SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu’s invite to G20 delegates for a dinner along with an official communication identifying Narendra Modi as the “Prime Minister of Bharat” sparked speculation on whether the government was moving to drop “India” as the country's name.
This was not the first time that the government favoured use of Bharat. It transpires that the...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. A recent poll shows Donald Trump's chances of winning the Capitol Riot case against him. - Photo by SAUL LOEB /...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Federal judges on Tuesday struck down a new congressional map created by Alabama Republicans that includes only one majority-Black district, defying a Supreme Court order.
“We are disturbed by the evidence that the State delayed remedial proceedings but ultimately did not even nurture the ambition to provide the required remedy,” the judges wrote in a 217-page filing Tuesday....
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
NEW DELHI: For Surendar Kumar, 72, going for a doctor's appointment is a nightmare. He has to climb down from his fourth-floor flat at Vandana Apartment in Rohini and climb up once again.
Kumar, who suffered a heart attack around a year ago, knows the exact count of stairs he has to climb to reach his house. "It...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit Florida to view the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia storm.
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA - US President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the destruction from Hurricane Idalia and comfort victims of the storm, but he did not meet with Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
FILE - Tina Brotherton, 88, gets a hug from 9-year-old neighbor Lainey Hamelink, as she returns to site of her business, Tina's Dockside Inn, which was completely destroyed in Hurricane Idalia, as was Brotherton's nearby home, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, two days after the storm's passage. A resident of Horseshoe Beach since 1978,...
AUGUST 31, 2023
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Liberal groups are trying to end Donald Trump's attempt to return to the White House by arguing that he is no longer eligible to be president after trying to overturn the 2020 election...
AUGUST 29, 2023
U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise speaks to reporters during a news conference after the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at the U.S. Capitol Building, July 14, 2023, in Washington. - Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a "very treatable blood cancer" and has started...
AUGUST 29, 2023
FILE PHOTO: The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota.
3M said on Tuesday it had agreed to pay $6 billion to settle nearly 260,000 lawsuits accusing it of selling defective combat earplugs that caused hearing loss in hundreds of thousands of current and former U.S. military service members.
"This agreement is not an admission of liability," 3M said in...
AUGUST 29, 2023
Kristen Eichamer, right, talks to fairgoers in the Project 2025 tent at the Iowa State Fair, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump. The Project 2025 effort is...
