Arindam Bhattacharya (Image: Twitter/Kailash Vijayvargiya) The threats, written in Bengali on walls in two places — one in Shantipur’s Bagdebi area and another in Bagachra — were first noticed by local BJP party workers. PTI Shantipur (WB) Last Updated: February 05, 2021, 18:13 IST FOLLOW US ON: Former TMC MLA from Shantipur Arindam Bhattacharya, who […]
WASHINGTON: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns was moved to a jail in Virginia on Thursday after a federal judge ordered authorities to provide him with organic food while he’s in custody. Jacob Chansley was transferred to the Alexandria Detention Center after […]
NEW YORK: Over the course of 24 hours this week, House Republicans voted to defend a freshman conspiracy theorist with a history of violent rhetoric and a mainstream party leader who backed Donald Trump’s impeachment. The seemingly conflicting moves signal that Republican leaders, particularly in the House, are betting they can return to political power […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun. Speaking at the State Department on Thursday, Biden said the troop pullout would be halted until Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does a review of America’s troops […]
The Biden administration is reviewing whether it can take steps to provide student debt relief through executive action, even as it continues to call on Congress to pass legislation to help borrowers and their families. A tweet by White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared to go further than her comments at a briefing earlier […]
The BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka is facing the heat from the two prominent communities in the State to push their demand for better reservations with the Central government. Seers from one community — the dominant Panchamshali sub-sect of the Lingayats — are on a ‘padayatra’ from Kudalasangama to Bengaluru demanding they be given reservation […]
WASHINGTON: Democrats in the U.S. Senate were poised on Thursday to take a first step toward the ultimate passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, in a marathon “vote-a-rama” session aimed at overriding Republican opposition. Senate Democrats need to pass a budget resolution to unlock a legislative tool called reconciliation, which would […]
WASHINGTON: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday opted not to punish newcomer Marjorie Taylor Greene for incendiary comments including support for violence against Democrats, and turned back an attempt to oust a leader who had voted to impeach President Donald Trump. The twin actions, taken in a closed-door meeting, amounted to an […]
WASHINGTON: The legal sparring around Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway, with briefs filed this week laying out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial. House prosecutors and the former president’s defense team are putting forward their arguments about Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and on the […]
WASHINGTON: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views. Aides to McCarthy and Greene offered no immediate comment after the two spent around 90 minutes together in his Capitol […]
