Donald Trump will take oath as America's 47th president on Monday late morning eastern time in Washington DC
| Donald Trump will take oath as America’s 47th president on Monday late morning eastern time in Washington DC, sealing one of the most remarkable political comebacks in recent history and inaugurating a term that promises to remake the American state and overturn the international system. | | The Big Story Stage set for Trump’s grand swearing-in ceremony today Donald Trump, America’s 45th president, will take oath as America’s 47th president on Monday late morning eastern time (Monday night IST) in Washington DC, sealing one of the most remarkable political comebacks in recent history and inaugurating a term that promises to remake the American state and overturn the international system. Trump’s inauguration, like much of his politics, will depart from the norm. Freezing temperatures in the US capital have forced the transition committee to shift the venue of the oath to inside the US Capitol, and his supporters will no longer congregate at the National Mall, but in the Capitol Arena, a DC stadium. Read More | The Big Question Will AAP’s promise of homes for govt staff improve its poll prospects? Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to formulate a scheme to provide government employees, starting with sanitation workers, permanent houses on instalments “where they can stay after they retire”, in a poll promise aimed at canvassing government workers to vote for the party in the Delhi Assembly elections on February 5. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | FROM THE FIELD B’desh man arrested for stabbing Saif, say police The Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old man, whom they identified as a Bangladeshi national, for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan multiple times in a brazen attack at the Bollywood star’s home on Thursday. Police said the accused, Shariful Islam Shehzad, is originally a resident of Jhalokathi in the neighbouring country, and changed his name to Bijoy Das after entering India illegally. Later in the day, he was remanded to a five-day police custody as authorities looked to investigate if there was an “international conspiracy” behind the attack. Read more. | Photo of the day | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | Written and edited by Vaishali Gurnani. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | | | |