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Also Read: ‘Greed, fear’: Congress reacts as Milind Deora is set to join BJP ally in Maharashtra The diplomat-turned-politician, Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that the Congress and the opposition parties would be working on the same strategy for the next Lok Sabha elections set to take place this year. "I still expect that the BJP will emerge as the single-largest party.

China’s gross domestic product expanded 5.2% for the entirety of last year, even as the economy probably lost some steam in the fourth quarter. Retail sales and industrial output are also seen growing in December from a year earlier against a low base of comparison — in late 2022, the country was dealing with a massive Covid-19 outbreak. The start of the year has brought mixed news.

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Congress leader Milind Deora on Sunday joined Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after announcing his resignation from the party's primary membership. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday was evasive on former Union minister Milind Deora joining the Shiv Sena but had said that his party will welcome him if he chooses to do so. «I have heard about his move.

Henry Kravis, an American tycoon, investor, and philanthropist, stands as a cornerstone in the world of finance. Co-founder of the renowned KKR & Co. Inc., Kravis has carved an illustrious path marked by significant achievements, astute investments, and a profound impact on various sectors. In 1976, Kravis co-founded Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), a financial juggernaut that would redefine the landscape of private equity.

The U.S. military has struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that it had determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk

Vice President Lai Ching-te won the presidency on Saturday, the third consecutive term for his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), but the party lost its parliamentary majority, complicating Lai's spending plans and any intent to take an aggressive stance on China. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, had called Lai a separatist and «troublemaker through and through», but took a gentler tone after the election, not mentioning him by name and saying the results revealed the DPP «cannot represent the mainstream public opinion» on Taiwan. Analysts expect Taiwan's stock market to take a hit this week as the spectre of policy paralysis fuels selling in a market that is up 25% in little more than a year. Yet the outcome is also a relief for investors who had feared the hawkish Lai would push for Taiwan's formal independence, something he has denied. Investors have worried about a hostile reaction from China and a chain reaction of sanctions that could cripple the global semiconductor industry. «I would imagine the reaction is negative.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—For those who speculate about what Vivek Ramaswamy really wants out of his long-shot Republican presidential bid—perhaps a podcast or a television contract—the wealthy biotech entrepreneur has one answer. “I expect to be the president," he said in an interview as he crisscrossed this state ahead of the presidential caucuses Monday that will start the 2024 nomination balloting. But that expectation rests on hopes for a dramatic change in the race: Donald Trump’s departure.

Panasonic Electric Works India (PEWIN) — a subsidiary of Panasonic Life Solutions — aims to capture 50 per cent market share of India's wiring devices market by 2030, a top company official said. «Over the next five years, our focus in India will be on significantly expanding our market share,» Toshinobu Kawasaki, Joint Managing Director, Panasonic Electric Works India, told PTI.

Indian vs Chinese tourists in Maldives: The rise and fall in last 10 years As per the local paper Adhadhu, Azim was the former CEO of the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) during the last government. He started his career as an internal auditor at Coopers & Lybrand and apart from running his own business, held several government positions, ANI reported.

Revanth Reddy participated in the preparatory meeting for the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' at Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi on Saturday. The Yatra is set to kick off on Saturday from Manipur. CM Reddy is currently on a visit to the national capital.

Ecuador prison officials taken hostage by inmates have been freed, the prisons authority said Saturday, as the country grapples with a brutal campaign of gang terror. The 24 guards and 17 administrative employees had been «released,» the SNAI prisons agency said without providing details, while 133 guards and three employees continue to be held hostage.

South Africa says more than 50 countries have expressed support for its case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the war in Gaza. Others, including the United States, have strongly rejected South Africa's allegation that Israel is violating the U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Many more have remained silent.

China which has repeatedly denounced him as a dangerous separatist. 1. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reaffirmed its claim to the breakaway territory as part of its own in its first official response to the presidential elections in neighbouring Taiwan.

Assam's Dima Hasao district, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday took a dig at the grand old party, saying that their seat share aspirations in Bengal were akin to aiming for the 'stars' when they couldn't even hold their ground in their own 'backyard'. The ruling BJP retained power in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in Assam's Dima Hasao district, winning 25 seats in the 30-member council elections. The overall vote share of the BJP stood at 55.52%.

Maldives said Saturday that his country's small size doesn't give anyone the license to bully it, in a sign of defiance toward India, the archipelago state's giant neighbor. President Mohamed Muizzu, speaking to the media on his return from India's regional rival China, said the Maldives is not in any country's backyard and that the Indian Ocean does not belong to a single country — a reference to a recent tiff between the Maldives and India.

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, later this month, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) of America organised an Epic Tesla Musical light show in Maryland state. https://x.com/ANI/status/1746308664489923019?s=20

Salaar box office collection Day 23: Prabhas' Salaar: Part One- Ceasefire' saw a box office collection of ₹0.55 crore on Day 23 in the fourth week since its release. This is the fourth Saturday run for the movie. The film, available in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi has performed well in the first 23 days at the box office, earning ₹475.1 crore in India, according to data by Sacnilk.