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Aug 03, 2021 Associated Press (AP) The nearly five-month investigation, conducted by two outside lawyers who spoke to 179 people, found that the Cuomo administration was a “hostile work environment” and that it was “rife with fear and intimidation”.
Jan 21, 2021 Seema Guha India will have to look closely at its human rights record as Democrats get to set to rule for the next four years in the US.
Only two recent presidents in US history have signed executive actions on their first day in office — and each signed just one. Joe Biden is intent on starting anew.
Jan 14, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau 'We are bringing in thousands of National Guard members to secure the city and ensure that a transition can occur safely and without incident,' Donald Trump said in an Oval Office video
The House is expected to consider an article of impeachment against Trump today, opening the possibility of Trump becoming the only president in US history to be impeached twice.
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The security agency and other experts warn of violent resistance by Trump supporters, white supremacists and other far-right extremists
If convicted, Donald Trump would be removed from office and succeeded by the Vice President. It would be the first time a U.S. president had been impeached twice.
Guns were drawn. A woman was shot and killed by police, and three others died in apparent medical emergencies. A Trump flag hung on the Capitol.
Democrat Rev Raphael Warnock is also the first Democrat to win the Senate race from Georgia in 20 years.
Democrats needed to win both races to seize Senate control — and with it control of the new Congress when Biden takes office in two weeks.
Pelosi has led the House Democrats since 2003 and created history by becoming the first women speaker of the House in 2007.
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Fury at the prospect of a transfer of executive power showed no signs of abating, taking a cue the president's unrelenting assertion of victory in a race he actually lost.
The White House is set to welcome the Bidens' two German Shepherds, one of which will be the first rescue dog to live in the presidential house.
Many leaders across the globe have termed the US election results as an opportunity to strengthen global democracy.
Trump advisors giving him advice on both directions: fight or concede.
If elected, 41-year-old Louisiana-born Kulkarni would have become the first Asian-American ever to serve in the Texas congressional delegation.
US Election Results 2020: Four Indian-American lawmakers get elected to US Congress as the dubbed 'Samosa caucus' takes the limelight.
Posters were put up in many parts of the village in Thiruvarur district in the state wishing Harris success, with locals holding special prayers seeking divine intervention.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
