Indian American lawmakers react to Capitol riots

Lawmakers of Indian origin joined on social media with congressmen and congresswomen to express solidarity with the election results, strongly criticize the unprecedented riots from Trump supporters who broke security cordons and stormed the Capitol to disrupt Congress proceedings. Rep...

Obama says violence at Capitol shouldn’t be a “total surprise”

After unprecedented scenes of riots at the Capitol, Congress has returned to the Electoral College debate. Lawmakers reconvened to count electoral college votes after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol Hill earlier on Wednesday. Both in the Senate Hall and on...

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CAPITOL CHAOS: Trump mob storms Congress

Facebook and Twitter take action against US president as he fails to condemn violence Violent supporters of President Donald Trump breached the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, as lawmakers met to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s poll win. In dramatic scenes,...

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Democrats take control of US Senate

Win for Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff in crucial Georgia runoff. SHASHIDHAR NANJUNDAIAH Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock won one US Senate seat in Georgia after he garnered nearly 2.258 million votes, against 2.184 million votes for the incumbent, Republican Kelly Loeffler....

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US plans for India’s second American Hub in Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy asked Consul-General to take the initiative further to enhance the mutual cooperation between the United States and Andhra Pradesh. The United States chose the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to set up...

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Tractor rally rehearsal today, say farmers

Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions is organizing a tractor rally constituting 4,000-5,000 tractors today.  Farmers unions on Wednesday announced that they are to hold a “tractor march” on January 7 as a continuation of their...

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Niraj Antani is Ohio’s first Indian American senator

Antani served as State Representative for the Ohio House 42nd District since 2014. Niraj Antani was sworn-in as the Ohio State Senator from the 6th District on Monday. He became the state’s first Indian American State Senator in history. He...

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Pakistan’s SC orders reconstruction of vandalized Hindu temple

A century-old temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, was vandalized by members of a radical party on December 30. Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to start the reconstruction of a century-old Hindu place...

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Brazil may receive AstraZeneca vaccines from India

Two emergency-approved Covid-19 vaccines will likely be rolled out across India from Jan 13 onwards. OUR BUREAU Brazilian Foreign Ministry and Health Ministry said talks between Brazil’s Fiocruz biomedical center and the Serum Institute of India to ship finished doses...