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US rejoins Paris climate pact, WHO under Biden
New York: Getting to work soon after the inauguration festivities, President Joe Biden has signed orders for the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the first set of actions to undo the policies…
Joe Biden takes oath as US President
Washington: Joe Biden was sworn-in as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President in a historic ceremony to take the leadership of a nation ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and riven by deep political hostility.
The daughter of…
Trump leaves a note for Biden in White House
Washington: Outgoing US President Donald Trump, who has not even once referred to his successor Joe Biden by name despite belatedly accepting his accession and will not be present at his inauguration on Wednesday, has, however, not…
Trump leaves White House for the last time
Washington: US President Donald Trump, who is breaking with a century-old tradition by skipping the inauguration of his successor, Joe Biden, left the White House for the last time early on Wednesday morning.
Accompanied by First Lady…
Donald Trump grants clemency to over 100 people
New York: US President Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to more than 100 people in one of his final acts as commander-in-chief, including his former Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon.
Trump announced a wave of pardons and commutations…
Why Gujarat renamed Dragon Fruit as ‘Kamalam’?
Bhubaneswar: The dragon fruit will now be called as 'Kamalam' in Gujarat as the Government has applied for a patent to change the nomenclature of the fruit.
"The state Government has decided to rename dragon fruit. The name 'dragon…
India records over 13K new Covid cases, 162 deaths
New Delhi: With 13,823 new coronavirus infections reported in the last 24 hours, India on Wednesday continued with its low streak of single-day cases, posting an overall tally of 1,05,95,660, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The…
Joe Biden’s to-do list on Day One of Presidency
New York: Day One of Joe Biden's presidency will kick off with a rash of executive orders. Covid-19 will overshadow everything else for the first 100 days but subsumed within will be efforts to push forward quick fixes on immigration,…
Family gives ritualistic final farewell to pet dog
Purnia (Bihar): Dog is man's best friend, but ask any dog-lover and he will invariably say that their pet pooches are family. Showing such love for his deceased pet dog Brownie, a family in Bihar's Purnia district organised all funerary…
Gabba Test: Relive India’s winning moment
Brisbane: India on Tuesday became the first team to beat Australia at The Gabba in over 32 years when they defeated the hosts by three wickets in the fourth and final Test and clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1.
The winning moment…
