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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Justice Dept. watchdog opens probe of response to riot

11:19 pm January 15, 2021

Washington : The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Friday that it will investigate how the department and its law enforcement agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. The investigation by the inspector general’s office will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Department to other agencies, including the Capitol Police, about the potential […]

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

Feds: Capitol mob aimed to ‘assassinate’ elected officials

11:13 pm January 15, 2021

Phoenix: The pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said in court documents. The remarks came in a motion prosecutors filed late Thursday in the case against Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who took part in the insurrection while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry […]

US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll

11:26 pm January 14, 2021

Washington : The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and evidence that the resurgent virus has caused a spike in layoffs. The latest figures for jobless claims, issued Thursday by the Labor Department, remain at levels never seen until the virus struck. Before the pandemic, […]

Rahul Gandhi witnesses jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

2:08 pm January 14, 2021

Madurai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday witnessed the popular bull taming sport jallikattu at Avaniapuram here, with DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin joining him on the dais. Gandhi, who flew from Delhi to the southern city, was accompanied by senior party leaders KC Venugopal, TNCC chief KS Alagiri and Puducherry Chief Minister V […]

Chuck Norris denies being at Capitol attack after lookalike’s image goes viral

3:03 pm January 13, 2021

Los Angeles: Veteran action star Chuck Norris has denied that he was part of the mob that attacked the Capitol Hill last week. The 80-year-old actor’s name was trending through Tuesday after a picture was uploaded to Twitter, showing a Donald Trump supporter next to a man with a likeness to Norris, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Norris, however, denied that he was the man in […]