FBI asked to track anti-Sikh hate crimes
September 20th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) panel will look into demands to track hate crimes against Sikhs motivated by religious bias in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Jesse Jackson Jr. asked to explain his mystery illness
July 12th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Illinois, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Colleagues and friends of the Illinois representative Jesse Jackson Jr. have asked him to explain the mystery illness due to which he has been absent from the ... Read more...
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Springfield Mayor Timothy Davlin Found Dead At Home
December 15th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Timothy J. Davlin aka Tim Davlin, the mayor of U.S. city of Springfield, Illinois was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning. The law enforcement ... Read more...
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American Eagle Launching New Service Next Year
November 26th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American Eagle Airlines which is the regional wing of American Airlines is going to start its nonstop service between Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth ... Read more...
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US Senate passes $1-trillion federal spending bill
December 14th, 2009 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (DPA) The US Senate Sunday passed a $1-trillion spending bill that will keep federal agencies and social programmes operational until the end of September 2010.
The measure, which already ... Read more...
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Rod Blagojevich’s plans for Madigan astray as he awaits his trial next year
June 2nd, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by GD
Just before his arrested on corruption charges, Governor Rod Blagojevich was thinking of appointing Lisa Madigan, the Attorney General for the state of Illinois, to the US upper house (Senate). The governor ... Read more...
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Senators seek to bar bailed-out firms from hiring H-1B holders
February 6th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Two US Senators have sought an amendment to the over $800 billion stimulus bill to prohibit businesses receiving government bailout funds from hiring holders of H-1B visas, a ... Read more...
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Facing impeachment, Illinois governor cites Gandhi
January 27th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) As embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial began, he hit the media circuit saying he reached into history to draw inspiration from major political figures like Mahatma ... Read more...
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Defiant Burris insists he will be Obamas replacement in US Senate from Illinois
January 6th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, Jan.6 (ANI): Former Illinois Attorney General Ronald Burris has defiantly said that he is the legally appointed junior senator from the state.
Calling himself "the magic man," Burris on Monday said ... Read more...
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Indian Americans welcome ‘historic’ n-deal (Lead)
October 2nd, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 2 (IANS) Indian American organisations and community leaders have hailed the US Senate's final approval of the India-US civil nuclear agreement, calling it a "historic watershed" that will open ... Read more...
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