The best clue to the politics of this Budget? The acronym emblazoned on the backdrop of Nirmala Sitharaman‘s post-Budget presser. First letters of ten different ‘priorities’ made up that acronym – EMPLOYMENT.Fresh from an where BJP lost its single party majority in part because many voters were unhappy with the lack of decent paying jobs,…
Ukraine‘s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said that a victory for Donald Trump in the upcoming US would pose challenges for Ukraine, but they have to work with the United States. Trump’s selection of Senator JD Vance as his vice presidential candidate has raised concerns about potential changes in Washington’s stance on Ukraine, as Vance…
WASHINGTON: Former US President and Democratic stalwart Barack Obama has weighed in on frantic discussions in the party about the viability of Joe Biden‘s continued candidacy for the November , reportedly agreeing with other party grandees that his road to victory is now very difficult. Obama however would prefer Biden, who was his vice-president, make…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Raul Gandhi’s decision to retain Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh prompting his sister, Priyanka Gandhi, to contest the bypolls for the Wayanad seat in Kerala sparked criticism from BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala, who accused the Congress party of operating as a ‘family business.’Poonawalla on Monday said, “Congress is not a…
NEW DELHI: Former US president and republican candidate Donald Trump celebrated his 78th birthday on Friday night with a multi-tiered cake featuring various Trump-related themes, such as a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, an American flag, and a depiction of Trump golfing.Speaking to an adoring audience in Florida, he repeatedly criticized his rival in…
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP won for the first time in 45 assembly constituencies and nine Lok Sabha (LS) seats in Odisha in the recently concluded simultaneous polls, an analysis by TOI of the results revealed. The party won a total of 78 seats in the 147-member assembly and 20 out of 21 LS seats in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on Friday clarified his position on his political future and said that he might not contest another Lok Sabha election if the next polls are held five years from now. Tharoor said people should know when to step aside for the ‘younger blood’. “Not electoral politics but…
KOCHI: The ruling LDF won only one seat out of 20 in Kerala despite a very efficient campaign and fielding heavy-hitter candidates in several key constituencies. Also, unlike in 2019, there was no discernible pro-UDF wave nor a burning issue like Sabarimala, which makes the LDF rout this time something of a political conundrum.Interestingly, after…
NEW DELHI: Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference here on Tuesday evening in the presence of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi. “We have always said that this was a fight between Modi versus the people. We humbly accept the people’s mandate,” Kharge said. He described the gains made by INDIA bloc…
GANGTOK: Five-time former CM of Sikkim and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling lost from both Poklok Kamrang and Namcheybung assembly constituencies he contested. Chamling an eight-time MLA lost to Sikkim Krantikari Morcha’s Bhoj Raj Rai by 3,063 votes in the Poklok Kamrang seat in his native Namchi district.The five-time former CM lost to SKM’s Raju…
