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As Riot Raged at US Capitol, Trump Tried to Call Senators to Overturn Election
As the President worked to convince Tuberville to delay the process, he and other top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the breached Capitol.
Over 150 Crows Found Dead in Jammu Region, Samples Sent for Bird Flu Testing
Teams of wildlife and animal husbandry departments visited the spot, collected samples and burnt the carcasses, they said. The samples have been sent to the wildlife laboratory in Punjab's Jalandhar for testing.
Sentimental Video Tribute Opens Trebek's Final "Jeopardy!"
More than two months after Alex Trebeks death, fans of Jeopardy! finally got the chance to say goodbye.
Wall St Ends Higher In Renewed Rally On Hopes Of Further Stimulus
Wall Street scaled new highs on Friday as hopes of more stimulus from Washington were shaken a bit by a senator's comments but later bolstered after U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden said his economic package will be in the trillions of dollars.
Sarepta, Newmont Fall; WD-40, New Relic Rise
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Pune Gets Highest Single-day January Rainfall Since 1948: IMD
Road traffic was affected in several parts of the city due to waterlogging, civic officials said.
Pelosi Says Spoke with Army Chief on Preventing 'Unstable' Trump from Launching Nuclear Strike
In her letter to Democratic colleagues, Pelosi also said she is prepared to launch impeachment proceedings against Trump if he does not voluntarily resign or if Vice President Mike Pence does not begin a process that allows him and the cabinet to remove t...
South Africa Testing Vaccines On Variant, Hopes For Results Within 2 Weeks
South African scientists are testing whether vaccines will be less effective against a COVID19 variant first detected locally and hope for initial results within two weeks, a professor at the national communicable disease institute said.
House Speaker Pelosi Says Spoke To Top U.S. General About Restraining Trump
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she spoke to the top U.S. military commander about taking precautions to ensure that Republican President Donald Trump cannot initiate hostilities or order a nuclear strike in his remaining two weeks in office.
Stimulus Hopes Push Global Equity Markets To New Records, Bonds Hit 11-month Lows
A global equities rally pushed Japan's Nikkei and U.S. stock benchmarks to new records on Friday while safe havens such as Treasuries and gold sold off as investors looked past political unrest in the United States and focused on further stimulus to mend...
Congress Has Clear and Permanent Stand on Aurangabad Renaming, Says Thorat
While Thackeray's Shiv Sena has been advocating the name change for over two decades, the Congress has always opposed it.
Chaos at Delhi Airport as UK Returnees Arrive Hrs After Kejriwal's Modified Quarantine Rules
Air India, however, claimed on Twitter on Friday evening that it had informed the flight's passengers about the new advisory of the Delhi government before the plane took off from the Heathrow airport last night.
International Cooperation on Covid-19 Vaccination with Neighbours is India's Duty: MEA
Asked about the issue of supply of vaccines to neighbouring countries and other nations, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India has been at the forefront of the global response in this common fight against the COVID19...
Biden Focused On Taking Office, Will Leave Congress To Act On Possible Trump Impeachment - Spokesman
U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is focused on preparing to take office, and will leave to Congress, Vice President Mike Pence, and President Donald Trump's Cabinet to "act as they see fit" on the issues of impeachment and the 25th Amendment, a Biden transit...
No Bail for Wadhawans from Mumbai Metropolitan Court in Yes Bank Case
They further submitted that arguments of kickbacks or quid pro quo did not stand any longer as the charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act against main accused and Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor had been dropped due to want of sanction.
GDP Estimates: Industries Showing Signs of Recovery, Says Niti VC
Kumar was commenting on the first advance estimates (AE) of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Thursday, which projected 7.7 per cent contraction in GDP for the cur