NEW DELHI: Ex-Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday repeated his charge against Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda and his son Deepender Hooda for “hatching conspiracy” against him through last year’s wrestler protest. Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda, the BJP leader said the allegations against him was part of…
Kamala Harris took the stage on Friday at the Democratic National Convention, accepting the party’s 2024 presidential nomination with a promise to unify and lead the nation.“On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on Earth, I accept your nomination for president of the United States,” Harris declared to…
Sri Lanka‘s top court has found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of “unlawful conduct” for delaying local elections, which were seen as an unofficial referendum on his economic policies. According to AFP news agency, the verdict was delivered by a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. It does not carry immediate legal consequences due…
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he is open to considering Tesla CEO Elon Musk for a key role in his administration if he is elected again. During a campaign stop in York, Pennsylvania, Trump mentioned Musk’s intelligence and innovative mindset, suggesting that he could play a significant advisory…
NEW DELHI: Amid signs of a thaw in India-Maldives ties for the past few months, President Mohamed Muizzu met visiting India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday and, as they presided over a ceremony for the inauguration of water and sanitation projects spread over 28 islands, called India one of Maldives’ closest allies and invaluable…
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar is likely to travel to the Maldives next week for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit by the Indian side to the important Indian Ocean neighbour since the new president, Mohamed Muizzu, assumed office late last year.Jaishankar will hold talks with his counterpart Moosa Zameer on ongoing…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal and CPM-led LDF government in Kerala, who have had prolonged faceoff with their respective governors, would finally hope of some resolution with the Supreme Court taking note of their pleas alleging denial of assent to bills passed by the respective legislative assemblies. The top court, in the past, has…
In a major boost for Kamala Harris‘ presidential dreams, former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed her as the Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden decided to drop out of the race.Besides Biden, Kamala has also got the endorsement of several high-profile Democrats, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, bolstering her position as the…
President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he is withdrawing from the 2024 US presidential race, leaving the Democratic nomination wide open just four months before the November election against Republican nominee Donald Trump. The decision also comes just days ahead of the Democratic National Convention. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to…
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…
