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India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Country saddened by insult to Tricolour on Republic Day: PM Modi

3:29 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the country was saddened by the ”insult” to the Tricolour on Republic Day, referring to the religious flag incident at Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor parade. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast, Modi maintained that his government is committed to ”modernising” farming and has been taking many […]

Justice Dept drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit

FBI: Pipe bombs at RNC, DNC were planted night before riot

11:48 pm January 29, 2021

Washington: Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just before thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday. The FBI said the investigation had revealed new information, including that the explosive devices were placed outside the two buildings between 7:30 pm […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

World shares turn lower on pandemic concerns, ahead of Fed meet

7:52 pm January 27, 2021

Tokyo : Stock markets are down Wednesday as investors focus on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the outlook for the economy as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. European indexes lost early gains after a mixed session in Asia. In the U.S., futures are down 0.8 per cent for both the Dow and the S&P 500. The Fed […]

Biden’s declaration: America’s democracy ‘is rising anew’

At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed

10:14 pm January 23, 2021

Washington: When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated US chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months and one day old when he was sworn in on […]

Kamala Harris as vice president further cements US-India relationship: White House

11:52 am January 22, 2021

Washington : The historic inauguration of Kamala Harris as America’s vice president has further cemented the importance of the relationship between the United States and India, according to a top White House official. Born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, 56-year-old Harris made history on Wednesday when she was sworn in as the first female, first Black and first Asian-American US vice-president. The former senator from California was sworn in […]