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BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar has accused the Trinamool Congress party of trying to alter the state's demography by facilitating infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh. Majumdar, who is also the union minister of state for education and development of the north-eastern region, claimed there are colonies of Rohingyas, an ethnic minority of Myanmar, in and around Kolkata. He spoke on a wide range of issues, including the atrocities on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, the law and order in Bengal and the assembly elections due next year, in an exclusive interview with ET's Jayatri Nag. Edited excerpts:

Congress office, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi again claimed the Maharashtra assembly polls were 'clearly wrong' and pointed to 'one crore additional voters' in the state between Lok Sabha and assembly polls. He also sought that names and addresses of those who voted in assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the state must be shared for electoral transparency.

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Trump presidency, one corner of the U.S. stock market expected to benefit from the Republican's policies has been stumbling. Shares of smaller U.S. companies have been under pressure, with the small-cap Russell 2000 last week marking a 10% correction from its November highs. The S&P 500, the benchmark for large-cap companies, declined less than 3% in that time.

The U.S. dollar strengthened against major peers after four days of declines, while benchmark U.S. Treasury yields — after a three-session drop — hit a two-week low before reversing course.

Stephen A. Smith criticized the interaction between former US President Barack Obama and US President- elect Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral while calling it ‘not a good look’, reported The Hill.

Tulsi Gabbard, who is being nominated by US President- elect Donald Trump for the role of Director of National Intelligence (DNI), has eventually faced severe scrutiny regarding her qualifications and understanding of the position, reported Daily Beast.

White House officials believe that US President Joe Biden actually missed a significant opportunity by not fostering a relationship with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as reported by CNN.

US President- elect Donald Trump is reportedly encouraging Vivek Ramaswamy who was his former rival in the GOP primary 2024 to eventually consider an appointment to the vacant US Senate seat in the state of Ohio, reported USA Today.

US Vice President Kamala Harris marked a pretty significant moment in her tenure by signing her ceremonial desk drawer at the White House which is actually a tradition that dates back nearly a century, reported Los Angeles Times.

Mike DeWine made a significant announcement, appointing Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. This appointment comes as Ohio's political landscape faces changes, ensuring continued Republican representation in the Senate until a special election takes place in November 2026.

Bitcoin-associated stocks jumped Friday after the cryptocurrency’s price climbed above $104,000.

Toronto-Dominion Bank is speeding up the appointment of its new chief executive and has made sweeping changes to its board, just a few months after regulators in the United States levied sanctions against the lender for failing to monitor money laundering activities at its branches.

The Labour government made the need for growth a key priority in both its election manifesto and ruling agenda, with the chancellor recently calling on all regulators to assess measures and areas that may be stifling growth across their respective sectors. FCA 'monitoring' developments in Saba saga In his letter, Rathi listed all the steps the watchdog has taken so far to boost this metric, from the reforms to the Listings Rules, to the launch of long-term asset funds (LTAFs), and changes to the fixed income and commodity markets. He wrote «growth will be a cornerstone of our strat...

White House in 2021, Donald Trump vowed to remain a force in U.S. politics. «The movement we started is only just beginning,» he said in a farewell video.

foreign interference inquiry on Thursday describe widespread threats and harassment of Canadian Sikhs by the government of India, much of it coordinated by diplomatic missions.Witnesses told the Hogue Commission behind closed doors India had threatened their families, spied on temples and meddled in Canada’s elections, according to the newly unsealed documents.India “interferes in Canada because there is no reason not to,” one witness told the commission, adding that “the Canadian government has been largely impotent in the face of interference.”“There have been no consequences.”The documents summarize hundreds of written submissions received from Canadians during public consultations and meetings with more than 100 members of diaspora communities.They included Chinese, Iranian and Ukrainian participants, but the statements of Sikh Canadians are particularly noteworthy, providing a community-level view of the alleged tactics of the Indian government.Indian foreign interference has seen “an acceleration” since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, with high-ranking officials vowing that “dissidents in other countries would be eliminated,” one witness said.Canada has labeled India the second most serious foreign interference threat to the country, behind only China.

Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023. The attack aimed to overthrow the democratically elected American government in order to replace it with a dictatorship fuelled by Nazi ideology, the Department of Justice said.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney’s decision to throw his hat in the ring in the race to become leader of the federal Liberal party has led to a shakeup at the top of Brookfield Asset Management.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all set to co-host a black tie reception on the date of January 20 of the year 2025 just following US President- elect Donald Trump's inauguration, reported The Hill.