LIVE: No foreign head as chief guest for Republic Day this year, says govt

It will be for the first time in over five decades that India will not have a chief guest at the Republic Day parade. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Last week, we saw an unprecedented assault on our democracy, says Biden on US Capitol attack

Last week, we saw an unprecedented assault on our democracy. It was unlike anything we have witnessed in the 244-year history of our nation. This criminal attack was planned & coordinated. It was carried out by political extremists & domestic terrorists, who were incited to this violence by President Trump. It was an armed insurrection against the US and those responsible must be held accountable: US President-elect Joe Biden.

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Fearing taxes after Brexit, dealers moved artworks worth millions out of UK

Among the thousands of trucks backed up in Dover last month trying to get across the Channel, one was carrying a painting by Henri Matisse. A piece by the Argentine-born artist Lucio Fontana was also in the queue, along with tens of millions of dollars of other artworks.

 

The owners wanted to get their art back to the continent before the U.K. left the European Union’s single market. Read on...

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Snapchat permanently bans President Donald Trump over US Capitol attack

Snapchat has decided to permanently ban US President Donald Trump's account over his role in inciting the Capitol violence, a week after Twitter, Facebook and Instagram imposed bans on his personal account on their respective platforms.

 

CNN quoted a Snapchat spokesperson as saying, "Last week we announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump's Snapchat account, and have been assessing what long term action is in the best interest of our Snapchat community." Read on...