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Dushyant Chautala, on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Haryana and said that JJP is fully prepared to contest in all 90 assembly seats. The elections to the 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana will be held in a single phase on October 1 and the counting of votes will take place on October 4. «We welcome this. Our party is ready for all the 90 seats. All the workers of the party will fight strongly for the development of Haryana. The new CM (Nayab Singh Saini) only made announcements in the last 74 days which has taken the state backwards. The public will take accountability, they have seen it all. People have made up their minds,» Chautala said.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that he will contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place in three phases from September 18. «I will contest these elections, Omar Abdullah will not contest the elections. When the state status is granted then I will step down and Omar Abdullah will contest from that seat,» Farooq Abdullah said on Friday. The Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18 and the results will be announced on October 4.

Kamala Harris has led almost all opinion polls since Joe Biden sidestepped and endorsed her for the US Presidential Election 2024. If media reports are to be believed, it was largely due to the enthusiasm she has created among the US voters. But economic indicators are now being discussed, Donald Trump has targeted the vice president for rising unemployment and she has declared to ban food price hikes if elected. So, will the economic factors help the presumptive Democratic candidate? Or will the Republican candidate be able to upset her winning equation by taking the rants of «America First» and «Make America Great Again» (MAGA) to a new height?

Kashmiri migrants introduced during the recent Lok Sabha polls will be in place for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls as well, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Friday. He also lauded the democratic spirit of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Talking about the special arrangements made for the Kashmiri migrants during the Lok Sabha polls, Kumar said those relaxations will continue. «You may also remember that for Kashmiri migrants, special arrangements were made. We simplified the process, we relaxed Form M and there were some cumbersome processes that required authorisation, which were converted to self-attestation,» the CEC said at a press conference to announce the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election.

Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress and CPI (M) on Friday welcomed the announcement of the assembly polls by the Election Commission and said people were eagerly waiting for the restoration of democracy in the Union Territory. The Election Commission said the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir would be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1, and the votes will be counted on October 4. «Better late than never,» Pradesh Congress Committee senior vice-president Ravinder Sharma told PTI reacting to the announcement by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. He said the people in Jammu and Kashmir were waiting for the assembly elections for the past six years after the fall of the PDP-BJP government in June 2018.

assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The elections in J&K will be held in three phases starting from September 20. In Haryana, the elections will be held on October 1. The results will be out on October 4 for J&K and Haryana. While many anticipated that Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar would announce the schedule for the Maharashtra elections as well, he explained why this wasn’t the case. He said, Maharashtra elections will be announced later due to security requirements for Jammu and Kashmir. «In the past, Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections were held together, and at that time, Jammu and Kashmir was not a factor. This year, however, we have four elections to manage initially—J&K, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand—and a fifth one shortly after in Delhi.»

WFI in its present form and prevent it from undertaking any activity as a national federation for the sport. While passing the interim order on the plea by celebrated wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and her husband Satyawart Kadian, Justice Sachin Datta said it was open to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) re-constituting the committee. The wrestlers, who were at the forefront of last year's protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the arrest of outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of seven women grapplers, had moved the high court earlier this year for setting aside and declaring as illegal the elections held to elect the office bearers of the federation held in December. Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan loyalist, was elected the new WFI chief in the polls held on December 21, 2023.

Srinagar Assembly Elections 2024: Jammu and Kashmir will be holding its first assembly elections since the BJP-led central government abrogated Article 370, which gave the union territory a special status. The Election Commission is likely to announce dates for the assembly elections on Friday.

Shiv Sena (UBT), through its mouthpiece Saamana, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, calling it «boring». The editorial further stated that he gave a speech that should have been given in an election campaign. «Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people associated with him were never serious about the country's Independence. That is why his speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day was boring. He gave a speech that should have been given in an election campaign rally,» stated Shiv Sena (UBT) through its mouthpiece Saamana.

digital assets ahead of the November election. On Wednesday night, the new group Crypto4Harris convened its first virtual gathering to discuss how it can support the Vice President's electoral campaign, while also calling for Harris to end the Biden administration's crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry. In a sign of how urgently crypto has become an election issue for Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared and said he wanted to pass a crypto bill this year, without elaborating.

Election Commission of India, is likely to announce the schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in three states at 3pm today. India's election authority on Friday morning announced in a release that it would hold a press conference «to announce the schedule for General Election to Legislative Assemblies.» Elections are expected to be held for the legislative assemblies of Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand in 2024, with the five-year terms of these states coming to an end. The BJP currently governs Haryana independently and leads a coalition government in Maharashtra, with the support of the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena. In Jharkhand, power rests with the Soren family-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress alliance. The BJP is expected to announce the first list of assembly candidates for all three states later this month, sources informed ET. The party is reportedly preparing to reveal 30-35 candidates for Maharashtra, around 20 for Haryana, and 25 for Jharkhand.

Mint takes a look at the key sectoral themes that emerged from the Q1 show: The overall earnings growth was driven by domestic cyclicals—firms that alternate between periods of high and low profit—such as automobiles and banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), underpinned by robust demand and credit growth. There were improved contributions from healthcare, real estate and capital goods. Conversely, earnings growth was weighed down by global cyclicals such as oil and gas, where firms suffered an up to 90% plunge in profits, along with metals, cement and specialty chemicals.

Elon Musk had a field day on X, as millions joined in to hear an 'unscripted' conversation between him and Republic Presidential candidate Donald Trump. This appearance by Trump marks his solid comeback on X, after being reinstated in 2023. Musk and Trump covered a variety of topics around the US politics and economy, and also discussed the in and outs of the assassination attempt on the former President.

Kamala Harris for not holding a press conference, Donald Trump has announced to address a press conference at his Bedminster golf club on Thursday afternoon. He will talk to reporters and answer their questions a day before his Democrat rival unveils her economic agenda. Attacking Kamala Harris, he said Wednesday she refuses to do any interviews or press conferences, almost 30 days now, she has not done an interview. He added that she had not attended any press conference because she was not smart or intelligent. The Trump campaign has said the vice president is trying to try to «duck and hide» from the media.

Donald Trump not accept the verdict of the US Presidential Election 2024 if he loses it? Quoting unnamed Trump critics, CNN has reported that the Republican candidate could be laying the groundwork to question the outcome of the 2024 election if he loses a second time. The former president continues to describe Kamala Harris's elevation to her party's top ticket as “unconstitutional”. She has also accused her of taking part in a “coup” and he may claim that her candidature itself is unconstitutional and she has no locus standi to claim the top office.

Kamala Harris unveils her economic agenda before the US Presidential Election 2024? Derided and attacked for "Kamalanomics" by Donald Trump, the Democrat contender is most likely to call for a ban on food «price gouging,» she may signal a critical view of mergers, and talk about her struggles against large corporations as she announces her economic vision Friday. According to the 'Washington Post', Harris may hold companies responsible for the higher cost of groceries in recent years at her election rally in Raleigh, N.C. She may try to send strong signals to all-important swing state voters.

Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for the US Presidential Election 2024. If reports are to be believed, inflation is on track and it seems to fall back to the Fed Reserve's 2% target by the end of the year. Similarly, the Consumer Price Index continued to cool last month to 2.9%, below the expected 3% yearly increase.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over the unrest that led to a change of government in neighboring Bangladesh and the attacks on Hindus and other minorities there

Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public Thursday, a lawyer for the former president and current Republican nominee suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 — about seven weeks before Election Day — would amount to election interference. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche wrote that a delay would also allow Trump time to weigh next steps after the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, is expected to rule Sept. 16 on the defense's request to overturn the verdict and dismiss the case because of the U.S. Supreme Court's July presidential immunity ruling.

Ajit Pawar on Thursday batted for an all-party meeting to discuss the Maratha quota issue. Talking to PTI during his Jan Sanman Yatra, Pawar said the opposition parties cannot be neglected since they too represent the people. «Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange wants quota under OBC segment. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had called an all party meeting to discuss the quota issue but the opposition stayed away. I don't know if the boycott was deliberate. It has been decided to seek their (opposition) time again,» he said. Hailing the Mukhyamnatri Ladki Bahin Yojana, under which women get Rs 1,500 per month as aid if their annual family income is less than Rs 2.5 lakh, Pawar said it will be launched on August 17 at an event in Balewadi here with beneficiaries getting money for July and August. The event will be attended by CM Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. It is a transparent scheme in which money is transferred to accounts linked to the beneficiary's Aadhaar, leaving no room for any illegality, Pawar added. Slamming the opposition for calling it an election gimmick that would burden the exchequer, Pawar said he had presented 10 budgets and knew about finances.

Donald Trump struggling with his election campaign and set to lose the US Presidential Election 2024 after trailing Kamala Harris in most of the opinion polls? Has the Democrat contenders changed the scenario so quickly after being endorsed by President Joe Biden last month that the Republican candidate has been left clueless? 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart has said in the most unambiguous terms that Donald Trump is “clearly struggling” to come up with a message now that the vice president has replaced Joe Biden as his campaign rival, reports 'BuzzFeed'.