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«I don't think that should have been allowed, not when there's a possibility — certainly not just weeks before I take over,» Trump said during at a wide-ranging news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort. «Why would they do that without asking me what I thought? I wouldn't have had him do that. I think it was a big mistake.» Trump's withering criticism of the Biden administration's move comes as the Democratic administration aims to push every last dollar already designated for Ukraine out the door to help repel Russia's invasion before Trump takes office on Jan. 20, with future aid uncertain.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Monday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “to resign,” adding that “all options” were on the table when asked if he would support a non-confidence motion.

US citizens expressing their eventual interest in moving abroad specifically as they seek alternatives to life under US President- elect Donald Trump. According to New York Post, immigration law firms have reported a surge in inquiries about residency and citizenship options while many people are considering real estate investments as a pathway to secure residency in foreign countries. New York Post reported that the countries which are offering ‘golden visas’ linked to real estate investments are becoming increasingly popular with passing days. These programs actually allow individuals to gain residency by purchasing property, while that can be often at lower prices than comparable homes in the US. Also Read: Man on the Inside Season 2: Everything we know about renewal

Fox News host Sean Hannity pretty harshly criticized US President Joe Biden for allegedly focusing on ‘sabotaging’ US President- elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration during his final weeks in office, reported Fox News. According to Fox News, Sean Hannity actually characterized the administration of Joe Biden as extremely ‘pathetic’ while labelling him as the ‘worst, most corrupt, most incompetent, most divisive, one-term president in modern American history’. He also placed an argument that certainly instead of working to improve the country, Joe Biden is actually making decisions that are extremely ‘dumb’ and ‘dangerous’. Also Read: Challenge to JD Vance? Kamala Harris will run for the 2028 US Presidential elections; says, 'don't write me off, you haven’t seen the last of me'

Omar Abdullah, another ally Trinamool too has targeted Congress for its allegations. Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee, who is also party chief Mamata Banerjee's nephew, said Congress should rather demonstrate how EVMs can be tampered with than making random charges. «People who raise questions on EVMs, if they have anything then they should go and show a demo to the Election Commission.

Canadian Housing Minister Sean Fraser is resigning from cabinet and doesn’t plan to run in the next election, a move that comes as Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party languishes in the polls with an election looming in 2025.

S&P Global said on Monday that its flash manufacturing PMI dropped to 48.3 this month from 49.7 in November. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a flash reading of 49.8. A PMI reading below 50 indicates contraction in manufacturing, which accounts for 10.3% of the economy. A gauge of production at factories declined to 46.0, the lowest level since May 2020, from 47.9 in November.

The Opposition members alleged that several key safeguards of the Constitution are being breached today under NDA rule, leading to encroachments on the rights of minorities, toppling of elected governments and misuse of the office of governor. Intervening in the debate, Union Minister Hardeep Puri emphasized that Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir was an aberration and against the very idea of India while Article 35A was implemented “quickly and quietly” without the consent of Parliament. Praising the “indomitable courage and resolve” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said Article 370 was abrogated despite apprehensions by some that doing so will be akin to playing with fire.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed in November, but some laws could still be passed before an early election in February. The departure from the coalition of the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) deprived Scholz's government of its parliamentary majority and left in limbo dozens of laws the coalition had been scheduled to pass in its remaining time. However, the FDP signalled on Friday its support for passing certain laws that were already well advanced through the legislative process and in which the party was deeply involved.

Sandeep Dikshit clarified that the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was «never in question», responding to discussions about the possibility of an alliance. Speaking to on Sunday, Dikshit stated, «The alliance was never in question. The AAP kept launching the idea because they feared losing if they fought alone. But it is good that the alliance did not happen.» He went on to slam Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's leadership over the past decade, claiming it has led to the breakdown of the city's systems. «In the last 10 years, he (Arvind Kejriwal) has brought Delhi to a place where all the system has collapsed. These 10 years of failure will make him lose,» Dikshit said.

“Both gold and silver have gained ~30% over the last one-year period. Global uncertainties including the US election led to a rally in gold as it is considered as a safe haven,” says Deepak Ramaraju, Senior Fund Manager, Shriram AMC. In an interview with ETMarkets, Ramaraju said: “Silver, on the other hand, may witness momentum on the back of its usage in various industrial applications including electronics, solar panels for renewable energy, advanced healthcare and electric vehicles,” Edited excerpts: Geopolitical concerns and political uncertainty in some of the countries weighed on markets in early December. What is your take on the markets? Markets have witnessed several challenges in the recent past — Russia Ukraine war, the escalation of Israel Palestine conflict, the invasion of Syria etc. However, these geo-political conflicts affect the commodity supply chain, currency movement and inflation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India and the UK are expected to restart talks on their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between April and June, the first quarter of the UK’s fiscal year, two people aware of the matter said. The talks, which aim to resolve outstanding issues, have been ongoing since January 2022 but stalled in May this year after a high-ranking British delegation canceled its visit to New Delhi ahead of the general election in the UK.

