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BJP members, including the Leader of the Opposition, Sunil Sharma, opposed the resolution. Amid intense opposition from the BJP, the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution asking the Centre to hold dialogue with elected representatives for the restoration of the special status under Article 370 to the erstwhile state. After the assembly was adjourned following a ruckus inside the house, Deputy CM Surinder Kumar Choudhary attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party. “We only spoke about the Special status which was snatched from us in 2019. If you get BJP’s ‘narco-test’ done, you will find that they also want…

Donald Trump’s projected win in the 2024 election could pose challenges for high-skilled immigrants, particularly H-1B visa holders. Donald Trump’s projected victory in the 2024 presidential election may signal a tough road ahead for high-skilled immigrants, especially those on H-1B visas and their families. While Trump has floated the idea of “stapling a green card” to “international students”, his prior administration’s record suggests stricter immigration measures are more likely. During his first term, Trump oversaw a substantial increase in H-1B visa denials and Requests for Evidence (RFEs), leading to heightened uncertainty for high-skilled workers. From 2016 to 2020, H-1B denial…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Donald Trump’s projected return to the White House, calling it a “historic” comeback. Global reactions began pouring in on Wednesday after Fox News projected Republican Donald Trump as the winner of Pennsylvania, effectively ending Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to the U.S. presidency. Netanyahu shared his congratulations on X, saying: “Dear Donald and Melania Trump, Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory! In true friendship,…

This a magnificent victory for us which will allow us to make America Great again,” Donald Trump said. Republican Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential race after he was projected as the winner over Democrat Kamala Harris, marking a remarkable political comeback four years after his departure from the White House. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump told a jubilant crowd at the Palm Beach County Convention Center early Wednesday morning. While other news outlets had not yet called the race, Trump appeared on the cusp of securing the win after claiming key battleground…

Brett Lee reveals why he ‘hated’ bowling to Harbhajan Singh. Brett Lee and Harbhajan Singh have been part of some memorable contests between India and Australia – all the way from the early 2000s to 2012 – when they played their last ODI against each other. But while Lee’s aim was mostly to get the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan was the one he hated bowling to. Yes, the fiery Brett Lee, one of the quickest pace bowlers of all time, despised bowling to Harbhajan. One would consider it a piece…

A Georgia election worker has been accused of fabricating a bomb threat, presumably in a revenge move tied to an incident that occurred during the early vote. A Georgia election worker was arrested for fabricating a threatening letter about a bomb scare. 25-year-old Nicholas Wimbish of Milledgeville intended to make it seem as if a voter he was entangled in a verbal altercation with had sent the bomb threat. The Mirror US reported about Wimbish’s apprehension and federal authorities’ involvement in the case on election even, November 4. The Justice Department affirmed that the Georgia man was employed as a…

Supreme Court underlined the UP government’s vital role in ensuring that educational standards in madrasas align with modern academic expectations. The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Allahabad high court’s March judgment that declared the 2004 Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional. Simultaneously, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra underlined the Uttar Pradesh government’s vital role in ensuring that educational standards in madrasas align with modern academic expectations, asking the state to relocate students to other schools. The Supreme Court also declared that madrasas can’t grant…

Maharashtra assembly election: Sharad Pawar, 84, hinted at a possible exit from Rajya Sabha. “I will have to think whether to go in Rajya Sabha again or not.” Sharad Pawar, veteran politician and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, indicated on Tuesday that he may step away from Parliamentary politics. Addressing a gathering in Baramati ahead of the Maharashtra assembly election in 2024, Sharad Pawar revealed that his current term in the Rajya Sabha has a year and a half remaining, and he will decide on whether to seek another term once this one concludes. “I will have to think whether…

Verma, an IPS officer from the 1990 batch, succeeds Rashmi Shukla, who was removed after multiple complaints by the opposition, including of phone tapping Mumbai: The Election Commission has appointed Sanjay Verma, Maharashtra’s Director General (legal and technical), as the state’s new Director General of Police (DGP) following the removal of Rashmi Shukla. Government orders formalising the appointment are expected shortly. Verma, an IPS officer from the 1990 batch, succeeds Shukla, who belongs to the 1988 batch and was removed after multiple complaints. The state government initially chose to place her on leave rather than remove her outright. Shukla’s tenure…

S Jaishankar made the remark during a joint press briefing with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra. External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday lambasted Canada in Australia over the attack on a Hindu temple in Brampton, saying the Justin Trudeau-led country has been providing “political space” to extremists. He made the remark during a joint press briefing with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra.In Canada’s Brampton, pro-Khalistan elements clashed with people at the Hindu Sabha temple on Sunday and disrupted a consular event organised by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate. Referring to Canada’s allegation on…