Written by Gurpreet Singh Johal is sitting in a London hotel lobby the night before he is due to meet David Lammy. He recalls in his soft Scottish burr that this will be the fifth UK foreign secretary he will have seen in his quest to secure the release of his brother, Jagtar, who has been detained […]
Welcome back to our Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. Cars with a manual transmission now make up a tiny share of autos sold in the US. An updated Porsche 911 Carrera is a reminder of how fun they can be, says BI’s chief car reviewer. On the agenda today: But […]
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a Friday op-ed for the Boston Globe. “Now Donald Trump is setting Kennedy up to “go wild” as secretary of health and human services. Kennedy is not just unqualified, he is dangerous — […]
Veteran Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat has held the Sangamner assembly seat in Ahmednagar district since 1985. Even during the Modi wave of 2014, he retained the seat by a margin of nearly 59,000 votes. On Saturday, Throat lost to Shiv Sena’s Amol Khatal. Another Congress old-hand, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, was bested by the […]
After Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti’s landslide victory in Maharashtra Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (23 November) addressed the party workers at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Victory of Development and Good Governance PM Modi said that the BJP-led alliance’s win in Maharashtra is the victory of “development, good governance, and true social […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday joined celebrations at BJP headquarters following party-led Mahayuti’s landslide victory in Maharashtra assembly elections and said people of the state have defeated “negative and parivarvad politics.” He said Maharashtra has strengthened the resolve for a developed India. “Development, good governance and social justice have won in Maharashtra. Lies and […]
A social media spat between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos this week underscored a sharpening rivalry between two of the world’s richest men at a time when both are trying to grow their sprawling business empires in President-elect Trump’s second term. “Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would […]
(ANALYSIS) Over the past few months, many have explored the connection between religion and politics on the eve of the election. While much attention focuses on how a person’s religious identity corresponds with voting behaviors, less is known about the actual political engagement of religious organizations, such as churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. Congregations often […]
OAGF has affirmed its commitment to court orders regarding federal allocations to Rivers State, following a Federal High Court ruling that questioned the legitimacy of the state’s 2024 budget. newtelegraphng.com Source link
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a former Southern Baptist pastor to be the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. A native of Gainesville, Ga., Doug Collins was senior pastor of Chicopee Baptist Church from November 1994 through October 2005, according to the church’s annual church profile reporting. He also served as […]