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President-elect Joe Biden picks Samantha Power, former United Nations envoy, for US aid post

Power, who served as UN ambassador from 2013 to 2017, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book about the US foreign policy response to genocide

|Jan 13, 2021, 19:18:41 IST

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden has selected Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, to run the US Agency for International Development.That's the agency that oversees US foreign humanitarian and development aid.Biden made the announcement Wednesday and said he was elevating the position to the National Security Council in the White House.He called Power “a world-renowned voice of conscience and moral clarity."Power served as UN ambassador from 2013 to 2017.She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for her book “A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide,” about the US foreign policy response to genocide.

Govt to set up fast-track courts for swift punishment in paper leak cases, says PM Modi amid CJP protests

Amid protests demanding accountability for the leak of medical entrance test Neet and other irregularities in the education system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the government has decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks.

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Sikkim tunnel collapse rescue resumes, death toll rises to 22

The death toll at the collapsed tunnel at Sikkim's Namchi district rose to 22 after nine more bodies were recovered overnight. At least 27 workers were trapped in a tunnel at an NHPC project after a sudden burst of suspected methane gas trapped within rock formations triggered an explosion.

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Delhi Police asks personnel to wear uniform: What the law says on cops in plainclothes during protests

The Delhi Police has instructed all its personnel to wear uniforms when they report for duty at Jantar Mantar for crowd control. This comes after outrage grew over videos of men in civilian clothes or without name tags hitting protesters in the Capital. Is it legal for the police to ditch uniforms during protests?

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No premium queues, 30-minute target: What changes for Indian passport applicants in UAE

Indian passport applicants in the UAE can now access passport, visa and attestation services through Alhind’s 16 centres, with no premium queues, a Dh19 service fee and a target of completing applications within 30 minutes

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CJP Protest in Delhi Live Updates: PM Modi announces announces fast-track courts for NEET paper leak cases

CJP Protest in Delhi Live Updates: Heavy security has been deployed at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi, where the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is continuing its protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the recent paper leaks controversy