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Donald Trump ran through his checklist of conspiracy theories Monday in a rambling conversation with his uber-wealthy supporter Elon Musk that was initially derailed by what the tech titan said was a technical glitch. In a very one-sided conversation on X, Trump vented about a “zombie apocalypse” of immigration, repeatedly blasted President Joe Biden as “stupid” and mused on developing a new missile defense system based on the one that defends Israel. The Republican standard-bearer also dismissed climate change, whose sea-level rises he said would simply create more real estate opportunities. “The biggest threat is not global warming, where the…
Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough, official sources said on Tuesday. During his temporary release period, Singh will go to the Dera ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, they further said. The Sirsa-headquartered Dera sect chief was granted the temporary release days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court disposed of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) petition against Singh’s temporary release. The high court on August 9 observed that a plea for temporary release by the Dera chief should be considered by the competent authority without any…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that India’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medal winner Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for a period of 18 months for breaching the anti-doping regulations. As a result of the suspension, Pramod will miss the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. “On 1 March 2024, the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) Anti-Doping Division found Bhagat in breach of the BWF anti-doping regulations for committing three whereabouts failures within 12 months,” a BWF statement read. “Bhagat, an SL3 athlete, appealed this decision to the CAS Appeals Division. On 29 July 2024, the CAS Appeals Division dismissed…
Women in Kolkata and other parts of Bengal will take to the streets late tomorrow night as part pf a massive protest against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in the city’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The protest, which will begin at 11.55 pm tomorrow, has been described as, “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence”. Posters sharing locations of the protest are being shared on social media, with new spots being added as more and more people across the state suburbs join it. Men have also decided to join the protest in large numbers…
The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) yesterday announced a nationwide pause in elective services in hospitals. In a letter to Union Health Minister JP Nadda, FORDA described the Kolkata incident as “perhaps the greatest travesty to have occurred in the history of the resident doctor community”. FORDA has demanded resignation of all authorities concerned who could not protect the dignity and life of a woman on-duty doctor. They have also sought an assurance that the protesting doctors will not be manhandled and swift action in the case. The doctors’ association has also demanded security protocols for healthcare workers. The…
Donald Trump recalled the moment he was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania last month and narrated the events that followed, during a live conversation with X owner Elon Musk. Trump, who survived the assassination bid but was left with a bloodied ear, said he’s “more of a believer” now. “I knew immediately that it was a bullet. I knew immediately that it was at the ear…,” he said as over a million listeners joined to listen to the 78-year-old former president. “For those people that don’t believe in God, I think we all have to start thinking about…
The Paris Olympics 2024 has been a bittersweet experience for the Indian sports fans. After the high of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where India returned with a record seven medals, the expectation was that at the Paris Olympics, the haul would be bigger. However, following a string of narrow misses and some unlucky incidents (like the Vinesh Phogat disqualification), India won six medals. Badminton was one sport where India has fared well in the last three editions. Starting from the 2012 Olympics, Indian badminton stars have returned with at least one medal. However, this time there were no medals. The…
Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge on Monday as Indian ambassador to the US. “Privileged to assume charge as the Ambassador of India to the United States of America. Team @IndianEmbassyUS will continue to work intensely to strengthen this crucial partnership,” he wrote in a post on X. Kwatra is the former Foreign Secretary and succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu. In his last posting here, Kwatra was the Minister of Commerce in the Indian Embassy.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Original Source
Donald Trump today praised Russia, China and North Korea heads saying that they are at the top of their game and the US needs a strong president to tackle them. “(Vladimir) Putin, Xi (Jinping), Kim Jong Un are at the top of their game,” Trump said during an interview with Elon Musk being streamed on X (formerly Twitter). He said that these leaders, who are often referred to as dictators, love their country, but “it is a different form of love”. Referring to Biden as “sleepy Joe”, Trump also claimed Russia wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if it hadn’t been for…
Moments away from ultimate glory, Vinesh Phogat saw ‘rules’ denying her the opportunity to create history for India in the Paris Olympics 2024. The wrestler’s disqualification from the Paris Games gold medal match in the 50kg freestyle wrestling bout sent shockwaves all across India, but the wrestler valiantly decided to challenge the result at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Ahead of the expected verdict announcement on Tuesday, it has been reported that the United World Wrestling (UWW) is opposing Vinesh’s plea, citing rules. However, there remain certain loopholes in UWW’s rulebook that Vinesh could look to exploit and…