN reported citing court documents.
US govt prepares for shutdown from Oct 1 as Congress offers no solution
The government will shut down at 12.01 a.m. Eastern Time Sunday if Congress fails to pass legislation to renew funding by the deadline.
Nijjar told Trudeau he was innocent in a 2016 letter: Report
The head of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, who was shot dead in June this year, had urged Trudeau to intervene on his behalf after the Interpol issued a Red Corner Notice against him in 2016 on India’s request.
In talks with US, Jaishankar raises Canada’s 'permissive' attitude towards terror
Jaishankar met Blinken and Sullivan on Thursday, his first day in Washington DC after the UN General Assembly meetings in New York.
US House Republicans open first hearing in Joe Biden impeachment inquiry
Republicans have accused Biden of trading on the power of his office when he was Vice President to help his son Hunter Biden secure lucrative foreign business deals, and of benefiting personally from the "corruption". McCarthy on September 12 requested to open an impeachment inquiry into the President.
New York court rejects Donald Trump's effort to delay trial in fraud case
The appeals court on Thursday effectively turned aside for now a lawsuit Trump filed against the trial judge, Arthur F. Engoron. The lawsuit had sought to delay the trial, and ultimately throw out many of the accusations against the former President, The New York Times reported.
Pentagon's strategy document calls North Korea 'persistent threat'
The Pentagon on Thursday published the first Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) since 2014, describing China as the "pacing challenge", Russia as an "acute threat" and the North and Iran as "persistent threats", Yonhap news agency reported.
52 dead, 50 injured in 'suicide' blast near Balochistan mosque
The incident took place near the Madina Masjid in Mastung district.
Cop who mocked Indian student's death taken off patrol duty
Auderer, a member of the SPD’s traffic squad and vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, came under investigation over a clip from his body camera in which he is heard saying that Kandula’s life had “limited value” and the city should “just write a check”.
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