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Anura Kumara Dissanayake, named Harini Amarasuriya, a college professor and first-time lawmaker, as the new prime minister of the Indian Ocean island nation on Tuesday, making her the third woman to be appointed to the post. Dissanayake, 55, a Marxist-leaning firebrand politician, who was elected president in the election held on Saturday, was also scheduled to pick the rest of his cabinet. An academic with a doctorate in social anthropology from the University of Edinburgh, Amarasuriya, 54, became a parliamentarian in 2020 under Dissanayake's NPP coalition and will also hold the portfolios of foreign affairs, education and media.

Another trip: Just back from a tour to the United States amid election season in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana, Lok Sabha's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is likely to have a busy travel schedule ahead. Word has it that Gandhi may hold US-type outreach interactions in destinations such as Germany and Chile soon. Kissa kursi ka’ in Delhi CM’s office: After assuming charge as Delhi CM on Monday, AAP leader Atishi placed an empty chair beside her CM’s chair, saying, “this chair belongs to Arvind Kejriwal.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People's Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone had ganged up in a bid to defeat his Awami Ittehad Party candidates. The maverick politician, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated both Abdullah and Lone in the Lok Sabha elections from Baramulla earlier this year. «Just a few days ago, Omar sahib was branding everyone, including Sajad Lone and Altaf Bukhari's Apni Party, as the BJP's B teams. I have irrefutable evidence that Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone have ganged up to defeat Engineer Rashid in north Kashmir and elsewhere. Can Omar Abdullah now tell us which is the BJP's B team?» Rashid told PTI. He also claimed the Farooq Abdullah-led party's silence over BJP leader Tarun Chugh's claims against National Conference leaders lent credence to his claim.

Marxist politician took a comfortable lead Sunday in a keenly fought presidential election that has turned into a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout. Early results from Saturday's vote strongly suggested that the 55-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayaka could end up the first leftist commander-in-chief and head of state of the small but strategically placed island nation. Dissanayaka had 58 percent of the 250,000 votes counted out of just over 700,000 postal ballots. Public servants involved in conducting the election are entitled to post their ballots, which are the first to be counted.

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Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country

Q. What is the core of your research? A. I work on administrative and constitutional law — I focus closely on immigration policy and how Latinos, Latinas and other minority groups are treated in America. We’ve heard Donald Trump recently claiming immigrants were ‘eating pets’ in Springfield, Ohio — what are the roots of such discourse? It’s intriguing that we’ve just started hearing these claims which were first made in the Presidential debate held last week. This was Donald Trump’s response to a direct question about his plan for immigration. Trump has promised to conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. The question on that was pointed. The answer was a deflection, with Trump claiming immigrants — he was referring to Haitians — were apparently eating pets.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R–N.C.) sharply criticized other politicians on Tuesday for making public comments about what the Federal Reserve should do with its interest rate policy.

Arvind Kejriwal is a politician who probably likes to catch people unawares. Beset by charges of corruption, the AAP supremo resigned as Delhi chief minister on Tuesday and sought a referendum on his «politics of honesty», the second time he has done so in his 11-year political career. Two days after he was released from Tihar Jail in the excise policy graft case, Kejriwal took everyone by complete surprise when he announced on Sunday he would resign as chief minister and return only if people give him a «certificate of honesty» in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Ever the politician with an eye on theatrical effect, he also sought early polls in the city. Clever politics or foolish overreach. The jury will be out on whether Kejrwial played his cards wisely or miscalculated the risk till elections, due in February, are held.

Nitin Gadkari revealed on Saturday that he was once offered support by a political leader to run for the Prime Minister's post, but he declined the offer due to a lack of personal ambition for the role. Gadkari shared this incident at a journalism awards function, without disclosing the identity of the person or the specific time of the conversation. «I remember one incident — I would not name anyone — that person said 'if you are going to become prime minister, we will support you,'» Gadkari recounted. «But, I asked why you should support me, and why should I take your support. To become the prime minister is not the aim in my life. I am loyal to my conviction and my organisation, and I am not going to compromise for any post because my conviction is foremost for me,» he added. During his speech, Gadkari emphasized the importance of ethics in journalism and politics. He recounted a conversation with a senior CPI functionary, praising the late A B Bardhan as one of the prominent politicians from Nagpur and Vidarbha, despite Bardhan's opposition to the RSS. Gadkari stressed that honest opposition should be respected, stating, «one should respect a person who opposes with honesty, because there is honesty in his opposition....one who opposes with dishonesty deserves no respect.»

