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US House set to pass $1.1 trillion budget bill

The Republican-led US House of Representatives is set on Wednesday to pass a bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill that would pay for the government’s operations through October and finally put to rest the bitter budget battles of last year. The massive measure fills out the details of the budget deal that Congress passed last month after a disastrous 16-day government shutdown in October. That deal gave relatively modest relief to the Pentagon and domestic agencies after deep budget cuts last year. United-States-Congress

Diplomat row: Delhi says ‘no stand-off’ with US

India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has sought to downplay the row with Washington over an Indian diplomat who was arrested in the US. There was “no stand-off” with the US, he told reporters in Delhi, and predicted problems would be sorted out, reports BBC. The row erupted after the diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, was arrested in New York on charges of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper. devyaniShe is now back in India after an apparent agreement with Washington. “If there are any is...

Devyani indicted in US visa row

The Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest in the US sparked protests from India, has been formally indicted by a US grand jury. However, prosecutors said that Devyani, 39, had also been granted immunity and that US officials had asked her to leave the country, reports BBC. Prosecutors initially said she had already left but were later told by her lawyer that she was still in the US. devyani

S Arabia inks labour cooperation pact with India

Saudi Arabia and India have signed an agreement on labour cooperation for domestic service workers recruitment. The agreement was signed in New Delhi today by Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Minister for Labour of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih. KSA, IndiaThe features of the agreement are: i.It aims to protect the right of both the employers and domestic service workers and regulate the contractual relation between them. ii. It endeavors to contr...

Cambodian garment workers demand higher wages

The Cambodian worker’s unions are pressing for higher wages and better working conditions, an issue that has been in the spotlight following recent deadly disasters in Bangladeshi factories. Several thousand garment workers pressing for higher compensation joined opposition activists in protests in Cambodia’s capital on Thursday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Hun Sen. [caption id="attachment_2197" align="alignleft" width="300"]Cambodia May Day Cambodian garmen...

Pak commerce minister to visit India, discuss trade

Pakistan's Minister of State for Commerce Khurram Dastagir Khan will meet Commerce Minister Anand Sharma to review a roadmap for bilateral trade when he travels to India next month for a SAARC business event. The meeting will the first of a few likely to be held in the coming months as the two countries gradually resume their peace process after months of tensions over violations of the ceasefire on the Line of Control. Pak-IndiaKhan will visit India during January 15-17 to attend a SAARC Bu...