House of Representatives Current Affairs, GK & News
US Lower House Passes Bill to Remove Confederate Names from Military Bases
The United States Lower house, the House of Representatives, has passed a $740 billion funding bill aimed at removing the names of the Confederate soldiers and leaders to be scrapped from the American military bases. The US President had threatened to veto the bill if it requires the Defense Department to remove confederate names from ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Confederates • House of Representatives • Military Bases • US • USA
Trump Impeachment Trail in Senate on Tuesday, 21st January 2020
Mitch McConnell, the leader of the United States (US) Republican Party in Senate (Upper House of the US Parliament/Congress) has confirmed on Tuesday, 14th January 2020 that the impeachment trial of the US President Donald Trump will begin on next Tuesday, 21st January 2020 in the Senate. Donald Trump is the third President in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Bill Clinton • Donald Trump • House of Representatives • Impeachment • Impeachment in the United States • Nancy Pelosi • Republican party • US President • US Senate
House of Representatives passes War Powers Resolution to Restricts actions of US President against Iran
In United States (US) the Parliament is known as Congress, the US congress comprises of two houses similar to the Indian Parliamentary System, the Lower House of the US congress is called the ‘House of Representatives’ having similar functions to the Lok Sabha of India, whereas the Upper House of the US Congress is known ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Congress • Donald Trump • House of Representatives • Lok Sabha • Rajya Sabha • United States • United States Senate • War Powers Resolution
Support Rally by Indian-Americans for CAA in Boston
A pro-CAA rally was organized in the capital city of the US state Massachusetts, Boston on Sunday, 5th January 2020 by a group of Indian-Americans in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed by Parliament of India, followed by which the Bill got the assent of the President of India on 12th December 2019 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Boston • CAA • Citizenship Amendment Act • Citizenship Amendment Bill • House of Representatives • Massachussetts • Narendra Modi • Pakistan • President of India • Prime Minister of India • United States
Yemen: President Hadi attends rare parliamentary session
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi who heads the internationally recognised government of Yemen has paid a rare visit to the country and also took part in a parliamentary session. Hadi has been living in Saudi Arabia ever since the rebel group of Houthis had seized control of the capital Sanaa. He was able to attend the ..
Category: Uncategorized
Topics: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi • House of Representatives • Houthi movement • Houthi takeover in Yemen • Houthis • In Yemen • Islamic branches • Politics • Politics of Yemen • Yemen • Yemeni Civil War • Yemeni Crisis