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Less than five weeks after the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol that sparked former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, the complex is a fortress.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in Rajya Sabha, also said that Sikhs had been the victims of most painful incidents like the 1984 riots and the Partition.

The government has maintained that the new laws will bring farmers better opportunities and usher in new technologies in agriculture.

Democrats in the U.S. Senate were poised on Thursday to take a first step toward the ultimate passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID19 relief proposal, in a marathon "votearama" session aimed at overriding Republican opposition.

Replying to a question, he dismissed the allegation against the state government that it was being soft in taking action in connection with alleged objectionable speech made at the January 30 Elgar Parishad held in Pune.

Mamata knows it very well that any significant division in the Rajbonshi vote share, a deciding factor in nearly 50 out of 54 Assembly segments in North Bengal, could decide the outcome of her mission ‘Ekush’ (2021 Assembly polls).

A group of antiChina activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called on Thursday for a boycott of the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing, saying the Games would embolden China's government in its crackdowns.

The Democraticcontrolled U.S. Congress pushed ahead on Wednesday with a maneuver to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID19 relief package without Republican support, as the White House said it was flexible on a key element of the plan.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with hardright Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views.

Addressing reporters at the end of a joint meeting of parties of the alliance here on Tuesday night, Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said leaders of 18 parties, including the left parties, the VCK, and students outfits affiliated to the alliance had partici...

The House reassembled four times but was unable to conduct business as the members of the Congress, DMK, AAP and the SAD trooped into the Well and shouted slogans against the farm laws

David Lipton, an economist who served as a senior official at the International Monetary Fund and U.S. Treasury, will return to government service as a senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, six sources familiar with the matter said.

The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives prepared to take the first step forward on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID19 relief package on Tuesday, with a key vote expected to fasttrack the measure through Congress.

The massive turnouts in the panchayats held in Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor and Meerut against the backdrop of the farmers' protests have clearly raised concerns for the BJP and given new hope to opposition players like the RLD, Samajwadi Party and Congress.

Sasikala was admitted to the Victoria Hospital after she tested positive for COVID-19 recently while under judicial custody. Prison authorities here had formally released her on January 27 .

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily COVID19 deaths.