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US President Donald Trump delivers an update on \Operation Warp Speed\ in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP)World
US lawmakers seek to hold Trump accountable for January 6 storming of...

McGovern brought to the House Floor H. Res. 24, the article of impeachment against Trump

13 Jan 2021 11:40 PM IST

\My administration has no greater task than restoring faith in American government. Our White House Counsels Office will be built upon a foundation of integrity and honesty\, said Biden. (Photo:AFP)World
Biden names two Indian Americans to the Office of White House Counsel

Reema Shah has been named as Deputy Associate Counsel while Neha Gupta, has been named as Associate Counsel in the...

12 Jan 2021 12:55 AM IST

People walk around in the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo on Thursday, January. 7, 2021, after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a state of emergency. Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby prefectures, starting Friday as coronavirus cases continued to surge in the nation. (AP/Hiro Komae)World
Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant

Japan was working with other nations, the WHO and other medical experts to analyze the new version of the virus

11 Jan 2021 11:37 AM IST

Theres a security issue too because countries which have already begun rolling out the vaccines have warned us that there is a huge theft of it, so we may not even disclose where it is being centrally stored, Department of Health spokesperson Popo Maja said. (Photo:AFP)World
South Africa to store COVID-19 vaccines from India at secret place for...

South African government had secured 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from India

11 Jan 2021 1:20 AM IST

Withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmirs special powers and bifurcating the state into two union territories in August last year also evoked a strong reaction from Pakistan, which has been unsuccessfully trying to rally international support against India on the Kashmir issue. (Photo:AFP)World
No talks possible with India until restoration of autonomous status of...

We don't have adversarial relations with any country except India which is trying to destabilise Pakistan, he claimed

11 Jan 2021 1:01 AM IST

People are silhouetted on vehicles headlights on a dark street during widespread power outages in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Pakistans national power grid experienced a major breakdown late night on Saturday, leaving millions of people in darkness, local media reported. (AP)World
Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout

Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said the frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to zero,...

10 Jan 2021 1:05 PM IST

Relatives of passengers on board missing Sriwijaya Air flight SJY182 wait for news at the Supadio airport in Pontianak on January 9, 2021, after contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after take-off from Jakarta. - An Indonesian budget airline with 62 people on board is suspected to have crashed into the sea shortly after the Boeing 737 took off from Jakarta airport on January 9, authorities said. (AFP)World
Indonesian plane feared crashed after losing contact

Authorities and the airline gave no immediate indication as to why the plane suddenly went down

9 Jan 2021 8:44 PM IST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference on the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, January. 7, 2021. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)World
House will move to impeach Trump if he doesn't resign 'immediately',...

Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said the impeachment proceedings should begin immediately

9 Jan 2021 11:45 AM IST

Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. (Photo: PTI)World
Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi gets 5-year jail...

The US had welcomed Lakhvi's arrest last week but said Pakistan should try him for the Mumbai attacks also

9 Jan 2021 4:11 AM IST

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP)World
Officer dies following clash with pro-Trump mob: US Capitol Police

Four protesters died, including a woman who was shot by police

8 Jan 2021 11:57 AM IST

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP/PTI)World
Trump's education and transport secretaries resign over Capitol Hill...

A day earlier a number of senior White House staffers resigned over the Capitol Hill violence

8 Jan 2021 11:41 AM IST

The changes in this final rule will apply to all registrations, including those for the advanced degree exemption, submitted on or after the effective date of the final rule. (Representative Photo:DC)World
US to modify H1B visa selection process, to give priority to wages,...

The final rule to be published in the federal register on Jan 8. It will be effective 60 days after its publication in...

8 Jan 2021 2:05 AM IST

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