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'Communism a mortal threat to American liberty': Trump at landmark US 250 eventPresident Trump declared Communism the gravest threat to American liberty, equating it to a mortal danger surpassing historical conflicts. ...
July 4 Independence Day: History, significance and why the US celebrates itAmerica's Independence Day, celebrated annually on July 4th, commemorates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence, freeing the...
Cows, cars and courts: Indra Nooyi calls India 'chaotic' in comparison with China, but says it's like a drug, you get addictedFormer PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi described India as a "chaotic country," contrasting its vibrant disorder with China's homogeneity. She exp...
Congress leadership with foreign mindset working to divide India: BJPThe BJP has thrown its weight behind party president Nitin Nabin's accusations that the Congress leadership possesses a "foreign mindset" a...
Including Election Commission chapter in NCERT book is absolutely wrong: TMC's Saugata RoyA TMC MP has strongly criticized the inclusion of praise for the Election Commission in an NCERT Class 9 textbook, deeming it 'absolutely w...
Passport row highlights India's larger citizenship documentation challengeA remark by an External Affairs Ministry official on Passport Seva Divas that a passport is "a travel document, not a document of citizensh...
NCERT introduces section on Emergency in Class IX textbook for first time, flags it as 'Challenge to Democracy'For the first time, NCERT has introduced the Emergency of 1975-77 in a Class 9 textbook, labeling it a significant challenge to Indian demo...
The jinx of No. 10: Why so many British PMs got the boot too soonBritain’s political system has seen repeated early exits of prime ministers over the past decade, with six leaders from David Cameron to Ke...
Hariprasad assumes charge as KPCC chief; accuses BJP-RSS of 'undermining' democracy, constitutionB.K. Hariprasad assumed charge as Karnataka Congress president at a grand convention, marking a new chapter for the party. He pledged to up...
Congress makes strong pitch for making right to vote a fundamental rightThe Congress is advocating for the right to vote to be declared a fundamental right, citing concerns over voter suppression and arbitrary d...
Ashok Gehlot backs Rahul as INDIA bloc face, says contest should be 'Modi Vs Rahul'He also said the time has come for "BJP versus all" rather than "Congress versus all", and claimed that if former prime minister Indira Gan...
Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration voteSwitzerland is set to vote on a controversial anti-immigration proposal aimed at capping its population below 10 million. The hard-right Sw...
US: First came Congress. Now a national redistricting battle may turn to statehouses and city councilsA new phase of redistricting is unfolding across America. States like Georgia are redrawing electoral maps for Congress and state legislatu...
Trump shifts higher education fight from campus probes to federal rulebookThe Trump administration is changing its approach to higher education. Instead of targeting individual campuses, new federal rules are bein...
'Absolutely shameful': Kapil Sibal slams BJP over attack on TMC's Abhishek BanerjeeSibal asked what action has been taken to book the perpetrators of the violence and questioned the silence of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhika...
Himachal panchayat polls: Women take the lead as turnout crosses 80 pc amid rainWomen voters significantly outnumbered men in Himachal Pradesh's final panchayat election phase, contributing to an overall turnout exceedi...
Quote of the day by Charles Bukowski: 'There are women who can make you feel more with their bodies and their souls, but these...' - life lessons on relationships, betrayal, heartbreak and why people you love most can hurt you the most by poet laureate of American lowlifeQuote of the day by Charles Bukowski: Charles Bukowski's quote highlights the inherent risk in human connections, where intense emotional b...
Donald Trump claims 2020 election 'rigged' at least 107 times in six months as midterms loomDonald Trump devotes near-daily attention to the issue, a Reuters review of his public events, interviews and online posts found, and his c...
From Meta to SpaceX: how dual-class shares keep founders in controlWhile such structures are hardly unusual in corporate America, particularly among founder-led companies, few issues are so fiercely critici...
India has one sixth of world's population but not one sixth of world's problems: MEA Secretary Sibi GeorgeIndia reiterated its firm stance on human rights protection, maintaining its belief in democracy and the country's constitution after a Nor...