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Keir Starmer, Britain's newly elected prime minister, addressed the issue indirectly while discussing age limits for lawmakers. He held the view that it is up to the Americans to decide their president. Starmer further mentioned that the incumbent 81-year old was in good form when met him.“Obviously in America, it’s for the American people to decide who they want to be their president," Starmer told Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview with CNN.

Joe Biden has come under tremendous pressure to withdraw from the 2024 US Presidential Election because of his old age and cognitive health issues, a natural question looming large over the US political system is what will happen to the funds the US President has collected so far to fight the polls. Joe Biden has so far rejected the calls to pull out of the race for the White House and clarified that he may not be as young and energetic as before, but he knows how to do his duties and he will do so in the next term in office. He also reiterated that he would defeat Republican contender Donald Trump.

Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab was underway on Saturday. Polling in the seat took place on Wednesday and a voter turnout of 54.98 per cent was recorded, a sharp drop from the 67 per cent the assembly segment saw in the 2022 state elections. Votes are being counted at a centre set up at the Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women here and the process began at 8 am, officials said. The Jalandhar West (Reserve) assembly constituency saw a multi-cornered contest among major political outfits like the ruling AAP in Punjab, the Congress and the BJP.

Kishori Lal Sharma, Congress leader and a Member of Parliament (MP) from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, on Saturday, backed party MP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on former Amethi MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani, in which he targeted the trollers using derogatory languages against her. Sharma backed Gandhi's remarks and said that it is not their value to use such language against someone. «Rahul Gandhi is right. I relate to his statement. Victories and losses are a part of life. It is not in our values to use such language against someone», the Amethi MP told ANI.

American Pickers has remained a cornerstone of the History Channel's lineup. The show, led by hosts Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz initially, follows their cross-country adventures in search of unique American artifacts and treasures. With its 25th season currently airing, fans are curious about the prospects of a Season 26, especially with changes in the cast dynamics.

Bank credit rose 14% on-year as of June 28, outpacing deposit growth at 11%, putting the spotlight yet again on central bank's concerns over the gap that could lead to asset-liability mismatches. Latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed the growth in deposits and credit was lower than the year-ago period, reflecting a slowdown in economic activities due to the uncertainty on the economic outlook because of the Lok Sabha elections. Year-on-year credit and deposit growth rates in the same period of 2023-24 were higher — at 16.3% and 12.9%, respectively

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife, Kamlesh Thakur, on Saturday won the Dehra assembly seat, beating her nearest rival and BJP candidate Hoshiyar Singh with a margin of over 9000 votes, according to Election Commission. «The party leaders and workers worked day and night for this day… I will give all credit to the people who stood by the party throughout… I am proud of the people of Dehra,» said Kamlesh Thakur after winning the bypolls. Read More: Rupauli bypoll results: Who is independent candidate Shankar Singh leading over JD(U)'s Kaladhar Prasad Mandal

The Biden administration says it’s providing $244 million to expand and update the federal government’s registered apprenticeship program

K Armstrong, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K Annamalai stated on Saturday that the safety of common citizens is not assured under the DMK rule. «Yesterday, a party leader was hacked to death. There is no guarantee for a common man's life in this DMK-led state government,» Annamalai said at the BJP's state executive committee meeting. The Tamil Nadu Chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was hacked to death by a mob of unidentified men near his residence in Perambur, Chennai.

Rishi Sunak suddenly called for general elections across the country. Within a matter of six weeks, the entire voting process around UK general election results 2024 happened, with the results yet to be declared. The official voting process has formally ended and the first wave of results will start coming 11.30pm onwards.

Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. The lack of majority for any single alliance threatened to plunge France into political and economic turmoil. Final results are not expected until late Sunday or early Monday in the highly volatile snap election, which was called just four weeks ago in a huge gamble for Macron. It does not appear to have paid off for the deeply unpopular president, whose alliance has lost control of parliament, according to the projections. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally greatly increased the number of seats it holds, meanwhile, but fell far short of expectations. Far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon urged Macron to invite the leftist New Popular Front coalition to form a government, given projections that put it in the lead. The alliance, he said, «is ready to govern.»

Congress wins 2 seats in Himachal Pradesh, BJP bags 1The Congress won two seats in Himachal Pradesh. Kamlesh Thakur, wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, won the Dehri bypolls in Himachal Pradesh.

