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Khurshid said, “The announcement will be made soon...Detailed discussions could not happen. Mallikarjun Kharge will announce it," ANI reported. Also Read: Congress struggles to reclaim Rae Bareli, Amethi amid voter disappointment with Rahul Gandhi: ‘Woh zamana gaya…’ It was earlier also stated that a final decision on the party's candidates for Amethi and Raebareli seats, considered strongholds of the Gandhi family, will be taken by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Will Arvinder Singh Lovely join BJP? Here's what he said "I have only resigned as Delhi Congress chief and I am not joining any political party," he added. Lovely's resignation is a major setback for the embattled Congress party amid Lok Sabha polls. Lovely said he was against the Congress-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alliance and the statements of Congress candidates Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj.

Gurpratap Boparai CEO of Mahindra's automotive businesses in Europe, Mahindra Trucks & Buses (MTB) and construction equipment has resigned from the company, according to a company's internal circular undersigned by Rajesh Jejurikar, executive director and CEO auto and farm sectors. He joined Mahindra in 2022 taking charge of its European operation — overseeing Peugeot Motors and Automobili Pininfarina. Boparai has «decided to pursue opportunities outside the Mahindra Group,» it stated. His last working day will be May 31, 2024.

₹50 crore in Indian startups. As part of the initiative, Velumani aims to not only provide financial backing, but also mentorship to promising startups, according to a statement issued by YEA on Sunday. With his wealth of experience and expertise, Velumani plans to handpick seed-stage startups with considerable growth potential, and target entities with at least ₹5 crore in turnover, he said in an interview with Mint.

Shehbaz Sharif is on a visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar is currently serving as Pakistan's Foreign Minister. He has been also included in the Council of Common Interests (CCI).

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he’s hopeful the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation without causing a recession but wouldn’t rule out more troubling possibilities, such as stagflation

Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable

Transit officials say the start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan’s central business district will be June 30

The deal covers workers at various plants in North Carolina.

Congress' Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely in protest against the alliance with AAP brought the party's factional feud into the open, with a section of leaders on Sunday demanding the removal of AICC in-charge Deepak Babaria. While the Aam Aadmi Party termed it as an internal matter of the Congress, the BJP said Lovely has listened to the voice of his conscience as no patriot can stand with those who talk about dividing the country and claimed there would be further repercussions for the Congress. In his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said the Delhi Congress unit was against the alliance with AAP and that all unanimous decisions taken by the senior Delhi unit leaders have been «unilaterally vetoed» by Babaria. Some party workers gathered outside Lovely's residence and raised slogans against AICC's Delhi in-charge Babaria who, meanwhile, stressed that all DPCC leaders were taken into confidence on the alliance issue and Lovely should have aired his views before the party panels.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed the BJP will not win any seat in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls and that the ruling party misunderstood the «direction of the wind» when it made its slogan of «400 paar». Addressing a rally in Sambhal, Yadav also said the Samajwadi Party had an advantage in the third phase, saying that elections on May 7 will be held between Sambhal and «his home» in Etawah and Mainpuri. «BJP people did not know the direction of the wind, so they kept saying '400 paar' (winning over 400 seats) and when they realised the public sentiment after the two phases of the election, BJP forgot its slogan,» the former UP chief minister said. «The wind that came from the west (western UP) in the first phase will change the BJP government. The similar trend was seen in the second phase also. People are not accepting the BJP,» the SP chief said.

A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid

President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes

TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. While, of course, also emerging as a potential national security threat, according to U.S. officials.

Amid the debate over whether and when the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, another important argument is unfolding: where do rates settle in the long run? At issue is the neutral rate of interest: the rate that keeps the demand and supply of savings in equilibrium, leading to stable economic growth and inflation. For the last 40 years, and especially following the 2008 financial crisis, economists and Fed policymakers steadily revised down their estimates of neutral. This view became embedded in bond yields, mortgage rates, equity prices and countless other assets.

TikTok spent the past four years trying to fend off a U.S. ban, but it never figured out Washington. The law signed by President Biden on Wednesday requiring a sale or ban of the popular app was in part the product of tectonic shifts in U.S.-China relations and coordinated, stealthy efforts by its critics on Capitol Hill.

Trump and poked fun at his age at the annual dinner for Washington's political and media elites, saying «I am a grown man running against a six-year-old». The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night provided the platform for Biden, 81, to continue his criticism of Trump, 77, with cutting humour. The high-profile event came against the backdrop of growing protests over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—The pain that seared through Innocent Bizimana’s body was almost impossible to describe. Looking down his lanky frame, the 18-year-old saw his left leg torn to pieces, his foot askew, hanging on by shreds of flesh and skin. His lower right leg was perforated by shrapnel from the shell that had just exploded in front of him.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday alleged that the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government is a “terrorist sympathiser" and wants a central government that is "soft on terrorism". BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday alleged that Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee wants a government at the Centre that is "soft on terrorism". Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad, Nadda said, “We talk about a 'Majboot Sarkar' but Mamata Banerjee wants a 'Majboor Sarkar'.

Harvard geneticist David Sinclair, who has said his “biological age" is roughly a decade younger than his actual one, has put forward his largely unlined face as a spokesman for the longevity movement. The 54-year-old has built his brand on the idea that aging is a treatable disease. The notion has proven so seductive that legions of acolytes follow his online postings about his research and the cocktails of supplements he consumes to stave off the inevitable.

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump claims that neither the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel nor Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine would have happened on his watch, and that the world was an oasis of calm and stability when he was president. The reality was more complicated.