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Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. Democrats are set to hold their convention in Chicago on Aug. 19-22. What was supposed to be a coronation for Biden now becomes an open contest in which nearly 4,700 delegates will be responsible for picking a new standard-bearer to challenge Republican Donald Trump in the fall. The path ahead is neither easy nor obvious, even with Biden endorsing Harris. There are unanswered questions about logistics, money and political fallout.

Joe Biden has announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 US Presidential race, citing the best interests of his party and the nation. This move follows mounting pressure from within his own party, particularly after a challenging debate performance against former President Donald Trump in June.

Joe Biden's decision to end his reelection campaign on Sunday followed a series of strategic missteps by his campaign team and White House aides that amplified concerns that the 81-year-old president wouldn't be able to win in November's election, or run the country for another four years. Biden's halting performance at the June 27 presidential debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump, pushed even some of his closest allies to question whether he could endure a full campaign, and added gasoline to a smoldering Democratic party movement questioning the wisdom of his second term. Within days, Biden went from the party's figurehead to a liability. He became the first sitting president to stand down from a possible reelection since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.

Joe Biden on Sunday announced that he has decided to 'step down' as Democratic Party's Presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections, following his fellow party members losing faith in his mental stability and lack of confidence to beat Donald Trump. «It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,» Biden said in a letter to his countrymen. However, the President has not made it clear yet on who will replace him as Democrats' Presidential face.

Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday dissolved the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee, days after the party's poor showing in the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in the state. Kharge has approved the proposal of a complete dissolution of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee, including its president, PCC, office-bearers and executive committee, District/Block/Mandal Committees, frontal organisations, departments and cells, with immediate effect, a statement issued by the party said. «The current DCC presidents will serve as acting presidents until new DCC Presidents are appointed,» the statement said. Sarat Pattanayak was the president of the now-dissolved Odisha PCC.

India regarding the allegations of a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist in the US that involved an Indian government official has been «respectful» and «effective» because it's being held behind closed doors, according to Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor to the US president. In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta with working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York. Gupta, who was arrested in the Czech Republic in June last year, was extradited to the US on June 14. «We have had a constructive dialogue with India on this issue. And we have made it very clear where we stand on it and what we would like to see. And it's been respectful, and it has been effective, in my view, mostly because it is taking place behind closed doors,» Sullivan said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Friday responding to a question on allegations related to the assassination attempt on Pannun. India has denied the allegations but has constituted an internal investigations team to look into it.

With the key highlight of the session to be Union Budget by Finance Minister on Tuesday, the Monsoon Session will observe a stormy battle with united opposition, INDIA bloc, set to corner the Centre on issues ranging from the NEET paper leak case and railway safety.

YSRCP) will bring the issue of post-poll violence in Andhra Pradesh to Delhi this week. The Opposition party, which was recently routed in Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, has accused the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) of targeting YSRCP cadres and elected representatives – a charge that TDP has refuted. Former chief minister and YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will be in the capital on Tuesday and has sought time with President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah. On Wednesday, Reddy will hold a protest against the violence with his party MPs, MLAs and corporators. YSRCP has invited all political parties, including Congress and BJP, to come out in support. The party will also hold an exhibition of photographs and videos of people affected by violence at India International Centre (IIC). Speaking to ET, YSRCP’s Rajya Sabha MP V Vijaysai Reddy said, “There is a complete breakdown of law and order in the state. It is a fit case for imposition of President’s rule. There have been 1,050 assaults, 31 murders and 300 attempted murders including the brutal murder of YSRCP youth worker in the state over the last 45 days of TDP-Jana Sena government’s rule.” The protest follows a brutal incident where a YSRCP youth wing worker was brutally hacked to death in Vinukonda.

Boeing's defense unit said Sunday the planemaker is still «fighting through challenges» in building two delayed U.S. presidential aircraft known as Air Force One. In 2018, Boeing received a $3.9 billion contract to build two 747-8 aircraft for use as Air Force One, to be delivered by December 2024, but they are now delayed until at least 2027 and 2028. Ted Colbert, who heads Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said the planemaker is facing supply chain, inflation, workforce and other challenges in building the airplanes. Boeing is heavily modifying a pair of 747s for the project.

vote of confidence in Parliament on Sunday, nearly a week after he was sworn in to lead a coalition government in the Himalayan nation. Oli secured 188 votes in favour of the Vote of Confidence motion tabled by him while 74 votes were cast against the motion. Out of a total of 263 members of the House of Representatives, who were present, one member abstained. Oli, 72, required 138 votes out of a total of 275 votes to pass the floor test in the House of Representatives (HoR). Prime Minister Oli has won the vote of confidence in the Lower House, Speaker of the HoR Dev Raj Ghimire announced after the counting of votes.

