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Arizona man charged in Capitol riot appears in court

1:51 pm January 12, 2021

Phoenix : An Arizona man who took part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns made his first court appearance Monday. A judge scheduled a detention hearing Friday for Jake Chansley, who has been jailed on misdemeanour charges since surrendering to authorities over the weekend in Phoenix. He […]

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Trump issues emergency declaration in Washington DC

1:15 pm January 12, 2021

Washington : US President Donald Trump has issued an emergency declaration for the national capital here ahead of his successor Joe Biden‘s inauguration on January 20, amidst threat perception to the event by federal agencies. In a statement on Monday, the White House said the President’s action authorises the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate […]

Thief shoots himself dead after opening fire at police

Man kills himself after shooting woman in dead

9:18 pm January 10, 2021

Ambala: A 55-year-old woman, who had recently contested the Municipal Council election in Haryana’s Ambala city, was shot dead by a man who also killed himself later on Sunday, police said. Isham Singh, a resident of Karnal, shot himself dead after killing Amarjeet Kaur Sodhi, who had unsuccessfully contested the election, at Housing Board Colony in Ambala cantonment here, they […]

Congress favours middlemen in agri sector: UP minister

10:13 pm January 9, 2021

Mathura: Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Shrikant Sharma here on Saturday alleged that the Congress is backing the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s farm laws as it favours the middlemen involved in the sale of crops. He also claimed the farm laws have prepared a blueprint for increasing farmers’ income. Efforts of middlemen to share the income of farmers have […]

Delhi Congress workers stage protest over demolition of Hanuman temple in Chandni Chowk

9:30 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Congress workers staged a demonstration reciting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in protest against the demolition of a temple in Chandni Chowk on Saturday. The protesters led by the party’s Delhi unit president Anil Kumar assembled at Gauri Shankar Mandir and were stopped by police when they were moving towards the demolition site. The Congress workers chanted ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ and raised slogans against the BJP and the […]