Day: January 17, 2021

Anti-national powers backing farmers: BJP MP

11:01 pm January 17, 2021

Ballia : BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast here on Sunday said anti-national powers are backing the farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws and their agitation does not represent the entire farming community of the country. The Ballia MP also accused farmers of not having faith in the judiciary and the executive. ”Some anti-national powers are active […]

Dutch police use water cannon on anti-government protesters

10:59 pm January 17, 2021

Otterlo: Police in Amsterdam turned a water cannon on hundreds of demonstrators who were taking part in a banned protest Sunday against the Dutch government and its tough coronavirus lockdown. Police on horseback also moved in to break up the demonstration on a large square ringed by museums, including the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam municipality said riot […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity

9:41 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies, his incoming chief of staff said Sunday. Biden intends a series of executive actions in his first hours after […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

8 Rohingyas held in Delhi

9:34 pm January 17, 2021

New Delhi: Eight Rohingyas were caught from different parts of the national capital after they failed to show valid documents, police said on Sunday. In east Delhi, six of them, including three minors, were detained from outside the Anand Vihar Railway Station and sent to a detention centre, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) […]

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week

9:33 pm January 17, 2021

Waghington: The threat of extremist groups descending on statehouses across the country in demonstrations Sunday prompted some governors to roll out a massive show of force and ramp up security, less than two weeks after a mob overran the nation’s Capitol. Fencing, boarded-up windows and lines of police and National Guard troops have transformed statehouse […]