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Trump impeachment : Democrats prepared, Summons issued to MPs
New Delhi : Democrat members in the US parliament are planning to discuss impeachment against President Donald Trump to formally reduce Trump's authority to Vice President Mike Pence just before the vote on Wednesday. The plan came after…
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Pink or blue, casual or formal? Vogue goes rogue with Kamala Harris cover picture
New York: US vice president elect Kamala Harris' cover photograph on the latest edition of Vogue has lit up the internet with duelling interpretations of how she is represented even as Harris' own team is said to be less than thrilled about…
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Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ among 2020’s most borrowed titles
New Delhi: 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama and 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens were among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020, recent data shows.Data by OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for…
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Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness with literary prowess, dies at 86
New York: Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who shone a bright literary light of evocativeness and imagery overcoming his blindness, has died here at the age of 86.The New Yorker magazine, where he had been a staff writer…
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Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of incitement of violence
New York: Social media giant Twitter announced that it is banning US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence".The Twitter ban comes two days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the…
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US Justice Department fines Boeing $2.5bn for coverup over 737 Max crashes
Washington: The US Justice Department announced on Thursday that Boeing has agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud regulators over the 737 MAX crashes."The tragic…
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Facebook bans Trump for rest of term, could bar permanently
Washington: Facebook, which had removed a video in which US President Donald Trump urged his supporters, who forced their way into the Capitol, "to go home" but repeated his allegations of fraud in the presidential elections, and…
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COVID19 : Now Germany imposes strict lockdown after Britain
Berlin : After Britain, now Germany too has decided to impose strict lockdown in the country again. As the threat of the coronavirus increases, the German government has announced a nationwide lockdown. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has…
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Kirin Holdings to invest $30 mn in ‘Bira’ maker B9
New Delhi: Japan's Kirin Holdings is set to invest $30 million in beer maker B9 Beverages for a sub-10 per cent stake in the New Delhi-based company.B9 Beverages was in talks with several international brewing majors, including Kirin,…
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UN Security Council: India takes its place pledging ‘human-centric’ agenda
United Nations: With a pledge to "bring human-centric and inclusive solutions" to world problems, India has taken its place on the UN Security Council, the organisation's highest decision-making body. India's membership was…
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