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Transportation Secy Elaine Chao resigns following mob violence on US Capit
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday (local time) resigned from her post following a violent incident at the US Capitol where a pro-Trump mob breached the House and Senate chambers.
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Biden nominates Judge Merrick Garland as US Attorney General
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden has formally announced appellate court Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for the post of the US attorney general.
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Kim Jong-un vows to strengthen North Korea's defence capabilities
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 7 (ANI): At a rare party congress on Tuesday, the first in five years, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to strengthen his country's military capabilities to protect its people amid an impasse in its nuclear negotiations with the US, reported Yonhap.
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FBI seeks information to identify individuals who instigated US Capitol ri
Updated : 5 years, 6 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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DC Mayor extends public emergency following Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday (local time) extended the public emergency for 15 days following the mayhem and chaos created by pro-Trump supporters at the US Capitol.
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World leaders express shock over US Capitol riots
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): World leaders and top diplomats condemned the US Capitol riots with some pressing President Donald Trump to call off the violence.
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First lady's chief of staff Stephanie Grisham resigns after US Capitol pro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Stephanie Grisham, First Lady's chief of staff on Wednesday (local time) resigned following violent protests at the US Capitol by the supporters of President Donald Trump.
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After Twitter, Facebook and Instagram block Trump after mob storms Capitol
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday have blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC.
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Woman shot and killed at US Capitol identified as Air Force veteran Ashli
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): The woman who was shot and killed allegedly during the violent protest at the US Capitol has been identified as Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, said a report.
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PM Modi calls for orderly, peaceful transfer of power in US
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Condemning the violent situation that unfolded at the US Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the democratic process cannot be allowed to be subverted through unlawful protests and called for an orderly and p
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'We want our votes to count!': Pro-Trump demonstrators claim election to b
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): As an unprecedented and violent situation unfolded at the US Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, several of US President Donald Trump's supporters reiterated his claims that the recently-concluded presidential election was 'stolen', and demanded their 'vo
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Congress to continue Biden's presidential certification despite violent pr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Despite the extremely chaotic situation at the US Capitol on Wednesday following violent protests by supporters of President Donald Trump, lawmakers in both parties and chambers said that Congress will continue the work of certifying President-elect Joe Bide
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