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Donald Trump issues emergency declaration for presidential inaugural

Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nations capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence in the lead-up to and during Joe Biden's inauguration

Pink or blue, casual or formal? Vogue goes rogue with Kamala's cover pic

Kamala Harris' cover photograph on Vogue has lit up the internet with duelling interpretations of how she is represented

'America United' to be Joe Biden's inaugural theme on January 20

The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) on Monday announced that the theme for Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20 would be 'America United'.

Indian-American pleads guilty to telemarketing money-laundering charges

An Indian-American from Chicago has pleaded guilty to the charges of laundering money from a telemarketing scheme that defrauded elderly victims, the Department of Justice has said

Primates gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park in USA

Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the US and possibly the world

Failed 'coup' in US: Vigilantism threatens India too

Despite claims that this could never happen in India, there are alarming similarities with political processes in motion in this country

Support for right to free speech cannot depend upon religion: Omar Abdullah

Support for the right to free speech cannot depend upon the religion of a person, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday after many criticised the suspension of US President Donald Trump's social media accounts following the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters. "Will all those crying themselves hoarse about Trump & his right to free speech please extend the same courtesy to #MunawarFaruqui & his friends. You either support the right to free speech or you don't. It can't depend upon the religion of the person speaking/tweeting," Abdullah said on Twitter, referring to the arrested stand-up comedian from Gujarat. Faruqui was arrested, along with four others, in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on January 2 after the son of a BJP MLA filed a complaint accusing them of passing indecent remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show. Abdullah's remarks came after various social media users, including some BJP leaders, ...

Pak should hold Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi accountable for Mumbai attack: US

The US said that it is "encouraged" by the conviction of Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in a terror financing case in Pakistan

USA coronavirus update: California hits record 585 virus deaths in 1 day

California started the new year by reporting a record 585 coronavirus deaths in a single day

USA coronavirus update: New York's test positivity rate tops 9%, says Mayor

New York City's Covid-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average topped 9 per cent, reaching 9.41 per cent, compared with 8.87 per cent one day earlier

One vaccine side effect: The risk of leaving behind developing economies

As Covid inoculations begin, the economic downturn stands to be reversed, but developing countries are at risk of being left behind

Boston doctor reports allergic reaction after getting Moderna's vaccine

The patient, who has a severe shellfish allergy, recovered quickly with treatment. Until now, reports of severe reactions had been linked to the Pfizer vaccine

Downtown Nashville vehicle explosion knocks communications offline

A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages

Donald Trump pardons former aides convicted during Mueller investigation

Trump has pardoned 29 individuals, including former aides convicted during the Robert Mueller investigations on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 elections and his son-in-law's father

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov vows retaliation for new US sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow plans a response to the recently imposed US sanctions, which he saw as a strategic move of Washington to weaken competition

Over 15 mn Covid vaccine doses shipped across US for immunisation campaign

US authorities have shipped 15.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines across the United States with up to five million more are slated for delivery before year-end, Gen. Gustave Perna, told reporters

American Airlines moves ahead with worker recalls as Trump balks at aid

American furloughed nearly 19,000 employees after a first federal payroll support package for airlines expired in October

No difficulties for Russia under Joe Biden presidency: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the situation will not get worse for Russia during the Biden administration

Donald Trump vetoes defence bill, setting up possible override vote

Donald Trump vetoed the defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress

With threat, Donald Trump plunges coronavirus talks, GOP into tumult

The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret