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Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul that reflects donor enthusiasm going into the Nov. 5 election. Four sources familiar with the fundraising effort told Reuters that figure had been banked for Harris in the four weeks since she jumped into the race on July 21. Campaign cash is critical for advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts that help bring people to the polls and persuade undecided voters to swing a candidate's way.

Donald Trump has hinted at including Elon Musk in his cabinet should he win the presidential race. “He’s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it," the Republican candidate told Reuters when asked of such a possibility.

Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday said that a special summary revision of photo electoral rolls has concluded, registering significant increase in women electors and first-time voters. The CEO informed that 93,000 new voters have been registered and the number of polling stations across the Union territory has also gone up by 209. «As per the Special Summary Revision-2024 completed with publication of the final electoral roll, the total number of voters stands at 88.03 lakh. These include 44.89 lakh males, 43.13 lakh females and 168 third gender electors,» the CEO said in a statement. He further said that the number of young voters in the 18 to 19 years age group has increased by 45,964, with 24,310 of them being women, even as the overall number of the women voters has also gone up by 51,142.

Home minister Amit Shah will review anti-Naxal operations and the progress of developmental works in Red corridors in seven Left Wing Extremism-affected states this week. According to highly-placed sources, Shah will hold the review meetings in Naya Raipur, the administrative capital of Chhattisgarh, on August 24 with chief secretaries and director generals of police of Maoist-affected Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana. In the run-up to November 2023 Assembly elections, BJP had promised that if voted to power, it will end Naxalism within three years by 2026.

A campaign to bring a casino to the Missouri tourist destination of the Lake of the Ozarks is suing to bring the proposal before voters

economic agenda at a campaign rally in North Carolina, a Republican swing state, focusing on lowering costs, and hoping to usher in what she called an 'opportunity economy' — 'Everyone, regardless of who they are or where they start, has an opportunity to build wealth for themselves and their children.' Harris' proposed economic plan follows up Bidenomics. Except that this time around, Harris — and Trump, in his own way — has embraced the idea of a strong federal government that would use its authority to manipulate markets to create a more robust and wealthy economy. However, neither Harris not Trump has, till date, presented a thorough policy framework. Harris has called for a reduction in the price of food, housing, medicine and other living expenses. A large portion of Joe Biden's last presidential budget — and brief re-election campaign — are being expanded upon by Harris. The strategy calls for significant tax hikes on corporations and high earners to support middle-class and low-income workers. Simultaneously, it offers substantial tax advantages to businesses involved in activities that Democrats believe yield significant economic benefits, such as building affordable housing, or developing technologies required to combat global warming.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that despite being bitter rivals in the past, the undivided Shiv Sena and Congress were never vindictive towards each other. Speaking at a 'Sadbhavana Diwas' event here to mark the birth anniversary of the late Rajiv Gandhi, Thackeray also noted that Central agencies never harassed Shiv Sena leaders even though party founder Bal Thackeray had criticised the then prime minister in his speeches. Thackeray, who joined hands with the Congress in 2019 after parting ways with the Bharatiya Janata Party, took part in a Congress event for the first time. He also wore a Congress scarf for a brief time. The programme was also attended by NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

US polls 2024 on a Democrat ticket. According to latest reports, Kamala Harris is lagging behind in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, based on two recently released poll surveys. Meanwhile, another survey has stated that Donald Trump is ahead of the reigning VP at the national level.

Haryana has sought over 200 more companies of the central forces to ensure conduct of free, fair and peaceful polling as the election for all 90 assembly seats in the state will be held on October 1. Addressing a news conference here, Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said the state has demanded 225 companies of the central forces, of which 70 have been already allotted. The Election Commission had earlier on Friday announced that polls to the 90-member Haryana Assembly will be held on October 1 and the results would be declared on October 4. With the announcement of polls, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force in the state. Agarwal said the state has over 2.03 crore voters.

In a stock exchange notice today (20 August), the board said it had received valid elections for over 12 million shares, or 36.8% of IPU's issued ordinary share capital. The directors said that as payout requests exceeded the 10% limit, shareholder requests will be scaled back proportionally, depending on the excess availability from other investors. Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies offers capital return for up to 10% through special dividend Details of the outcome of the scaling back process, along with IPU's net asset value per share and the amount of the special dividend p...

PVR Inox’s stock has gained 5% in the past three trading sessions following the success of Stree 2 and on account of factors such as strong line-up of films in the coming months and timely expansion of capacity in the southern region. The stock of the country’s largest multiplex company is on a roll after Stree 2, released on August 15, garnered over Rs 229 crore at the box office on a budget of Rs 50 crore, making it a super hit movie of the otherwise dull monsoon season. Another major success, which has surprised the trade circuit, is the English film Deadpool & Wolverine. The film collected Rs 131 crore at the box office in India.

Queen Elizabeth II is still making headlines, this time around the US Presidential Elections 2024 after her statements in a new biography is making the rounds on social media, where it was stated the Queen found Donald Trump very 'rude', based on his behavior during his visits to the Queen, along with his wife Melanie Trump.

Indonesia and Australia on Tuesday finalised a new bilateral defence treaty that will enhance the neighbouring nations' ability to operate their militaries in each other's territory. The agreement was reached as Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who also serves as defense minister, met with Australian officials at the country's Parliament earlier Tuesday. The bilateral relationship is becoming increasingly important to Australians in face of growing tensions with China. New Australian prime ministers typically make Jakarta one of their first overseas destinations. The pact will be signed within days, when Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles visits Jakarta.

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AI-generated content doing the rounds on social media, with the latest and biggest one being AI content around Taylor Swift's endorsement for Donald Trump in the upcoming US Presidential Elections 2024. Soon after the kinds of such AI content hit social media, Donald Trump also joined the party and kept reposting such details, including a fake news article that claimed that Swifties are inclining towards the former President after a failed terror plot hampered a Swift concert in Vienna.

Fadnavis on Monday said he would quit politics if CM Eknath Shinde asserted that he was hindering the Maratha quota process, referring to allegations by activist Manoj Jarange. Stressing that government decisions are taken collectively, Shinde defended Fadnavis and called Jarange's allegations against him baseless. Jarange is a strident critic of the senior BJP leader and has routinely accused him of being the main obstacle in the Maratha community's quest for reservation in government jobs and education. Stating that he knew Jarange has «special affection» for him, Fadnavis said at a press briefing, «Should CM Eknath Shinde assert that my presence poses a hindrance to reaching a decision concerning the Maratha quota, I shall tender my resignation and withdraw from politics.»

Democratic National Convention (DNC 2024) will be one of the perfect opportunities for Michelle Obama to demonstrate her political value to the Democrats as well as the entire nation, through her address that is scheduled for the second day of the event.

Karnataka High Court on Monday in a case of alleged illegal allotment of plots to his wife in Mysuru after the Judge restrained a lower court in Bengaluru from deciding on the matter till the next date of hearing. Justice M Nagaprasanna at the high court directed the trial court not to take any precipitative action against the CM till the next date of hearing. The Judge asked the respondents to file their replies and listed the case for hearing on August 29. The special court designated for trying cases against people’s representatives had posted for orders on August 20 a private complaint filed against the CM. The case relates to Siddaramaiah’s wife being 14 pricey plots in an upscale residential area in Mysuru in return for 3.16 acres of land that Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) acquired at Kesare village on the city outskirts.

Former Council of Economic Advisers chair Kevin Hassett reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris' economic plan and price controls proposal on 'The Evening Edit.' 

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