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Manhattan Jury indicted Former US President Donald Trump on 34 counts of felony in the hush money case. The sentencing for this is expected on July 11 by Judge Juan Merchan. Trump is also expected to be officially announced as the Republican Party nominee for the upcoming US Presidential elections in November 2024 during the Republican Party Convention which will be held close to this sentencing date.

Donald Trump was found guilty in all 34 felony charges in the hush money trial, this question has been looming large on the US political system. Manhattan Court Justice Juan Merchan will pronounce the quantum of the sentence on July 11. Donald Trump faces a possible maximum of four years imprisonment for each of the 34 counts against him.

Top news of the day: On 1 June, a series of events are set to take place right from politics to business. Kharge said INDIA bloc will win 295+ seats in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Delhi Court reserved the order on the interim bail plea moved by Arvind Kejriwal on medical grounds.

once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in the election on Wednesday, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought it to power under Nelson Mandela. The final results are still to be formally declared by the independent electoral commission that ran the election.While opposition parties hailed it as a momentous breakthrough for a country struggling with deep poverty and inequality, the ANC remained the biggest party by some way but will now need to look for a coalition partner or partners to remain in the government and reelect President Cyril Ramaphosa for a second and final term.

Donald Trump's conviction in the hush money trial, a new legal question has emerged: Can Trump pardon himself? Found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a felony. The Manhattan jury determined that Trump had disguised a hush money reimbursement as legal expenses to cover up a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

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A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year

eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company, on Saturday announced that it has joined the Design Center Alliance (DCA) of TSMC Open Innovation Platform.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Saturday reported 24 per cent year-on-year increase in total wholesales in May at 25,273 units. Last month, domestic sales stood at 23,959 units while exports were 1,314 units.

Bruhat Soma, the Scripps National Spelling Bee's Indian-American winner, along with the seven other finalists was invited by the White House for a visit, a lifetime experience for these young talents. Bruhat, a 12-year-old seventh-grade student from Florida, emerged victorious in the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, earning more than USD 50,000 in cash and other prizes.

BJP President JP Nadda on Saturday accused the Congress party of working on the principle of divide and rule for the last 75 years to increase their 'vote bank'.

exit poll debates, saying the grand old party has been in a “denial mode" after realising the reality of Lok Sabha election results. "The Congress ran the campaign through the polls that it is going to get a majority. But it has now realised the reality and knows that it faces a rout in the exit polls to be broadcast after the elections tomorrow," the senior BJP leader said as quoted by PTI. “The Congress does not have the face to take questions from the media so it is debunking the entire exit poll exercise claiming that it has no meaning.

Donald Trump said on Friday his intention to challenge the guilty verdict that marked him as the first US president convicted of a crime.However, he indicated that he would wait until after his sentencing on July 11 to pursue this appeal; as reported by Reuters, he was speaking at Trump Tower in Manhattan, where he launched his initial presidential campaign in 2015, Trump reiterated his allegations that the trial was “rigged" attempt to hobble his comeback White House bid and warned that it showed no American was safe from politically motivated prosecution.“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone," Trump, 77, said in an unscripted 33-minute speech. Applauded by supporters, Trump, the Republican candidate in the 2024 election, took no questions from reporters.Also Read: Donald Trump convicted: Biden campaign echoes White House words, ‘no one is above law’; Trump calls himself ‘innocent’“We're going to be appealing this scam," he said.Trump will have 30 days from the date of his July 11 sentencing to file a notice of appeal.

An official survey shows that factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry

Polling commenced for six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly seats in Odisha on Saturday morning, amid tight security, a poll official said. Voting began at 7 am in Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha seats, along with the 42 assembly segments that constitute these parliamentary constituencies.

Voting for three Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand commenced on Saturday, amid tight security, officials said. Polling began at 7 am in Dumka, Rajmahal, and Godda, and will continue till 5 pm.

mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died.

NEW YORK: Donald Trump's lawyer told The Associated Press he was surprised at Trump's stoic demeanor as he listened to the verdict that made him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. Todd Blanche was sitting to Trump's left in the Manhattan courtroom as the verdict was read — the jury foreman repeating the word «guilty» 34 times.

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal from Israel to Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to end the war in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands and caused a humanitarian crisis. The offer calls for a ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the reconstruction of Gaza.

Washington, DC [US]: President Joe Biden announced on Friday that Israel has proposed a «comprehensive new proposal» that provides a roadmap to a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza and securing the release of all hostages held by the terrorist group, CNN reported. According to Biden, the proposal, transmitted by Qatar to Hamas, outlines a «roadmap» towards a ceasefire. The initial phase, spanning six weeks, involves a «full and complete ceasefire with the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza» and «release of a number of hostages including women, the elderly, the wounded in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.»

NEW YORK: Donald Trump stared down a bank of cameras inside Trump Tower on Friday and delivered a message fitting for both his legal and political battles: He is ready to fight. A day after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 counts related to falsifying documents to hide hush money payments to a porn star, the Republican presidential candidate rattled off a list of adversaries and grievances in angry, rambling remarks.