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In a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJD), bureaucrat-turned-politician VK Pandian and a close aide of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik have decided to quit politics following the party’s defeat in the Lok Sabha and Odisha state assembly elections. “…I have now consciously decided to step back from political activity. I am sorry if I have hurt anyone in this process. I am sorry if this campaign rhetoric against me contributed to the BJD’s defeat. I apologise to the entire Biju Parivar including all the ‘karmis’ for this,” the BJD leader said in a video message on June 9.Pandian…
The IFS said the Conservative and Labour parties “don’t want to talk about the scale of the challenge they face”. The final guest on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips was Paul JohnsonDirector of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). This week the IFS said there was a “conspiracy of silence” between Labour and the Conservatives over future tax and spending plans.Mr Johnson responded by saying he did not want to talk about “the magnitude of the challenge facing” either party.He said he doesn’t want to talk about raising taxes because it would “scare voters.” But he said spending cuts were…
Simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh have not only sparked violence but also caused rifts within several political families, with brothers at odds, sons running against their ministerial fathers and wives being persuaded at the last moment to back out of fighting their husbands. Accompanied by Ministers Botsa Satyanarayana, Bhutana Rajendranath and Adviser to the Government (Public Relations) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, the six candidates completed the nomination process on the last day of the process. Earlier, YSRC president and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy handed over the party’s required Letter of Recognition B to the…
All eyes will be on India vs Pakistan in New York this weekend, the latest match between the legendary cricket rivals. Sky SportsHere’s everything you need to know…when?India and Pakistan will face off in Group A of the Men’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. The match will start at 3:30 p.m. UK and Ireland time. Sky Sports Cricket coverage begins at 3pm. Where?The match Nassau International Cricket Stadium, Long Island, New YorkIndia and Pakistan will play all their group matches at venues in the United States of America. For a more accessible video player, use Chrome browser Highlights from the…
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez is in his 33rd major league season as a player, coach and manager. He was at the height of his playing career when MLB banned Pete Rose for life in 1989 for betting on baseball, and he has been in a major league clubhouse virtually every year since.So when San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was asked this week how he felt about being banned for life for his involvement in baseball betting last season while with the Pittsburgh Pirates, his answer was informed and candid.”to be honest, [The betting] “It was stupid,” Martinez said.…
The saga of high real estate fees may not be over in Beacon Hill (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) The housing policy debate is starting to reach a boiling point on Beacon Hill, and talk of local option fees on high-value property sales is far from over. With less than two months left before the state Legislature is scheduled to officially finish legislating for the current fiscal year, a multibillion-dollar borrowing bill focused on housing affordability and housing affordability issues in Massachusetts has just passed the House of Representatives. But the proposal did not include a key provision that Gov. Maura Healey…
VK Pandian, a close aide of former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Sunday announced his retirement from politics following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJD) crushing defeat in both the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections. BJD leader Naveen Patnaik with his close aide VK Pandian. (File) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “My sole motive in joining politics was to support Naveen Babu but I have now consciously decided to step away from politics,” Pandian, a former bureaucrat, said in a video message. 36 million Indians visited our site in a single day and it has become the undisputed choice platform…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Karen McDougal. Luke Hales/Getty Images, Alon Skjei/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images (Courtesy of Playboy) Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s criminal case have said that Melania Trump became pregnant during her affair with Karen McDougal.Two sources told Business Insider that the affair actually began after Melania gave birth to Barron.The timeline discrepancies remained a mystery even after the trial ended last month. Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial has given the public some unwanted details about the former president’s sex life, but after weeks of testimony, one mystery…
Bollywood celebrities who voiced support for the Palestinians included Madhuri Dixit, Aalia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Varun Dhawan, Dia Mirza and Sonakshi Sinha.Alia Bhatt attended this year’s Met Gala in New York City. Bhatt is among several Bollywood celebrities who have voiced support for the Palestinian people. Photo: AFPHowever, facing intense trolling by some users who made references to oppressed Hindus in South Asia, several Bollywood stars, including Madhuri Dixit, who posted during the “Eyes on Rafa” campaign, have deleted their social media accounts.Bollywood actor Zeeshan Ayub has criticised celebrities for maintaining silence on noteworthy national issues while highlighting the…
A Chinese woman’s tearful tirade against her mother who for 30 years had fed herself duck feathers but her son and grandson duck feet has reignited debate about the country’s view of family that puts men above women.The incident emerged in a viral online video that recorded a family argument during a meal on May 17 in central China’s Anhui province.When the duck legs were allocated to the son and grandson and the daughter received the duck feather, she became emotional and came into conflict with her mother.”Why in your world do you think you should always give your sons…