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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi – that he will be “isolated” if he continues to target rivals rather than focus on governance. The comments by Mr Stalin – whose DMK is part of the Congress-helmed INDIA bloc that put a major dent in the BJP’s ‘abki baar, 400 paar’ election hopes, including handing it a second successive rout in the southern state – came as opposition leaders unload on the government and the 2024 Union Budget. “The election is over… now we have to think about the country. Budget 2024 will save your rule……
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Kangana Ranaut, the BJP Lok Sabha member from Mandi, on a petition filed by a Kinnaur resident for setting aside her election on the grounds that his nomination papers to contest from the Lok Sabha constituency were allegedly wrongly rejected. Issuing the notice, Justice Jyotsna Rewal directed Ms Ranaut to file a reply by August 21. Ms Ranaut had won the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, defeating her rival Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh by 74,755 votes. She had polled 5,37,002 votes against Singh’s 4,62,267 votes. Pleading for setting aside the election…
US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday that he had dropped out of the 2024 election to unite his party and his country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to “younger voices.” In his first televised address since his stunning decision, the 81-year-old hailed his “tough” and “capable” Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, who is set to be the new Democratic presidential nominee. “The defense of democracy, which is at stake, is more important than any title,” Biden said. “I have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch…
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday praised his Vice President Kamala Harris — presumptive nominee for the Democratic presidential ticket — as “tough” and “capable” as he addressed the nation from the Oval Office. “She’s experienced, she’s tough, she’s capable. She’s been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. Now, the choice is up to you, the American people,” he said days after bowing out of the election race and endorsing her. Biden also told Americans that he had dropped out of the 2024 election to unite his party and his country, saying in a historic…
Facing loud protests, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his cool at the opposition in the Assembly on Wednesday, venting his anger at an RJD MLA and asking, “You are a woman, don’t you know anything?” The remark prompted a strong response from senior RJD leader and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, who accused Mr Kumar of being a habitual offender when it came to comments against women. During the Assembly session, Mr Kumar found his government and himself under attack from opposition MLAs, particularly from the RJD and the Congress, with whom he was in an alliance until…
Lisa Roth, a woman from the US, got a call on July 4, 2023, from a person who claimed to be an “agent of Microsoft”. He asked her to transfer $400,000 dollars to a cryptocurrency wallet. Little did Ms Roth know that she had fallen victim to a cyber fraud and was duped of Rs 3.3 crore ($400,000). A year later, the Enforcement Directorate arrested a bookie and a cryptocurrency handler based out of Delhi. Lakshya Vij, the bookie, lives in east Delhi’s Dilshad Garden and his name surfaced when last year in March, the Gujarat Police arrested him from…
The Indian cricket team is currently riding the high of of the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph. Rohit Sharma and his men ended a 11-year drought for an ICC title by beating South Africa in the final. However, few months ago the situation was completely different. India, seemingly invincible till that stage, lost to Australia in the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad. If the loss was not enough, a couple of months later, former India star Mohammad Kaif said that pitch had been deliberately made slow. “I was there for three days. Rohit Sharma and Rahul…
The Rajasthan Police’s role in the encounter of gangster Anandpal will be investigated, a special court in Jodhpur ruled today, rejecting the CBI’s closure report of 2020. The four police officers who took part in the encounter will be investigated for murder, the court said. On July 24, 2017, Anandpal was killed in a village in Churu, in what the police claimed was an encounter. The gangster, who was hiding in a second floor room of a house, had fired on the police team with automatic weapons. He died in retaliatory firing, the police has contended. As the matter became…
A prominent Canadian MP of Indian origin on Wednesday said the country was being “polluted” by Khalistani extremists who were “abusing” the freedoms guaranteed under the Charter of Rights, days after a Hindu temple was vandalised in Edmonton. Amidst rising Hinduphobia in Canada, the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir was vandalised with alleged hateful and anti-India graffiti on Monday morning in Edmonton in Alberta state, about 3,400 km west-northwest of here. Chandra Arya, a Member of Parliament from Nepean in the House of Commons, said in a post on his X account that separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of Sikhs for Justice released…
Hardik Pandya, Indian cricket team star allrounder, and Natasa Stankovic recently announced in a joint statement that they were parting ways. For the last few months there were rumours that the celebrity couple were headed for separation, and with the announcement officially confirmed the development. Hardik Pandya recently played a crucial role in India winning the 2024 T20 World Cup. On the other hand, while Natasa, who hails from Serbia, has worked in movies. They got engaged in January, 2020 and have a four-year son Agastya. Recently, Natasa flew to Serbia with the couple’s son Agastya. The actor-cum-model posted images…