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Watch: Jewish activists' pro-Palestine protest in building at Capitol Hill

Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters, including members of Jewish organizations, staged a large-scale demonstration at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday (local time) calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. Some of the demonstrators also entered the Cannon House Office Building and assembled in the rotunda, where they staged a sit-in protest with chants of "ceasefire now" and placards reading "Jews say, ceasefire now." Around 300 protesters were arrested by Capitol Police.

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Video: Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM amid loud cheers and chants

TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.