Joe Biden, what may further shock him is that this opposition is from several of his close advisors and even members of his campaign team. NBC News has reported that three members who are part of his campaign team feel in private that he has to step down. Many have felt that he has been unable to improve his performance and increase his popularity after the first presidential debate. This opposition from even his campaign team has come at a time when Donald Trump continues to attack the president and increase his campaign across the country and more specifically in the swing states.

NDA Vs INDIAThe bypolls are seen as significant test for the opposition INDIA bloc as it faced off against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in first electoral battle after Lok Sabha Elections 2024.The elections, the results of which was announced on June 4, saw the BJP falling short of majority and opposition INDIA bloc gaining strength. The BJP finally bagged 240 Lok Sabha seats - 32 short of the majority.TMC wins 3 of 4 seats in West BengalIn West Bengal's Raiganj seat, TMC leader Krishna Kalyani defeated BJP leader Manas Kumar Ghosh by over 50,000 votes.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 enhancing some powers of the Lieutenant Governor of the erstwhile state. President Droupadi Murmu has given her approval to the amendments in the rule exercising the powers conferred by section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, (34 of 2019) read with the Proclamation dated 31st October 2019 issued under section 73 of the Act, a notification issued by the MHA mentions. The President made the rules further to amend the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019.

Kotak MF first to lift curbs on investing in small-cap fund following elections, earnings growth Jain was chief investment officer at HDFC AMC from 2004 to 2022. He managed the HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (earlier known as HDFC Prudence Fund), a hybrid equity fund, for 28 years (1994 to 2022).

Nate Silver and sent shockwaves among the US residents with his latest statement that reigning President Joe Biden should step down from his Chair and hand over the Presidency to VP Kamala Harris just ahead of the US Presidential Elections in November. After Joe Biden's US Presidential Debate performance, where he was practically steamrolled by the opposition's Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Silver feels it is fitting that Biden discontinue his term and let Harris set affairs in order, according to a report by USA Today.

Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country's mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran's Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country. But even Pezeshkian's modest aims will be challenged by an Iranian government still largely held by hard-liners, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, and Western fears over Tehran enriching uranium to near-weapons-grade levels.

George Stephanopoulos was embarrassed after a video went viral in which he could be seen saying that US President Joe Biden is not fit to serve a second term in office. The news anchor had a few days back conducted an interview with the president which had been well received and became a discussion point among many. He immediately regretted his frank exchange of views with a stranger after the video went viral. The news channel too has distanced itself from these comments. Further, Biden’s interview covered a wide range of topics including his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate as well as demands by various Democrats to replace him on the ballot box.

Keir Starmer on Friday has paved the way for a fresh chapter in the country's relations with India as the Labour Party takes charge of steering the stalled Free Trade Agreement negotiations that got stalled with the outgoing Rishi Sunak-led administration. If recent high-profile visits by the shadow cabinet members, stepping up as Cabinet members, are anything to go by, the choreography around India being a priority country is likely to see at least some degree of continuity. However, despite a manifesto commitment to build a «new strategic partnership» and the then shadow foreign secretary and now the Foreign Secretary in Starmer's government, David Lammy promising to be on a flight to India before the end of July if elected, how much of a priority India will be among the various domestic pressures facing a cost-of-living crisis hit Britain remains an unknown factor. The India-UK FTA talks began in January 2022 but were stalled in the 14th round as both countries stepped into their general election cycles this year. India saw the new government in the first week and on Friday, it was the UK's.

England will play Switzerland in the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 on Saturday. England faced criticism from fans who thought the team underperformed in its extra-time win over Slovakia, while Switzerland exceeded expectations by knocking out defending champion Italy. The winner will play either the Netherlands or Turkey in the semifinals. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local (1600 GMT) in Duesseldorf. Here's what to know about the match: Match facts — England is playing its fourth quarterfinal game at a major tournament under England manager Gareth Southgate and won two of the previous three. Southgate's cautious tactics have brought hefty criticism from England fans, some of whom threw plastic cups at him in the group stage. — Jude Bellingham's last-minute overhead kick to send England's last-16 game with Slovakia to extra time was one of the most dramatic moments of Euro 2024 so far. Defender John Stones said Thursday that surviving that brush with elimination gave the team new confidence.