After losing her job at a startup clothing company in July, Michele Voelkert wrote Mr. Biden a letter. He read it, then called her. President Joe Biden gave a pep talk to a California woman who was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic, during a conversation the White House said is part of an effort to help him engage more consistently with regular Americans.The White House on February 6 released a two-and-a-half-minute video of Mr. Biden’s long-distance telephone conversation with Michele Voelkert, identifying her only as Michele. Last year, Michele lost her job because of the pandemic. I recently…
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The case pertains to damaging public property and causing injuries to police personnel during an agitation in 2015 A special MP-MLA court here on Saturday reserved its order on an application by the Uttar Pradesh government seeking withdrawal of criminal proceedings involving BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi and 17 Congress leaders.The judge, PK Rai, heard arguments of the prosecution and the defence side and set February 20 for delivering its order.The case pertains to damaging public property and causing injuries to police personnel during an agitation in 2015. A sub inspector, Pyarelal Prajapti, had lodged FIR at the Hazratganj police…
Exercising powers under Section 160/91 of CrPc, Delhi Police has served notices on farmers in Baraut town of Baghpat district to join the investigation in connection to Republic Day violence in the Capital.The notice issued by Pandav Nagar and Seemapuri police stations said, “The investigation revealed that there were reasonable grounds to ascertain facts and circumstances from you.”Serious IPC sections The FIR has been registered under serious sections such as 307 (attempt to murder), 353 (criminal assault on public servant) 147 (rioting) 395 (dacoity), 397 (robbery) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC. The farmers have been called to the police…
Mahmoud Hussein walked free from a police station Saturday afternoon, a few days after a court ordered his conditional release pending investigations into charges of publishing false information and belonging to a banned group Egyptian authorities on Saturday freed an Al-Jazeera journalist after more than four years in detention, his family lawyer said.Mahmoud Hussein walked free from a police station Saturday afternoon, a few days after a court ordered his conditional release pending investigations into charges of publishing false information and belonging to a banned group, lawyer Gamal Eid said.“Today, we are pleased he is finally reunited with his family,…
President Biden’s speech last week focussed on threats from China, Russia but made no mention of India, Afghanistan or Indo-Pacific U.S. President Joseph Biden’s 20-minute speech at the State Department last week contained many themes for the new administration’s foreign policy agenda, including a return to traditional alliances, a push back to what he called “advancing authoritarianism” and a harsh spotlight on Russia and China on the issues of human rights violations and other challenges they pose the United States. But he left some of those in New Delhi watching the speech closely, guessing about the future of U.S.-India ties…
Two-time Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza crushed Marketa Vondrousova for the loss of just one game on Saturday to set up a Yarra Valley Classic final with World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty.Last year’s Australian Open finalist Muguruza smashed 20 winners and broke the 21st-ranked Vondrousova’s serve five times en route to a 6-1, 6-0 win in 53 minutes. She has shown the form that put her atop the rankings in 2017, dropping just 10 games in four matches so far including her quarterfinal thrashing of Sofia Kenin — her conqueror in last year’s Australian Open final.The results: Yarra Valley Classic:…
A hacker group has allegedly leaked data of Army personnel using the Bharti Airtel network in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the company has denied any breach in its system. The group, with the name of Red Rabbit Team, hacked some Indian websites and posted the data on the webpages of those portals The hackers shared some links of those webpages on Twitter in a comment over a tweet of cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia and tagged several media organisations. The query sent to the Indian Army did not elicit any reply but an Army official said, “We are not aware of…
A resolution petitioning New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to declare February 5 as Kashmir American Day was passed by the State’s Legislative Assembly on February 3. The 5th is also observed in Pakistan as Kashmir Solidarity Day and a social media post from the Consulate of Pakistan in New York suggests the country had a role in promoting the resolution.If the New York State Governor decides to recognise the day as suggested, it could potentially contribute to an understanding of the Kashmir issue that is out of kilter with the Indian government’s positions and messaging.Also Read | America’s role…
BJP president Jagat Prasad Nadda on Saturday accused West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of creating roadblocks in the process of development.Mr. Nadda was addressing a gathering at Nabadwip in Nadia district after flagging of a ‘Parivartan yatra’ of the party. “Your government will go. The TMC will be defeated. Lotus will bloom here. Bengal will join the mainstream… This is what the ‘Parivartan yatra’ is all about,” he said. With just a few months to go for the State to go to the polls, the ‘Parivartan yatra’, where a bus has been converted into a ‘ratha’ (chariot), is a…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presides over ‘Cha Bagichhar Dhan Puraskar Mela’ where ₹3,000 each was transferred to over 7 lakh accounts Eye on the upcoming Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance government in Assam doled out cash to more than 7 lakh tea plantation workers on Saturday.Tea plantation workers, referred to as “tea tribes” with roots in Central India, are a potent electoral force in 45 of Assam’s 126 Assembly constituencies. These seats are spread across the tea growing belts of eastern, central and southern Assam.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presided over the ‘Cha Bagichar Dhan Puraskar Mela’…