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Biden wants Census Bureau to ensure everyone is counted accurately

11:57 pm December 1, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the Census Bureau must ensure that every American is counted accurately in the ongoing nationwide population counts. Biden said that he hoped the US Supreme Court rejects a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to exclude from the census the immigrants living illegally in the country. The apex court heard a case on Tuesday regarding […]

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

Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

11:50 pm December 1, 2020

Providence: Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79. Mandle died over the weekend, the school said in a statement, without elaborating. A cause of death was not given. Mandle served as president of RISD from 1993 to 2008. […]

Rupee settles 37 paise higher at 73.68 against US dollar

6:05 pm December 1, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 37 paise and settled for the day at 73.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as positive domestic equities and sustained foreign fund inflows strengthened investor sentiment. Besides, positive developments on COVID-19 vaccine front, improved domestic macro-economic data and weakness of the American currency against key rivals also supported the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

NATO mulls Afghan dilemma as US draws down, attacks mount

11:52 pm November 30, 2020

Washington: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that the military alliance is grappling with a dilemma over its future in Afghanistan, as the United States starts pulling troops out while attacks by the Taliban and extremist groups mount. More than 17 years after taking the lead on international security efforts in Afghanistan, NATO now has around 11,000 […]

Biden names Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary, Neera Tanden as head of OMB

10:54 pm November 30, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary and Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of Office of Management and Budget, as he announced key members of his economic team. If confirmed by the US Senate, Yellen, 74, will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231-year history, and the first person to […]