A Halifax senior couple that was struggling with housing and forced to live in a tent downtown is now celebrating, after being approved for a new apartment.An anonymous donor has also stepped up to pay for their first month’s rent and the damage deposit.“I am extremely happy and thankful to everybody that’s helped make this happen,” said Judy Howe through tears, as she and her partner George Gillmore stood in their new kitchen.“I’ve never been in this kind of situation in my life, and I never want to be in it again.”Both in their late 70s, the couple had been sleeping rough for the past seven months. Just last week, they called a tent off University Avenue home.With the help of organizations, including Welcome Housing, and a street navigator, the couple had applied repeatedly for housing, but couldn’t find anything that fit them or their budget.As the cold winter months approach, Howe said the couple was feeling despair.“Because if you sleep in a tent, the tent’s still on the ground and the snow can get underneath.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the 'jail wala' CM has become a 'bail wala' CM now. His remarks followed the decision by the Supreme Court today granting bail to Kejriwal in a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Bhatia said, «The Supreme Court has shown a mirror to 'kattar beimaan' AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal once again… He has got conditional bail… The 'jail wala' CM is now a 'bail wala' CM.»

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politicians across the globe had great charisma and were seen smiling very often, especially when meeting potential voters. Currently, in the race for the US White House, undoubtedly it is Kamala Harris who charms voters with her winning smile, while Donald Trump frowns and puckers his mouth to spew vitriol against his opponent. Barack Obama exuded a quiet charm, Bill Clinton had an appealing demeanour and a ready smile, all ingredients that go to earn them brownie points among voters. Psychoanalysts who studied charismatic leaders say they evidence 'an extraordinary amount of energy, with an inner clarity that is unhindered by anxieties and guilt that tend to afflict more ordinary people'. While smiling is contagious, it puts people at ease, you seem more approachable, and the mood lightens up, so that creates wider appeal and a willing audience. Netas need to smile more, rather than frown and play the blame game, criticising opponents.

Two US officials who wanted to be anonymous, told the publication that Qin, the former politician has now employed at World Affairs Press. It is a publishing company which is associated with China's foreign ministry. The officials shared with the publication that the demotion took place suddenly. One described it as a «fall from grace» and another one claimed it ,«he's off the hook.» One source stated to the post, «He's not going to jail, but his career is over.» Also Read: Are Taylor Swift's fans or Swifties disappointed with her choice of friends?

youngsters who are trading at a very fast pace and losing money. Now, here’s a fourth data point to suggest that it doesn’t seem to be bothering them, given that they continue to trade in derivatives in their search to make quick and more money. A recent research note published by ICICI Direct, a stock brokerage, points out that in March 2024, the monthly turnover of futures and options in India reached $1.1 trillion, from $27 billion in March 2019, a jump of close to 4,000%.

As an Indian, my standards are so low that my idea of exciting urban development is a Nitin Gadkari tweet. I enjoy reading the plans of the minister for road transport and highways—his great projects, how he would punish Indians who don’t follow the law (this part especially), how he hopes to replace vehicular horns with the sound of Indian musical instruments, and how very soon road travel from Chennai to Bangalore would take only two hours. I did try to point out to him on X that right now Bangalore to Bangalore is two hours.

Nexus. By Yuval Noah Harari. Random House; 528 pages; $35. Fern Press; £28 “Let Truth and falsehood grapple," argued John Milton in Areopagitica, a pamphlet published in 1644 defending the freedom of the press.

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Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people's religious beliefs through «deception and violence». In his first speech during an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia, where Christians are a small minority of the regional population, the pontiff said the Catholic Church would increase its efforts toward inter-religious dialogue in hopes of helping tamp down extremism. «In this way, prejudices can be eliminated, and a climate of mutual respect and trust can grow,» the 87-year-old pope said in an address to some 300 politicians and religious leaders at Jakarta's Merdeka Presidential Palace.

Kalna Dhanu Parole, situated south of the Pir Panjal range, is a village difficult to access, with inconsistent or nonexistent cell and internet service, according to the report (Sanjay Khajuria). The residents, accustomed to uncertainty and wary of nightly door knocks, live in precarious conditions, especially following a deadly terrorist ambush near Badnota on July 8 that killed five soldiers of the 22 Garhwal Rifles. A resident from the village was arrested on suspicion of aiding Pakistani terrorists. This summer has been particularly deadly for the Jammu region, with 15 security personnel killed since May and a total of 52 such casualties since 2021. Civilians have also suffered from terrorist attacks, leaving deep scars on the community. In response, the administration has increased security efforts, deploying additional paramilitary forces across districts with heightened terrorist activity such as Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Kathua, and Reasi.