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Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely after Presidential polls, hints Sena’s Shinde faction

The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may take place after the July 18 presidential polls, the Shinde-led camp of Shiv Sena MLAs has indicated.Currently, CM Shinde and deputy Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP are the only members of the cabinet. They had taken oath on June 30. “There […]

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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea related to Delhi-Centre row over control of services

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and National Capital Territory government over control of services in Delhi for an “authoritative pronouncement”.A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and […]

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ADMK meet picks Edappady K Palaniswami as its supreme leader

On expected lines, Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition party, the AIADMK, on Monday elected Edappady K Palaniswami (EPS) as its interim general secretary and vested in him full powers to helm the organisation.In its Executive Committee and General Council meeting held here, the AIADMK endorsed scrapping the erstwhile top two positions of coordinator and joint coordinator […]

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Amid speculation of his exit, expelled Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi meets Amit Shah, Nadda in Delhi

In a fresh move indicating he is inching towards the BJP, expelled Congress MLA in the Haryana Assembly Kuldeep Bishnoi on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and president of the ruling party Jagat Prakash Nadda and praised them. Earlier, Bishnoi was expelled from the Congress after being accused of cross-voting in the recently […]

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Sri Lanka Army chief urges calm, opposition eyes govt

As Sri Lanka saw the demonstrations – against worst-ever economic crisis – hitting a peak, Army chief General Shavendra Silva on Sunday made an appeal to protesters. The country’s two top leaders – Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa – on Saturday agreed to step down amid the massive stir. While Rajapaksa’s […]

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Tetsuya Yamagami killed Shinzo Abe, but wanted to attack someone else: Report

Tetsuya Yamagami – the 41-year-old man who will forever be remembered as the man who shot and killed Shinzo Abe – did not initially plan to attack the former Japan prime minister, police sources told Japanese agency Kyodo News. Yamagami – who made no attempt to run away after shooting Abe twice from close-range with […]

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Elon Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue

Elon Musk announced that he would abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts.Twitter immediately fired back, saying it would sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal. The likely unravelling of the acquisition was just the latest twist in […]

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Death toll in Amarnath cloudburst rises to 16; 15,000 stranded pilgrims evacuated; yatra suspended

At least 16 people have been killed while 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir due to a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst, have been shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni, officials said on Saturday. The ITBP has expanded its route opening and protection parties […]

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Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court ‘out of control’

US President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in “raw political power” and signed an executive order on Friday to help protect access to services to terminate pregnancies.Biden, a Democrat, has been under pressure from his own party to take action after the landmark decision […]