TOKYO (Diya TV) — Amid unrest in Assam, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has postponed his trip this month to India. The internet is shutdown indefinitely in Assam’s capital city of Guwahati and troops are in place in Assam & Tripura responding to protests triggered by the passage of India’s new citizenship bill that offers a path to Indian citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan & Bangladesh.
The House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, one for abuse of power and the other for obstruction of justice, by a vote of 23 to 17. Both measures will face a full house vote next week. Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal held up a copy of the U.S. Constitution as she cast her ‘yes’ vote for impeachment.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant spoke at Google’s DC headquarters at an event jointly held with the US-India Business Council to announce India’s Innovation Index. We will broadcast the data they’ve uncovered about India’s growth at a granular level on Monday’s Diya TV Dialogue.
Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.
