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JD Vance, US Vice-President elect praised Indian vegetarian cuisine and revealed that his Indian-American wife Usha Vance's influence and heritage have guided his journey into the world of plant-based foods. During his new podcast with Joe Rogan, he talked about harms of processed meat and opened up about his appreciation for Indian vegetarian cuisine. He also harped about the first vegetarian meal he cooked for Usha when the two were dating, but called his first attempt «disgusting». In the candid and engaging podcast on the ‘Joe Rogan Experience,' Vance appreciated the Indian food, saying, «They make very good vegetarian food». ALSO READ: Usha Vance, JD Vance's wife, set to create history as second lady; here's why

Maratha-OBC quota issue and trends in onion prices are among the campaign themes likely to impact the poll outcome in Maharashtra's Yevla assembly constituency from where NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal is seeking a re-election. Located in Nashik district, Yevla is home to one of the biggest onion wholesale markets in the country. NCP heavyweight Bhujbal's aggressive stance against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has endeared him to the OBC communities, but may put off a section of Marathas in his first electoral battle since the split in the party. His one time aide and now rival NCP (SP) candidate Manikrao Shinde, who belongs to the Maratha community, claimed voters in the constituency support his party head Sharad Pawar and this would go in his favour.

Prajwal Revanna in rape and sexual harassment case. The former MP has been remanded to Special Investigation Team (SIT) custody until June 24 by a Karnataka court on Wednesday, a day after he had been sent to judicial custody under separate charges. The special investigation team (SIT) is investigating four cases of sexual assault against Revanna and filed a chargesheet before the Bengaluru court that hears cases against elected representatives.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Index options trading on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the country's largest stock exchange, hit a record high based on the number of contracts traded in October, which saw a 6% pullback in the bellwether Nifty amid tepid earnings growth, rising tensions in the Middle East, and uncertainty over the US presidential elections.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When a frustrated Donald Trump flirted with removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a dispute over interest rates back in 2018, Fed leaders privately readied a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency response: a legal challenge against the president to protect the integrity of America’s central bank. Powell told then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that he would fight his removal if sought by the president, according to people familiar with the matter.

Vivek Ramaswamy, top Indian-American aid to President-elect Donald Trump, expressed his support for the mass deportation plan of illegal immigrants and said that the legal immigration system in the country is «broken». He said that those who broke the law while entering the United States have no right to stay here and they need to go. «Do we have a broken legal immigration system? Yes, we do. But I think the first step is going to be to restore the rule of law, to do it in a very pragmatic way,» entrepreneur turned-politician told ABC News in an interview. «Those who have entered in the last couple of years, they haven't established roots in the country. Those who have committed a crime, should be out of this country. That is by the millions. That alone would be the largest mass deportation. Combine that with ending government aid for all illegals. You see self-deportations,» he said. Ramaswamy appeared on multiple Sunday talk shows, the first after the stunning win of Donald Trump in the November 5 presidential elections. He told ABC News that he is having some «high impact» discussions on his future role in the administration, Congress of the party.

Trump on Sunday spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by phone, Berlin said, adding that they «agreed to work together towards a return to peace in Europe». Scholz — mired in a political crisis and facing snap elections sometime in early 2025 — congratulated Trump a second time on his election victory, according to the chancellor's spokesman Steffen Hebestreit. «Both exchanged views on the German-American relationship and the current geopolitical challenges,» Hebestreit said in a brief statement.

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Sunday night intensified disciplinary actions by suspending seven additional rebel candidates for anti-party activities ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The newly suspended leaders include — Shamkant Saner, Rajendra Thakur, Aba Bagul, Manish Anand, Suresh Kumar Jethliya, Kalyan Borade, and Chandrapaul Chauksey. Earlier in the day, the MPCC suspended 21 other rebels, bringing the total number of suspensions to 28 across 22 constituencies.

Harris campaign and its affiliated political action committees, few economic or political sectors placed larger bets than organized labor on Vice President Kamala Harris winning the presidency. And few might reap more consequences from the incoming Trump administration. For public-sector unions that represent government workers, the threat is institutional and existential: Top advisers to President-elect Donald Trump want to eliminate them outright. For service industry unions that represent hotel and restaurant workers, the threats may be to the members themselves: vulnerable and low-paid workers, often immigrants, who could be swept up in Trump's promised mass deportations.

