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Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren hit back saying neither the UCC nor the National Register of Citizens (NRC) would be allowed in the state. Soren emphasised that Jharkhand would adhere only to the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) and Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Acts to protect tribal culture, land, and rights. «Neither the UCC nor the NRC will be implemented here. Jharkhand will rely solely on the Chotanagpur Tenancy and Santhal Pargana Tenancy Acts. These people (the BJP) are spewing venom and do not care about tribals, natives, Dalits, or backward communities,» Soren said at a rally in Garhwa. Soren's reaction followed Shah's remarks while releasing the BJP's manifesto, in which he said, «Our government will introduce the UCC in Jharkhand, but tribals will be kept out of its ambit. Hemant Soren and the JMM government are making false propaganda that the UCC will impact tribal rights, culture, and relevant legislation, which is totally baseless.»

Amit Shah on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the JMM-led government in Jharkhand, accusing it of «patronising Bangladeshi infiltrators for vote bank politics» and asserted that if the BJP was voted to power in the state, it will enact stringent legislation to prevent transfer of tribal land to illegal immigrants. Shah also announced that Naxalism would be eradicated from the country by March 2026 and that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in Jharkhand without impacting the tribal population. Addressing a BJP rally at Dhalbhumgarh in Ghatshila, Shah claimed that the tribal population in Jharkhand was declining due to the Hemant Soren government treating «Bangladeshi infiltrators as its vote bank.» «Bangladeshi infiltration is causing a sharp decline in tribal population in Jharkhand, especially in Santhal Parganas and Kolhan regions… the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is encouraging it for petty political gains,» he alleged.

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he did not wish to make a political speech taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name as «we are all bored of him,” while addressing a campaign rally along with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Gandhi, who spent his Sunday touring his former constituency, said at a campaign meeting at Mananthavady that he would prefer to address voters as members of family rather than focus his speech on Modi. The Opposition leader said his sister „anyway has mentioned Mr.Modi, and we are all bored of him. Why mention him twice.“ Vadra is contesting the November 13 bypolls as the UDF candidate for the Kerala seat vacated by her brother.

No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Federal Reserve officials are expected to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point at their meeting Thursday because inflation has continued to make progress toward their 2% goal. Officials began lowering rates at their previous meeting in September by making a larger half-point cut.

Sana Malik, NCP candidate from Anushakti Nagar Assembly Constituency and daughter of Nawab Malik, speaking to ANI, on Sunday exuded confidence of winning the election. «It is a big challenge for me. When there is direct competition and the matter is to retain your father's seat, a lot of people have their eyes on the results. I have contested the elections of BMC in 2017. And when I lost that election, since then I have been working on the ground in Anushakti Nagar Vidhan Sabha seat… I am connected to the people...It is challenging as it (Anushakti Nagar Vidhan Sabha seat) is my father's seat, but I am confident as I have been working among the people for the last 7 years,» she said. On his daughter Sana Malik's candidature, NCP leader and candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, Nawab Malik says, «She is an educated woman. There is a perception that Muslim women do not get many opportunities. However, she is an architect and lawyer, who has been among the people for 5 years...I am sure that she will win with a big margin...»

Changes to U.S. immigration laws and/or policies under the new regime will be significantly important for Indian businesses and individuals. In this article we compare the different approaches of each candidate as gathered from information published by The Associated Press and the Council of Foreign Relations. We have also added a comment on each issue, as to what this means for Indian nationals and companies. Of the many areas that will be affected, one very important comparison is between the immigration policies of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump for the 2024 election.

Amit Shah on Sunday criticised the Congress, saying that the party failed to deliver on elections promises. «We have addressed all our promises and in Himachal, Karnataka and Telangana, the Congress party has failed to fulfil its promises. I congratulate Kharge sahab on accepting that they have failed to fulfil the promises. The people of Jharkhand should take note of this acceptance of Kharge sahab and evaluate their promises, this is my request to the people of Jharkhand,» Shah said, addressing to the media in Ranchi. On November 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also urged the people to be vigilant and not fall prey to the party's false promises.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has officially opposed the Union Government's proposal for 'One Nation One Election,' which aims to synchronize elections across India. In a recent resolution, the party condemned this initiative, arguing that it undermines the federal structure and the unique needs of different states. «TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) party opposes 'One Nation One Election'. The resolution passed condemning the Union Government's proposal,» the party said in a statement released on Sunday.

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday took a dig at the Congress-led Karnataka government after it retracted all notices related to Waqf land issues. He said that the government has become «a U-turn expert». «The Karnataka government has now become a U-turn expert. First, it says that there was no MUDA scam, and then it returns to the land of the MUDA scam. Now Siddaramaiah has ordered that no farmer's land will be taken,» Shehzad Poonawalla told ANI. «But Waqf is not stopping at all, 53 Waqf properties have been identified in Vijayapura and Karnataka. This clearly means that the Congress wanted to give the farmers' land to Waqf, to its vote bank, in a planned manner. Today, when the process of bringing amendments in Waqf takes place in JPC, the Congress opposes it,» he added.

