Olympics IOC president Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled. Six months before the delayed start of Tokyo 2020, the local organizing committee issued a joint statement Thursday refuting a report that the Japanese government was set to cancel …
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Biden’s inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists
World It may be too early to gauge whether the wave of disillusionment that swept through the QAnon ranks on inauguration day is a turning point or a fleeting setback for the movement. A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a U.S. flag with a reference to QAnon during a …
Read More »U.S. Senate Republican leader wants Trump impeachment trial pushed to February
World U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump's impeachment trial by a week or more to give the former president time to review the case. U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing a delay to former president Donald Trump's second …
Read More »Fact or Fiction: Does Trump’s social media ban threaten our freedom of expression?
Its been radio silence from @realDonaldTrump‘s Twitter account for a while. The former U.S. president was permanently pink-slipped by the tech giant on Jan. 8, to prevent him from inciting further violence, following the riots in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6. Shortly after, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and more than a …
Read More »Amit Shah to address two public meetings in Assam on Jan 24
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold two public meetings in Assam on January 24. By Kumar Gaurav New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on January 24, will hold two public meetings in Assam, which is scheduled to go to polls later this year. In …
Read More »Kerala Assembly session: Resolution to remove Speaker rejected
Visual of Kerala Assembly Session (Photo/ANI) Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 21 (ANI): Kerala Assembly on Thursday rejected a resolution moved against Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan by the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF). Before the Assembly rejected the resolution, the opposition UDF staged a walkout immediately after the reply by the Speaker. …
Read More »Biden Sworn In Amid Crises: ‘Unity & Healing’ May Be A Far Cry
The United States conducted a peaceful transfer of power with Joe R Biden sworn in as the 46th President on the very steps of the Capitol where two weeks ago the 45th President Donald Trump had incited an insurrection. That such a routine motion of democracy as the passing of …
Read More »Donald Trump leaves office as a diminished force in the Republican Party
World·Analysis Donald Trump could have spent his final weeks in office boasting about his Republican administration's achievements and trying to solidify his status as the party's voice and likely front-runner for the next presidential nomination. He chose a different approach that yielded a much different result. Donald Trump leaves the …
Read More »Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as U.S. vice-president
World With chants of “Long live Kamala Harris,” fireworks and prayers, residents of a tiny Indian village celebrated her inauguration as U.S. vice-president. People flocked to the village of Thulasendrapuram in southern India to watch Harris, who has ancestral roots in the village, take her oath of office on Wednesday …
Read More »World leaders welcome new U.S. president Joe Biden, with hopes of repairing frayed alliances
World World leaders welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden into their ranks Wednesday, noting that their most pressing problems — including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change — require multilateral co-operation, an approach Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, largely rejected. World leaders welcomed the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden to the …
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