GERMANTOWN, Wis.—The Trump campaign’s effective takeover of the Republican National Committee has come with a new approach to on-the-ground canvassing efforts: doing more with less. The party says its get-out-the-vote effort, dubbed “Trump Force 47," is driven by a dedicated army of volunteers. It has been shrouded in secrecy since it launched earlier this year, raising questions in political circles about the ground-game strategy to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi wished Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on his birthday, and said that his tireless service and dedication to the people's cause is an inspiration. Kharge, who became Congress president in October 2022, turned 82 on Sunday. «A very happy birthday, @kharge ji! Your tireless service and dedication to the people's cause is an inspiration,» Gandhi said on X.

Cryptocurrencies remain largely unregulated across the world. The G-20 Summit in 2023, where India presided as the President, emphasised establishing a collaborative and global network of regulations in cryptocurrencies which gathered steam from the attendees. This has been driven by India’s Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, which is yet to be tabled but is becoming an era-appropriate necessity. Presently, cryptocurrencies are taxed at 30% on the earnings, while a further 1% is deducted from earnings. Meanwhile, the focus of the Crypto Bill is to establish a regulated structure in the domain that assists in the creation of official digital currencies.

BJP's local unit in Meerut, the district administration requested the removal of award-winning Urdu poetess Shabeena Adeeb from the list of invitees to the renowned 'All India Mushaira,' citing «law and order issues.» The decision was made on the eve of the event. Members of the ruling party in Meerut had accused Adeeb of making «anti-Modi and anti-Yogi remarks» in the past, and her support for anti-CAA protesters in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh locality reportedly aggravated their concerns. BJP district president Suresh Jain Rituraj told TOI, «A controversial video of Adeeb has emerged, leading us to suspect that her presence could pose a threat to the law and order situation in Meerut. We communicated our concerns to the administration, and they acted to prevent her attendance.» Chief Development Officer (CDO) Nupur Goel stated, «If the presence of an individual creates a law and order problem, we must address it.»

NGOs run by the Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh will not set up their annual relief camps for kanwariyas this year. This comes amid controversy over name plates mandated outside businesses, reports TOI. Relief camps were set up every year in which thousands of kunwariyas were served food, shelter, medical aid and even foot massages. Kunwariyas walk long distances along roads and highways.

bullet for democracy," former US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, addressing a first rally after he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt on his life last week, The Hill reported. Trump returned to the campaign trail in Michigan's Grand Rapids, days after accepting the Republican nomination for president at the Republican National Convention. «I don't want to know anything about it. But what they do is misinformation and disinformation, and they keep saying he's a threat to democracy,» Trump continued, referring to Democrats. 'I'm saying, 'What the hell did I do for democracy? Last week, I took a bullet for democracy," Trump said.

Donald Trump mocked Democrats and compared former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to a «dog.» Trump attacked Democrats, saying they wanted to kick Biden off the ticket after he won their presidential nominating contest. «They have a couple of problems. No. 1, they have no idea who their candidate is,» Trump said to laughter and jeers. «This guy goes and he gets the votes and now they want to take it away.»

JD Vance said he had served in the United States Marine Corps but «what the hell Kamala Harris has done other than collect a check?» In his address at the rally in Michigan's Grand Rapids on Saturday (local time), Vance said, «There's some bad news actually, Vice President Kamala Harris, she doesn't like me.» «Kamala Harris said something to the effect that… I have no loyalty to this country. Well, I don't know, Kamala, I did serve in the United States Marine Corps and build a business. What the hell have you done other than collect a check?» Vance said.

Usha Vance, stood to become a vice-presidential spouse. That cemented a remarkable reality: At the moment, a woman of Indian descent will either serve another term in the White House or be the second lady. It was the latest milestone for an Indian American community that has emerged as a political powerhouse over the past decade. Kamala Harris in 2021 became the first person of Indian descent, as well as the first woman and Black person, to be vice president. The 2024 presidential cycle is the first one to have featured two Indian American candidates in Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Karnataka’s only registered union of IT/ITeS sector employees has called for the state government to reconsider its plan to extend the working hours of employees in the IT/ITeS/BPO sector, terming the move “inhuman” and an “attempt to impose slavery”. Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union, which has more than 10,000 members, also said the plan to amend the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 is an “open challenge” to the 2 million employees working in the IT/ITeS sector in the state.

This is what exactly the counter-sniper from the US Secret Service faced when he eliminated Thomas Crooks who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at Butler in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service counter-sniper killed him with a single shot which has been described as a ‘one in a million shot’ by Fox News.