Ranchi: After releasing the Bharatiya Janata Party Sankalp Patra (Manifesto) for Jharkhand Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP stands out from all other parties, adding that the upcoming elections in the state is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand. «This election in Jharkhand is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand. The people of Jharkhand have to decide whether they want a government full of corruption or a BJP government moving forward on the path of development under the leadership of PM Modi. Do they want a government that endangers the identity, land and women of Jharkhand by allowing infiltration or do they want a Bharatiya Janata Party government that protects the borders,» Amit Shah said, after releasing the BJP's Sankalp Patra event in Ranchi. Shah further said that the backward classes, the poor, the tribals, the Dalits are looking towards the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' with great hope.

Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep tribals out of its ambit. Shah, while releasing the saffron party's manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' for the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand, announced that a Displacement Commission would be formed to ensure rehabilitation of people displaced by industries and mines in the state. «Our government will introduce UCC in Jharkhand but tribals will be kept out of its ambit. The JMM government is making false propaganda that UCC will impact tribal rights and culture, which is totally baseless as they will be kept out of its ambit,» Shah said in Ranchi. «BJP, if voted to power in Jharkhand, will deliberate on the Sarna religious code issue, and take appropriate decisions. A Displacement Commission will be formed to ensure the rehabilitation of people displaced by industries and mines in Jharkhand,» he said.

Suresh Gopi and two others for «misusing» an ambulance during the Thrissur Pooram festivities in April this year, police said on Sunday. The Thrissur East Police on Sunday registered an FIR against the Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism, Abhijith Nair and an ambulance driver in this regard. Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC and sections 179, 184, 188 and 192 of Motor Vehicles Act were imposed against them, police said. The case was registered following a complaint filed by K P Sumesh, a local CPI leader, seeking legal action against Gopi for allegedly misusing an ambulance to reach the Pooram venue flouting police restrictions.

Sat Sharma to the position of the party's unit head for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Saffron party's decision came a few weeks after election results were announced in the Union Territory. In an official letter, the party announced the immediate appointment of Sat Sharma to the aforementioned position.

Even as Trump looks to expand the electoral map and project strength with trips to New Mexico and Virginia, two Democratic states not widely viewed as competitive, he is putting considerable time into North Carolina, which last backed a Democrat for president in 2008. The former president's path to the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the presidency gets significantly more complicated if he loses North Carolina. The fast-growing Southern state gave Trump his smallest margin of victory — 1.3 percentage points — over Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.

Kamala Harris appeared on the "Saturday Night Live" TV comedy show on Saturday, adding a surprise jolt to the U.S. presidential election just three days before her with showdown with Republican Donald Trump. «Keep Calm-ala and carry on-ala,» Harris said in unison with the actor who plays her on the show, Maya Rudolph.

US election, and global market dynamics—will likely shape market movements. On Friday, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex rose by 0.41% and 0.42%, respectively, during a special Diwali «muhurat» trading session. Auto stocks led this upward move, bolstered by strong monthly sales data. «The domestic market showed positive reversal signs this week, aided by festive sentiment, steady institutional inflows, and declining oil prices,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services. Market sentiment was also uplifted by easing geopolitical tensions and positive India-China relations.

Iran's leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent U.S. presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump. Opinion polls suggest the Republican Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris remain locked in a close contest. But Iranian leaders and their regional allies in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen are concerned that Trump could well triumph on Nov. 5 and this could spell more trouble for them. Iran's main concern is the potential for Trump to empower Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Iran's nuclear sites, conduct targeted assassinations and reimpose his «maximum pressure policy» through heightened sanctions on their oil industry, according to Iranian, Arab and Western officials. They anticipate that Trump, who was president in 2017-21, will exert utmost pressure on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to cave in by accepting a nuclear containment deal on terms set by himself and Israel.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PHOENIX—Kamala Harris is making a bet in the final days of a deadlocked election campaign that turning out women voters is her best path to the presidency. In a race that has been defined by gender politics, getting women to the polls is a crucial task for Harris.

Kamala Harris' campaign Ajay Bhutoria said that Harris' presidential campaign is gaining momentum, with enthusiastic support from diverse communities across the United States and expressed confidence in the victory of Kamala Harris. With just three days to go for the election, Bhutoria noted that grassroots volunteers are knocking on 2,000 doors every minute in battleground states like Michigan, Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania. Bhutoria also said that under the Biden-Harris administration, the US-India partnership has seen growth in areas such as defence, healthcare, innovation, and semiconductors.

Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, he described the victory as «beautiful.» Not everyone saw it that way — considering that Democrat Clinton had received nearly three million more votes nationally than her Republican rival. Non-Americans were particularly perplexed that the second-highest vote-getter would be the one crowned president. But Trump had done what the US system requires: win enough individual states, sometimes by very narrow margins, to surpass the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to win the White House.