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Nepal PM Oli gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting; Oppn cries foul over ‘controversial’ move

7:55 pm December 20, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” within the ruling dispensation. President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term […]

Biden names prominent allies as inaugural chairs

11:48 pm December 7, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is naming some of his most prominent allies to be the co-chairs for his upcoming Inauguration. Biden named Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) as the chairman for the January 20 swearing-in. Clyburn, the House Majority Whip, was arguably Biden’s most important proponent: it was Clyburn’s endorsement that helped swing the South Carolina primary and began Biden’s remarkable comeback in […]

Biden names prominent allies as inaugural chairs

10:51 pm December 7, 2020

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. […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

7:37 pm November 29, 2020

Atlanta: Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot. “Let’s keep Georgia blue,” Jackson said. “Let’s elect Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock to the United States Senate.” The presiding […]