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Shashi Tharoor on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Parliament, urging him to focus on addressing present challenges rather than dwelling on the past. «The answer was already given the previous day by Priyanka Gandhi. Why go on about the past? You are accountable for the present and what is happening today and tomorrow. What happened in the past is history; let historians debate it,» Tharoor said. «Even though I have written extensively about these issues, I am not entering that debate because, for me, the government is responsible for the condition of Indians today, the functioning of the Constitution today, and the future of our youth. While I am impressed by the list of initiatives he mentioned, he always omits the negatives we have been pointing out,» the Congress MP added.

Brijinder Singh was re-elected as the president of the Indian Golf Union (IGU) for a second consecutive term during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) here on Sunday. The elections for IGU office-bearers and the Governing Council for the 2024-2026 term were held unopposed as the number of candidates matched the available positions. Singh was the lone candidate for the president's post, while S K Sharma and Sanjiv Rattan were elected unopposed as secretary and treasurer, respectively. The nine members elected to the Governing Council are Farzan R Heerjee (Jharkhand), Harpuneet Singh Sandhu (Chandigarh), Harish Kumar (Uttarakhand), Nagesh Singh (Assam), Dr Param Navdeep Singh (Rajasthan), Sameer Sinha (Gujarat), Shashank Sandu (Maharashtra), Simarjeet Singh (Uttar Pradesh), and Viren Singh Ghumman (Punjab).

BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday attacked the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, saying they should not speak on reservations as they colluded in opposing legislation giving quota in promotions to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) when the Congress-led UPA was in power. Addressing a press conference, she also backed the Centre's bills on 'one nation- one election', stressing it will reduce expenses and ensure public welfare works continue uninterrupted. She urged other parties to also support the measure. Mayawati demanded that reservations for SC, ST and OBC be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to prevent any tampering. Central and state laws listed in the Ninth Schedule are exempt from judicial review. During the discussion on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, the ruling side and the opposition, especially the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, to woo Dalit and OBC voters, have said a lot of «baseless» things about reservation issue in which there is «not even an iota of truth», she told reporters.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the Congress party's vehement objection to Electronic Voting Machines, and echoed the BJP's defence — you can't accept election results when you win, and blame EVMs when you lose. «When you get a hundred plus members of Parliament using the same EVMs, and you celebrate that as sort of a victory for your party, you can't then a few months later turn around and say… we don't like these EVMs because now the election results aren't going the way we would like them to,» Abdullah told PTI in an exclusive interview on Friday. Told that he sounded suspiciously like a BJP spokesman, Abdullah reacted with «God forbid!» He then added: «No, it's just that… what's right is right.» He said he speaks based on principles rather than with partisan loyalty and cited his support for infrastructure projects like the Central Vista as an example of his independent thinking.

Dharmendra Pradhan criticized the Congress party, stating they have «no shame, responsibility, or liability.» Speaking to on Sunday, Pradhan said that the people of India have repeatedly exposed the Congress party's actions. «Yesterday the Honourable Prime Minister placed some historical truths before the House. The Congress party has neither shame nor responsibility and no liability. Yesterday also they adopted the same attitude during the speech of the Prime Minister, they still have to practice listening to the truth. The people of the country have shown the mirror to the Congress party again and again,» he said.

BJP) leader Ramesh Pehalwan and his wife Kusumlata Ramesh joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday. The couple joined the party in the presence of Arvind Kejriwal, the party's national convenor. This development comes ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, which are expected to be held in early 2025. On Wednesday, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Congress.

Devin Nunes, who heads his social media platform Truth Social, to serve as chairman of a White House intelligence advisory board. Nunes is a Republican ex-congressman from California who led the US House intelligence committee during the start of Trump's first presidential term. He has accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation of abusing its powers to spy on a Trump election campaign official who had extensive Russian contacts.

To hold meetings in party HQ, as advised by astrologer Assam Congress chief BK Borah stated all alliance talks will take place at party HQ in Guwahati. Borah resigned as opposition alliance president before previous elections when Congress nominated candidates in all five seats. ASOM left Congress. As part of the alliance, Congress held negotiations in hotels. An astrologer recently suggested modifying Congress headquarters and predicted a 2026 Assam victory. Assam Congress chief BK Borah stated all alliance talks will take place at party HQ in Guwahati. Borah resigned as opposition alliance president before previous elections when Congress nominated candidates in all five seats. ASOM left Congress. As part of the alliance, Congress held negotiations in hotels. An astrologer recently suggested modifying Congress headquarters and predicted a 2026 Assam victory. In search of a hint, even in a coat and every little thing