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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Thursday that immigrants from Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere were «building an army» to attack Americans «from within,» once again using inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in the U.S. illegally. During a rally in the mainly Hispanic and Black neighborhood of New York City's South Bronx, Trump sought to portray migrants from China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries as a violent threat, even as studies show immigrants are not more likely to engage in criminality.

visa fees could make doing business extremely difficult for Indian IT service providers and make a significant dent on their pockets. The Indian IT industry relies on H-1B visas to take tens of thousands of highly skilled workers to the US for specialty occupations as such professionals are in short supply there.

Ambala Lok Sabha constituency of Haryana, which goes to polls in the penultimate phase on May 25, is set to see a fierce bipolar contest between the ruling BJP and the Congress. The BJP's Banto Devi Kataria (59), the wife of late MP Rattan Lal Kataria who won the previous two elections in 2014 and 2019 by handsome margins, is seeking a fresh term in the Lower House this year. However, he faces a doughty rival in the form of sitting Congress MLA from Mullana (reserved) assembly and the son of veteran Congress leader Phool Chand Mullana, Varun Chaudhary (44). The reserved seat for Scheduled Caste candidates comprises the entire Ambala and Panchkula districts as well as part of Yamunanagar district.

A book presentation about neoclassical economic theory may not sound like a crowd-pleaser

Ukraine's allies are looking for ways to squeeze money out of frozen Russian assets and use it to help Kyiv fend off Moscow's invasion

ABC's recent acquisition of "911" has proven to be a significant success for the network. The seventh season of the procedural drama kicked off with a gripping three-episode premiere arc, drawing in increasing numbers of viewers with each episode. Highlights of the season included Buck's journey of self-discovery as he comes out as bisexual and the tumultuous yet heartwarming wedding storyline of Maddie and Chimney. With the season finale just a week away, fans eagerly anticipate the developments of the upcoming eighth season, which was greenlit in April.

Congress has questioned the very rationale of ECI's counter affidavit, against pleas seeking disclosure of Form 17Cs and alleged that ECI, by doing so, «is falling into the trap of BJP» to «orchestrate the demolition and destruction of the electoral democracy». Congress also dismissed ECI advisory to BJP and Congress presidents — asking them to restrain their respective star campaigners from doing divisive campaign — as «a response of fudging of delightful ambiguities and vagueness of sermonising and avoiding the real issues».

Retirement account balances have reached their highest levels in over two years, driven by record-high contributions and favorable market conditions, according to Fidelity Investments’ first-quarter 2024 retirement analysis.

Raymond James is further solidifying its presence in the northeast as it welcomes a team from Merrill Lynch to its employee advisor channel.

US Congress, a former top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was found fumbling and providing excuses rather than answering questions directly posed by the committee. This hearing came amidst a series of leaked emails from Dr. David Morens who served as a top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci during the COVID pandemic. These emails date to the period during which the US was gripped by a pandemic that brought many cities including New York to a standstill. The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability has conducted the investigation.

Taipei's coast guard warned off Chinese vessels. Beijing commenced two days of war games, dubbed «Joint Sword-2024A», as a «strong punishment» for Taiwan's «separatist acts». They come after the island swore in President Lai Ching-te, who said in his inaugural speech on Monday that Taiwan «must demonstrate our resolution to defend our nation».

The largest annual Ordinals-community gathering talking all things Bitcoin and the growth of the Runes ecosystem saw over a dozen news announcements being made surrounding its global adoption and development.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is on the hunt to buy a private credit firm to augment its $3.6 trillion asset management arm, as the biggest US bank makes more inroads into Wall Street’s buzziest sector.

South Korea has unveiled a $19 billion support package to bolster its semiconductor industry, seeking to catch up with international rivals amid soaring demand for advanced chips to power artificial intelligence and other computing. The 26 trillion won ($19.03 billion) package, announced by President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday, focuses largely on providing financial support through state-run Korea Development Bank for chip makers and suppliers to invest in semiconductor infrastructure in the North Asian nation.

missiles slammed into Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast of the country and killed at least six civilians early Thursday, officials said, as Kyiv's army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin's larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of Kharkiv, regional Gov Oleh Syniehubov said. The sound of 15 explosions reverberated around the city of some 1 million people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack «extremely cruel.» He expressed renewed frustration at not getting enough air defense systems from the country's Western partners to prevent the barrages after more than two years of unrelenting war. The city of Kharkiv, which is the capital of the region of the same name, lies about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Russian border. Moscow's troops have in recent weeks captured villages in the area as part of a broad push, and analysts say they may be trying to get within artillery range of the city.

BJP MP Jayant Sinha, who was asked by the party to show cause for not taking part in campaigning, on Thursday said he was being «unjustly targeted» and the public notice amounted to demoralising dedicated workers like him. Replying to the show cause notice, Sinha said it was issued to him though he had on March 2 communicated to BJP president JP Nadda that he would not be able to shoulder electoral responsibilities as he would focus on combating issues arising from global climate change. The Hazaribagh MP also said that it was wrong for the party to allege that he did not cast his vote on May 20, since he had exercised his franchise through postal ballot and was not in the country on the polling day. «Given my contributions to the party and the circumstances, the public issuance of your letter is unseemly. Your approach demoralizes dedicated party workers and undermines the party's collective efforts. Additionally, despite my loyalty and hard work for the party, it appears that I am being unjustly targeted,» the former Union minister replied on the show cause notice via a post on X.

Dozens of warplanes, multiple destroyers and frigates" of the PLA were spotted encircling Taiwan and its outlying islands. The drills began Thursday morning."The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Straits, the north, south and east of Taiwan island, as well as areas around the islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu, and Dongyin," China state media Global Times reported.It also shared a picture showing the locations where the PLA conducted Joint Sword-2024A exercises on Thursday.This is not the first time China has conducted military drills around Taiwan.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on May 25.The contest in the national capital has become interesting as it is a direct fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and INDIA bloc parties – the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is contesting four seats while the Congress has fielded candidates in three seats as per the seat-sharing agreement. The BJP, which won all 7 seats of Delhi in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, has dropped all but one Members of Parliament (MP) for the 2024 elections.All seven seats witnessed high-octane campaigns, rallies and roadshows by leaders of all political parties.

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Trinamool Congress on Thursday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, alleging that he canvassed for the BJP by wearing their party symbol at an event in Kolkata. In a complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner, the TMC claimed that the Governor was «seen to be wearing a BJP logo» on his chest while attending the event at Ram Temple in Kolkata. «It is to bring to your kind knowledge and attention that C V Ananda Bose, the Hon'ble Governor of the State of West Bengal has been using his good office for canvassing for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the ensuing general elections to the Lok Sabha,» the TMC said in its complaint. «In particular, on 23.01.2024, the Hon'ble Governor while attending a public function at Ram Temple, Central Avenue, Kolkata was seen to be wearing a BJP logo on his chest, for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections to solicit votes for BJP,» the party alleged.

The Securities and Exchange Commission under the Biden administration has made it easier for investors to try to drag corporations into political and cultural battles, but brewing lawsuits seek to silence the activists. After a change in SEC policy eased the path for shareholders to bring forward certain proposals, investors of all political stripes have increasingly pressed companies on hot-button issues such as climate, abortion, guns and diversity, filing hundreds of proposals each year.