Congress

BJP councillors Anamika, Nirmal Jain elected unopposed as South, East Delhi mayors

8:20 pm June 24, 2020

New Delhi: BJP councillors Anamika Mithilesh and Nirmal Jain were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the mayors of South Delhi and East Delhi respectively. Though the result of the North Delhi mayoral election has not been be formally announced by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), BJP leader Jai Prakash is set to be elected unopposed to the post. This is perhaps the first time when the mayoral elections […]

Judge orders Brazil’s Bolsonaro to use face mask in public

11:25 pm June 23, 2020

São Paulo: A Brazilian federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to comply with local rules to wear a face mask whenever he is outdoors in the capital of Brasilia. In recent weekends, a sometimes unmasked Bolsonaro has joined throngs of people protesting against Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court and he has often visited bakeries […]

DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general

8:05 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Cheering demonstrators jumped up and down as the 11-foot (3.4-meter) statue of Albert Pike wrapped with chains wobbled […]

Washington DC faces House vote to become the 51st state

10:23 pm June 17, 2020

Washington DC: Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation. Next Friday’s vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump to sign order on police changes as Democrats urge more

11:21 pm June 16, 2020

Washington: Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump was ready to sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at encouraging better police practices and establishing a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use of force. The Rose Garden announcement comes as Senate Republicans are preparing their own […]