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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL—South Korea’s legislature impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his decision to briefly institute martial law, kick-starting a monthslong process to potentially select a new leader following one of the nation’s most tumultuous chapters in recent years. Needing a two-thirds majority, lawmakers voted 204 to 85 to impeach Yoon, who will immediately be stripped of his presidential powers.

Yoon Suk Yeol rose from public prosecutor to the nation's highest office in just a few years, but as president he staggered from scandal to scandal before plunging the country into crisis by declaring martial law. The lurch back to South Korea's dark days of military rule only lasted a few hours, and after a night of protests and high drama last week Yoon was forced into a U-turn. But polls show a huge majority of citizens want him out and lawmakers voted Saturday to impeach him. He is now the third South Korean president to be impeached by parliamentary vote, and if upheld by the Constitutional Court would be the second to be removed from office.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Donald Trump arrived at the New York Stock Exchange this week for a postelection victory lap, dozens of influential executives lined up to catch a glimpse of the man who holds the future of their businesses in his hands. Gathered behind red velvet ropes were senior executives at Visa, Meta Platforms, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab and Citadel, according to people who were present.

Mukesh Ambani, the richest Asian, has announced the appointment of Ira Bindra as the new Group President of entire people, leadership and talent piece at Reliance Industries Ltd as he looks to pivot people policies at the oil-to-telecom conglomerate. Normally, its functional heads who make announcements on talent hiring at senior level and Bindra is the first in recent times whose appointment has been announced by Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance, himself. She has been hired to drive transformation across the entire organisation. With her appointment, HR transformation at an unprecedented level is expected at Reliance. «Bindra joins us from Medtronic, USA, where she was the Head of Human Resources & Vice President — Global Regions,» Ambani said in an internal organisation announcement.

OpenAI said Friday that its CEO, Sam Altman, was planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with Trump. «President Trump will lead our country into the age of AI, and I am eager to support his efforts to ensure America stays ahead,» Altman said in a written statement sent to The New York Times. His planned donation was first reported by Fox News.

Cook is the latest in a string of big tech leaders — including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon's Jeff Bezos — who have sought to improve their standing with the incoming president after choppy relations with Trump during his first term. Trump has said he has spoken with Cook about the company's long-running tax battles with the European Union.

Donald Trump got something this year that no other person designed Time magazine's Person of the Year had ever received

The Supreme Court says it will take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal regulations, acting in a dispute related to California’s nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Businesses need to step up their research and development spending, and the industry expects the government to sustain the growth in budget allocation for capital expenditure as these two would help the Indian industry to become more competitive in global markets, Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), and vice-chairman and managing director of Emami Ltd, said. In an interview to Mint, Agarwal also downplayed the government’s concerns that private sector salaries were not keeping pace with their multi-year-high profitability, saying that the need to retain talent ensures salary increments in the private sector.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has eventually taken a significant hit, revealed a recent Economist/YouGov poll which was conducted in the month of December, reported The Sacramento Bee. According to The Sacramento Bee, her favorability rating has eventually dropped to 43% while 52% are viewing her pretty unfavorably which is a sharp decline from a peak of 49% in the month of August during the Democratic National Convention. Whereas, during recent days, in comparison, US President Joe Biden holds a lower favorability at 38% while US President- elect Donald Trump enjoys a favorable rating of 49%. Also Read :Big dilemma for China: Should Xi Jinping accept Donald Trump's invitation and attend his inauguration on January 20?

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime was brought down by insurgents in the country, who managed to take control of major territories of the country, forcing the President to escape to Russia and seek asylum there. Meanwhile, there are already reports on how Moscow intelligence officials helped plan Al-Assad's escape, through a Russian airbase along the Syria coast. Now, a shocking development has been seen, where it is being claimed that a white tiny pill, named the Captagon, was responsible for bringing down the Syrian regime, helping the insurgents.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), who is competing for the position of ranking member on the House Oversight Committee is eventually facing a significant opposition from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who is backing her opponent named Gerry Connolly, reported Express US. According to Express US, in spite of not being the House Speaker anymore, the influence of Nancy Pelosi within the Democratic Party still remains pretty strong while she has reportedly convinced US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the US Presidential race following a poor debate performance. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who is 35 years old is representing a younger and progressive faction of the party and has gained traction among her colleagues, asserted Express US. On the other hand, Gerry Connolly who is aged 74 is currently battling with esophagus cancer but still remains optimistic about his health.

president-elect Donald Trump, who was recognised as the 2024 Person of the Year, talked about Melania's plans for his second term. Trump was given the prestigious title by the magazine Thursday for the second time; the first time was following his election victory in 2016. In an interview with a Time reporter, the president-elect talked about his successful campaign, his goals for a second term, and Melania's intentions to run for president again, as quoted in a report by The Independent. Even though she accompanied Trump when he rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, the former first lady was conspicuously absent from the campaign trail.

Many Congress leaders from Kerala have started a campaign for a new PCC president, saying a leader from the Christian community should head the party to check the perceived tilt of many Christians to the BJP. But incumbent K Sudhakaran insists he enjoys overwhelming support to continue as PCC president. The change seekers hope AICC will eject Sudhakaran but many are wary of facing the «Kannur-style» tongue-lashing, if the former is pushed out. <div data-placement=«Mid Article Thumbna

simultaneous polls has proposed that the beginning of the 'One nation, One election' exercise will be possible only after 2029. ET, in its Friday edition, had reported that Article 82, 83, 172 and 327 are proposed to be amended. The bill proposes to amend Article 82 by insertion of new Article 82 A. The proposed amendment Article 82 A says that the president may by a public notification issued on the first sitting of the House of people after general election bring into force provision of this article. It adds that the date of notification will be called the appointed date. This implies that as per the bill, after the next Lok Sabha polls, an appointed date will be issued for simultaneous polls and the exercise may actually take place in 2034.

US President- elect Donald Trump actually discussed about the US Presidential campaign of US Vice President Kamala Harris which he eventually believes was flawed from the start, reported Revolt. According to Revolt, he actually claimed that her biggest mistake was ‘taking the assignment’ to run for US President following the exit of US President Joe Biden in the month of July. Donald Trump also severely criticized Kamala Harris for not engaging more with the media while stating that her reluctance to conduct interviews actually raised questions about her capabilities. He also noted that while she participated in some interviews, they were perceived as inadequate compared to his extensive media engagements.

Indian Navy's latest survey ship — INS Nirdeshak — that boasts over «80 per cent indigenous content», reaffirming the naval force's focus towards Aatmanirbharta, is all set to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam on December 18, a senior official said on Friday. The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. «The Indian Navy is all set to commission its latest survey ship 'Nirdeshak' at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on December 18,» a Navy spokesperson said. The ceremony will be hosted by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command and attended by distinguished guests, including senior naval officials and GRSE representatives.

Moldova’s parliament has voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave the European Union candidate country without sufficient natural gas supplies this winter

The first guest invited to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange in 1956 wasn’t a company executive, a politician or a celebrity

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As Goa grapples with a public relations crisis, with users on social media ranting against high room rates and the lack of traveller-friendly transport facilities, it may only be a business-as-usual scenario for many hotels and travel companies this winter and no exponential growth, as was the case last year. Additionally, there is stiff competition from easy and quick-visa overseas destinations such as Thailand and Vietnam that are only a short flight away, prompting many domestic travellers to skip Goa this time.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The outlines of President-elect Donald Trump’s initial efforts to end the war in Ukraine from his visit to Europe last week are starting to emerge for the first time. The main takeaway: Europe would have to shoulder most of the burden of supporting Kyiv with troops to oversee a cease-fire and weapons to deter Russia.