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US state legislatures boost security arrangements following Capitol riots,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): US state legislatures and law enforcement officials are boosting security arrangements at capitol complexes around the country following the violent insurrection last week as well as in the wake of warnings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of ar
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Pak Sarzameen Party leader slams govt's decision to approve 2017 census, a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday lashed out at the Pakistan government, announcing that his party would organise a big protest rally on January 17 against the recent decision of the federal cabinet to approve the controver
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FBI opens over 170 cases after Capitol violence, over 70 charged
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged over 70 people and opened more than 170 case files since violence erupted in the US Capitol on January 6, officials said on Tuesday (local time).
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US Capital requests cancellation of public gatherings through January 24
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington, DC has asked the federal authorities to cancel all permits for public gatherings in the US capital beyond the presidential inauguration set for January 20 following the unrest on Capitol Hill last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters
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30 crore people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in next few months: PM M
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Ahead of the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country starting from January 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India has worked in an exemplary manner to showcase federalism in the fight against the pandemic and proper dial
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Trump orders US flag at half-mast in respect of fallen Capitol officers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) ordered the flag of the United States be flown half-mast at the White House and all federal buildings, grounds, and embassies to honour Capitol Police officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, who were b
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FBI seeks information to identify individuals who instigated US Capitol ri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday (local time) released a statement seeking information on the US Capitol riots to identify miscreants who instigated the violence.
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Light-carrying chips advance machine learning, say experts
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): The researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have developed a new light-based approach to combine processing and data storage onto a single chip.
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Trump directs National Guard, federal services to assist response in US Ca
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Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): After outgoing US President Donald Trump's supporters staged violent protests at the US Capitol in Washington, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced that Trump has directed the National Guard and other federal protective services to assist i
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Court okays Trump administration auctioning oil drilling rights in Alaska
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Alaska [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A US federal judge has turned down requests by conservation and indigenous groups to prevent the outgoing administration from selling oil and gas leases to drilling companies in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
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US judge denies Trump bid to decertify election results in Georgia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A US federal judge has denied President Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to decertify the presidential election results in the battleground state of Georgia, a court document revealed on Tuesday.
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COVID-safe election to cost Aussie taxpayers additional 22.9 million USD,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's next federal election is likely to cost the country about an additional 30 million Australian dollars (USD 22.9 million) due to COVID-19 measures.
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