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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 […]
Elon Musk’s pre-kindergarten Montessori school in Texas can now open its doors. The school, which has been in the works since last year, received its initial permit from the Texas childcare regulator on Thursday, according to the agency, paving the way for Elon Musk to start building out ambitious, STEM-focused education plans that could eventually […]
Mauritius’ opposition coalition – the Alliance of Change – won the country’s November 10 election by a landslide, taking all the seats in parliament. Its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, has been appointed prime minister. Mauritian politics scholar Roukaya Kasenally spoke to The Conversation Africa about what drove this outcome. What’s behind the opposition’s landslide win? The […]
England’s hopes of a 5-0 series sweep over West Indies were ended as the hosts both galloped and stuttered to a five-wicket victory in a high-scoring fourth T20 international in St Lucia. Source link
It was the first major release of political prisoners since the beginning of President Nicolás Maduro’s post-election crackdown, which advocates say has been the worst in the country’s recent history. Source link
Data: Associated Press; Map: Axios Visuals Republicans will hang on to their narrow House majority, AP projects — a win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after two years of turmoil in Congress’ lower chamber. Why it matters: President-elect Trump will enjoy total control of Congress when he enters office, paving the way for his sweeping […]
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government. Republicans had already secured a U.S. Senate majority of at least 52-46, […]
The price of bitcoin has risen above $80,000 (£62,000) for the first time ever, after Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the US election last week. It comes as the Republicans are edging closer to overall control of Congress after having already secured the presidency and a majority in the Senate. On the campaign trail the […]
Donald Trump won Arizona, the final state to be called in the US presidential election, marking a clean sweep of all seven battleground states. The Associated Press said it called the state for Trump on Saturday as his current lead of about 185,000 votes there put it out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris. […]
US President-elect Donald Trump won Arizona on Saturday, according to the Associated Press, completing a clean sweep of all seven swing states. The Republican, who had secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House by early on Wednesday, now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 votes […]