Trump's election to the White House has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict and has thrown into question Washington's multi-billion dollar support for Kyiv, crucial to its defence. The Republican said on the campaign trail that he could end the fighting within hours and has indicated he will talk directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin — a major break from the approach struck by President Joe Biden. Trump will not be inaugurated until January and for the moment on the battlefield and in the skies, the conflict shows no signs of subsiding.

Bitcoin traded above $80,000 over the weekend, extending a run for the leading cryptocurrency, which got a lift from last week’s election victory by Donald Trump. 

The 25-year-old model and artist clarified her emotional outburst after she was photographed crying during Harris’ concession speech at Howard University on November 6, 2024, as mentioned in a report by Fox News.

Congress worker and CRPF on Sunday during Priyanka Gandhi's roadshow at Vaduvanchal, Muppainad Kalpetta in the Wayanad district of Kerala. Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections, Priyanka conducted a roadshow in the constituency on Sunday. During the campaign, she said she met people from the Christian community. She assured that she would fight for their demands like she does for everyone else.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised the «Ek Hai to Safe Hai» and «Batenge to Katenge» slogans, claiming threat to India from the RSS, BJP, PM Narendra Modi, and Home Minister Amit Shah. Addressing a 'Save Constitution' conference in Mumbai, Kharge targeted the prime minister, alleging discussions and debate are not allowed in Parliament. «The prime minister says 'Ek Hai to Safe Hai' while other leaders (of BJP) talk about 'Batenge to Katenge' (divided we fall). Who is threatened? Is there any problem? In fact, the country faces threat from RSS, BJP, Modi, and (Union home minister Amit) Shah,» Kharge said. Launching BJP's campaign for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, Modi had mentioned 'Ek Hai to Safe Hai' while accusing the Congress of trying to divide OBCs, SCs and STs.

The passage of the resolution last week irked BJP members who staged protests and disrupted the first session of the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. «The BJP can go to any extent to befool people on emotional issues… There is no mention of Article 370 or Article 35-A (in the resolution). But the BJP's top leadership are crying hoarse to mislead the nation against the Congress ahead of Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections,» said the Congress' Jammu and Kashmir unit vice-president Ravinder Sharma.

Justice Juan Merchan has said he will make his decision by Tuesday. It is the first of two pivotal choices that the judge must make after Trump's Nov. 5 election victory.

BJP MP Dhananjay Mahadik has kicked up a controversy by allegedly warning women who received Rs 1,500 under the Mahayuti government 'Majhi Ladki Bahin' scheme against attending rallies of the Congress party. The Majhi Ladki Bahin has been one of the major initiatives of the BJP-led Mahayuti this election year. In its manifesto for the November 20 state polls, the ruling alliance has promised to increase the aid to Rs 2,100 from Rs 1,500 if it is voted to power. The Kolhapur district collector, who is the district election officer, has issued a show cause notice to Mahadik for his statement under section 179 of BNS for violating the model code of conduct.

Donald Trump over his desire to strike a deal to end the conflict. Trump's election to the White House has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict and has thrown into question Washington's multi-billion dollar support for Kyiv, crucial to its defence. The Republican said on the campaign trail that he could end the fighting within hours and has indicated he will talk directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin — a major break from the approach struck by President Joe Biden.

BJP over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that the states in which the Congress comes to power become the ATM of the «shahi parivar,» Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey on Sunday said the «restless» BJP will face a «crushing» defeat in the assembly polls. Speaking to ANI, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson said that the BJP is «restless» after winning only 17 out of 48 seats in the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year. «It is not just the Prime Minister but the Home Minister and UP CM are also at it. They are restless. Ever since they won only 17 of the 48 seats in Lok Sabha elections, they are restless and desperate to win the hearts and trust of the people. But the people of Maharashtra are saying that they have to form government under the leadership of Maha Vikas Aghadi. So, PM is saying this in haste,» Anand Dubey told ANI.

Early in Donald Trump's first term in the White House, America's tech giants loudly protested his temporary ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, posted that his great-grandparents were immigrants and that his in-laws were refugees. Sergey Brin, a cofounder of Google who immigrated from the Soviet Union as a child, rushed to San Francisco International Airport to protest.

Donald Trump vowed to purge the military of so-called «woke» generals. Now that he is president-elect, the question in the halls of the Pentagon is whether he would go much further. Trump is expected to have a far darker view of his military leaders in his second term, after facing Pentagon resistance over everything from his skepticism toward NATO to his readiness to deploy troops to quell protests on U.S. streets. Trump's former U.S. generals and defense secretaries are among his fiercest critics, some branding him a fascist and declaring him unfit for office. Angered, Trump has suggested that his former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, could be executed for treason.