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MintGenie, Bhattacharya said that India has benefited from a combination of local and global trends, including the Indian government’s favourable stance towards infrastructure development, geo-political diversification through initiatives like China+1, and the demographic dividend poised to favour India over the next 25 years. Although it was an interim budget in an election year, it adeptly strikes a balance, prioritizing sensibility over populism.

All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvin, has appealed to Muslims to not oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In a viral video, Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi can be seen saying that political situation is changing in the country and advised all Muslims in the country not to oppose the Prime Minister. He was speaking during a conference held in Ambikapur district of Chhattisgarh. Also hitting out at secular parties, Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi said that political parties claiming to be secular have only put the responsibility of opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the shoulders of Muslims. This keeps Muslims always on the sidelines, while secular parties and their representatives benefit politically, he said in the video.

Firstpost Defence Summit in New Delhi. The ex-defence minister claimed that there is no threat to the sovereignty of Maldivian citizens by Indian troops stationed in their country, even as “(Maldives President Mohamed) Muizzu thinks that there is an antagonism between the Maldivians and the Indians.… (It has been) three months since he came into government, the Indian troops are still there." She remarked that the sovereignty of a nation is assured when there is trust and friendship among neighbours and friends.

Varun Gandhi, reports suggested, will fight the election as an independent candidate from Amethi, with outside support from the Congress and Samajwadi party alliance. The two parties sealed the seat-sharing formula and Amethi and Rae Bareli are the two seats which the Congress got in deal. Amethi was earlier held for 15 years by Varun's cousin Rahul Gandhi, who was defeated by BJP leader and now Union Minister Smriti Irani in 2019.

Zomato sparked a playful exchange reminiscent of a popular Instagram meme. In this game, participants typically engage in a series of silly phrases and actions, such as saying “Ek machhli" (one fish) followed by “Paani mein gayi" (went into the water), while incrementally adding to the count of fish.

President Mohamed Muizzu regarding the presence of «thousands of Indian military personnel» in the Maldives. Shahid stated that there are no armed foreign soldiers stationed in the country, labeling Muizzu's assertions as «just another in a string of lies.» In a social media post, Shahid, who is also the newly elected president of the Maldivian Democratic Party, emphasized the importance of transparency and the need for the truth to prevail. He highlighted the current administration's failure to provide specific numbers, questioning the credibility of Muizzu's claims. The removal of Indian troops from the Maldives was a key campaign promise of Muizzu's party. Currently, approximately 70 Indian troops, along with Dornier 228 maritime patrol aircraft and two HAL Dhruv helicopters, are stationed in the Maldives. Muizzu had formally requested the Indian government to withdraw its military personnel from the country on the second day of assuming office.

PTI, with this development, both the Congress and NPP now have two MLAs each in the 60-member assembly, strengthening the BJP's position in the state. During a ceremony held at the BJP headquarters, senior Congress MLA and former union minister Ninong Ering from the Pasighat West seat, along with Wanglin Lowangdong from the Borduria-Bogapani constituency, joined the saffron party.

Mohamed Muizzu about “thousands of Indian military personnel" were just another in a string of lies. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the newly elected president of the Maldivian Democratic Party said, “100 days in, it's clear: President Muizzu's claims of 'thousands of Indian military personnel' were just another in a string of lies. The current administration's inability to provide specific numbers speaks volumes." "There are no armed foreign soldiers stationed in the country.

Nikki Haley says it's not «the end of our story» despite Donald Trump's easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show. Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley planned to travel Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.

real estate for effectively granting greater protection to defaulting firms from bankruptcy proceedings is unlikely to feature in the amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) that the government is firming up, people familiar with the development said. After extensive deliberations, the government now reckons that such sector-specific mechanisms within the IBC could dilute the very essence of the bankruptcy law and prove to be counter-productive, they told ET. It is expected to amend the IBC after the general election in April-May. Some flexibilities, however, could be built into regulations from time to time to facilitate easier resolution in real estate, one of the persons said.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Donald Trump's comments asserting that Black voters were more drawn to him after his multiple indictments on criminal charges drew sharp rebukes over the weekend from his Republican challenger for the presidential nomination, civil rights activists and others.

Kejriwal Sunday asked people in Delhi to vote for INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha polls so that their voices can be heard in Parliament and assured that inflated water bills will be waived off if the alliance's candidates are elected. Speaking at a protest organised by his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against inflated water bills here, Kejriwal said on a lighter note that he should be given the Nobel Prize for running the government despite the alleged hurdles created by the BJP. «If you choose the INDIA bloc this time, Delhi will have its own defence armour and nobody can trouble the people then… No LG will then be able to harm the people of Delhi since we'll have a strong representation in the Parliament,» he said.

Mann ki Baat monthly radio programme on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinted that the dates of the Lok Sabha elections may be announced soon and that there would be a three-month break before the next episode since the Model Code of Conduct may take effect in March. While speaking on the 110th episode of the programme, he said, "The atmosphere of Lok Sabha elections is all pervasive in the country and as happened last time, there is a possibility that the code of conduct might also be in place in the month of March." In 2019, the Election Commission had announced the Lok Sabha elections on 10 March. The voting took place in seven phases between 11 April and 19 May.

MOSCOW (Reuters) — Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said he would run for president again in 2025, Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on Sunday.

BRS leader K Kavitha has asked the CBI to withdraw the notice issued to her under Section 41-A of CrPC summoning her for questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case. She was asked to appear before the investigation team at the CBI headquarters here on Monday. In a letter to the CBI, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said the notice to appear at the probe agency's headquarters should be put in abeyance in the light of her pressing onerous engagements coupled with the necessity of her personal presence in the state while the parliamentary elections are underway. «I may request you to firstly revoke or withdraw the subject notice as it appears to be sent by invoking Section 41A CrPC while not being aware or conscious of the earlier notice sent under Section 160 CrPC,» she said.

opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Sunday boycotted the traditional tea party ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly session here, accusing the Eknath Shinde-led government of sparking social tensions over reservation and misleading the Maratha community. The week-long Budget session of the legislature begins on Monday during which the vote on account will be presented. Assembly elections are due in the state later this year. MVA comprises the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar faction of NCP, while the ruling coalition has BJP, Shinde-led Shiv Sena and NCP group under Ajit Pawar as partners. Chief Minister Shinde had hosted the tea party. After a meeting of MVA leaders, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar said in a press conference that the government had failed to check farmer suicides.

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd crisis, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India President Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal on Sunday said its financial reporting review board (FRRB) may deliberate on issues of the fintech firm in the near future. The FRRB of the statutory body is currently conducting a review of the accounts of tech-based education unicorn Byju's over alleged governance concerns, and the exercise is progressing well, the ICAI president said. «So far, we have not considered it (Paytm issue), but the board meeting of the FRRB will take place in the near future and it will consider appropriate action if required. So far, we have not decided anything as far as this matter is concerned,» ICAI President Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal told PTI in an interview.

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India if they don't stand strong and united in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He was speaking at the valedictory of the 'Constitution and National Unity Convention -2024' here. «Many people are trying to erase or change the Constitution.