24 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: US senators have been accused of falling asleep, playing games and breaking other rules during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Jim Risch and Jim Inhofe are among members who have apparently nodded off during the lengthy hearings. Crossword puzzles, fidget …
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24 January, 2020 BEIJING/ NEW YORK: China is battling to contain a deadly coronavirus in its Hubei province, as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Beijing and Hong Kong have cancelled some major festivities to prevent large crowds gathering together. Wuhan and other cities …
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23 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: US House Democrats opened marathon arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, trying to convince sceptical Republican senators to join them in voting to remove Trump from office to “protect our democracy”. Trump’s lawyers sat by waiting their turn, as the president blasted the …
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22 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + BBC CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Late or lately and more or less, once again, at last, the former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his personal and individual capacity or on behalf of millions of Aussies has not only deliberately or innocently acknowledged, recognized, endorsed, …
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22 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: The US Senate has rejected repeated Democratic attempts to secure new evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment as his trial began. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell meanwhile backed off on a plan to fast-track the hearings after coming under pressure from fellow Republicans. Democrats said this …
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22 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN/ BOSTON: The officials of American Immigration Department yesterday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other advocates to block the removal. The deportation of Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein …
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21 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies VIRGINIA/ WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: Thousands of gun rights advocates, including dozens of armed militias, gathered in the US state of Virginia on Monday in a rally that many feared could have turned violent. The event ended peacefully amid heavy security after the state’s …
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21 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + State Media NEW DELHI/ MELBOURNE: India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party on Monday elevated a veteran lawmaker and long-time associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become its president ahead of a string of state elections. Jagat Prakash Nadda, who rose through the ranks …
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21 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s legal team, representing him at his impeachment trial, has demanded that he is immediately acquitted by the Senate. In a brief submitted on Monday, they called the impeachment “a dangerous perversion” of the constitution. Meanwhile House impeachment managers submitted their own brief, saying …
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Hyderabad Jan 20 (PMI): According to Rachakonda Police one Sri Nihal Kovvali, S/o Thyyagaraj Kovvali, lodged a complaint at Ghatkesar PS in which he stated that one Girl, aged about 13 years who was residing in the house of her maternal uncle (accused) Ramesh, Aged 48 years Resident of Ghatkesar …
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