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9 presidents & candidates attacked. How they changed US history Donald Trump Assassination Attempt: Former President Trump was grazed by a bullet at a Butler rally, with the attacker killed by Secret Service agents. This mirrors the history of assassination attempts on US leaders such as Lincoln, Reagan, and the...
14 Jul, 2024, 10.48 AM ISTShooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say Donald Trump was targeted in an assassination attempt while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, according to two law enforcement officials. The former president, with blood on his ear from what he described as a gunshot, was quickly pul...
14 Jul, 2024, 07.58 AM ISTDoes selection of Donald Trump's running mate depend on whether Democrats nominate Joe Biden? What has Republican contender said? Donald Trump has said that he may announce the name of his running mate in two weeks and Senators JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, and Governor Doug Burgum are among the options. He also said that he may choose someone who may help him win the elec...
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To a defiant Joe Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill On Saturday, a fifth Democratic lawmaker said openly that Biden should not run again. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota said that after what she saw and heard in the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, and Biden's "lack of a forceful response" af...
07 Jul, 2024, 09.32 AM ISTBiden dismisses age questions in interview as he tries to salvage reelection effort President Joe Biden, facing questions about his fitness for re-election, rejected calls for an independent medical evaluation during a pivotal TV interview. He acknowledged his debate missteps, attributing them to distractions from former President ...
06 Jul, 2024, 01.24 PM ISTFoxconn’s Bharat FIH is facing turbulence due to top-level exits Foxconn group company Bharat FIH is in a rough spot, with three of its independent directors having exited its board in the past three months. Interglobe Aviation chairman Venkataramani Sumantran, Sify Technologies cofounder Ramaraj R and former IT ...
04 Jul, 2024, 06.01 AM ISTFirst candidate drops out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy United Arab Emirates - A candidate in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race late Wednesday, becoming the first to back out in order for hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the vote to replace the late President Ebrahim ...
27 Jun, 2024, 10.13 AM ISTCongress hits ground running to prepare for 3 assembly bypolls after poor show in LS polls The ruling Congress is strategizing to win three vacant seats due to MLAs' election to the Lok Sabha. Concerned about BJP-JDS partnership's voter acceptance, Congress aims to boost its political standing after a poor LS poll performance.
24 Jun, 2024, 05.37 PM ISTVedanta shares rally over 3% as SBI approves demerger plans Vedanta's shares surged 3.6% on BSE to Rs 457.05 as SBI approved its demerger of its existing businesses into six independent entities, which is aimed for completion by December 2024.
06 Jun, 2024, 11.57 AM ISTThird Eye: Chinese action plan in India, Actor-politician gives her best shot, PM Modi keeps a keen eye on first few rows Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, has been actively promoting clean energy partnerships between India and China since assuming office, filling a position vacant since 2022. Rumors suggest a senior Chinese official may visit India after the ne...
01 Jun, 2024, 12.24 AM ISTWest Bengal Elections: Kurmi face Ajit Prasad Mahato may upset poll math of big parties Social activist Ajit Prasad Mahato, a prominent figure in the Kurmi movement, is campaigning in the villages of Purulia constituency in the Junglemahal region for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He is known for advocating for the ST status of the ...
23 May, 2024, 11.48 PM ISTBJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for taking fight against NDA in Lok Sabha elections Bihar Elections 2024: BJP has expelled Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting Lok Sabha elections as an independent against NDA's candidate. Singh announced his decision to run from Karakat constituency, where Upendra Kushwaha is NDA's candidate...
22 May, 2024, 11.44 AM ISTLadakh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Dates, schedule, party wise candidates and all you need to know In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Ladakh, the sole constituency in the newly formed Union Territory, gears up for a significant electoral battle. Following the revocation of Article 370 in 2019, Ladakh separated from Jammu and Kashmir. This const...
19 May, 2024, 10.13 PM ISTGorakhpur: Nomination of independent candidate Rajan Yadav alias Arthi Baba cancelled The nomination of independent candidate Rajan Yadav alias Arthi Baba has been cancelled from the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat. During the scrutiny, supervised by Returning Officer Krishna Karunesh, who is also the District Magistrate, 19 nomination pape...
16 May, 2024, 09.34 PM ISTShyam Rangeela alleges officials not letting him file nomination for Varanasi Lok Sabha elections against PM Modi Varanasi Elections 2024: Comedian Shyam Rangeela alleges officials are obstructing his filing of nomination papers to contest against PM Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Despite repeated attempts, he claims denial of entry to the magistrate's o...
14 May, 2024, 03.17 PM ISTSurgeon, calligrapher, ex-IAS officer & IAS coach give company to Eshwarappa as independent candidates in Karnataka Three hundred independent candidates are competing in two-phase polls in Karnataka, vying with political heavyweights like former CMs and union ministers for their share of votes. Some candidates have impeccable credentials, while others aim to be n...
07 May, 2024, 12.15 PM ISTJailed Amritpal Singh likely to contest Lok Sabha elections from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat Amritpal Singh, currently in Dibrugarh jail, plans to run as an independent candidate for the Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab's upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He is the chief of 'Waris Punjab De' outfit and was arrested in April last year. The NSA was i...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.54 PM ISTLok Sabha Elections: In Bihar's Purnea, Independent Pappu Yadav overshadows NDA vs INDIA contest In the Lok Sabha polls in Purnea, Bihar, independent candidate Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, is emerging as a significant contender despite facing an NDA candidate and the INDIA bloc. With a background in politics and notable local support, Yada...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.38 PM IST'I am Congress soldier': Purnea's Independent candidate Pappu Yadav Former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, now contesting as an Independent from Bihar's Purnea seat, reaffirms his loyalty to the Congress despite the party's seat-sharing arrangement with the RJD denying him the ticket. Yadav, who considers himsel...
13 Apr, 2024, 02.18 PM ISTFrom 'Election King' to 'Dhartipakad': Meet the serial 'election losers' who refuse to quit Some independent candidates have made a habit of losing elections by unconventional means. Tamil Nadu's K Padmarajan, known as the "Election King," actively urges people not to vote for him to maintain his title as the most unsuccessful candidate. O...
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