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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

The treasury benches and the Opposition have been engaged in a war of words over Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy in Parliament and outside. Setback and recovery In the 2024 general elections, the BJP lost three per cent support of Dalits and its allies lost two per cent. On the other hand, the Congress lost one per cent support but its …

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2 days, 5 hours ago

Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar

The Hindu

Stepping up its campaign against Home Minister Amit Shah for his comment that it has become a “fashion” to take Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name, the Congress on Saturday announced a plan to hold countrywide press conferences and Ambedkar samman marches in the next few days. “On 24 December, all across the country, we will hold Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman Marches and …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there’s concern about possible job cuts under Trump

Associated Press

— Johnny Zuagar said he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighed how much to spend on Christmas presents. “You’re just trying to take that worry off of your family.” Like thousands of federal workers, Zuagar had been navigating the holidays with the spirit of the season overtaken by an …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Arizona prosecutors obtain huge trove of Trump allies' communications in election probe

Raw Story

Prosecutors in Arizona working under Attorney General Kris Mayes have gained access to a large cache of emails, phone records, and other messages sent by allies of President-elect Donald Trump in their criminal investigation of the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Politico reported Friday. "Arizona prosecutors are continuing to advance one of the only remaining significant criminal cases …

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Veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson named UK ambassador to the US

Associated Press

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Friday that veteran Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be the U.K.'s next ambassador to Washington, a rare appointment for someone outside the diplomatic corps. Mandelson, who served in senior posts in the governments of former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 1997 and 2010, is set to take up …

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3 days, 2 hours ago

'First make-or-break moment': Allies fear 'disaster is around the corner' for Trump

Raw Story

As the Friday night deadline draws closer, the United States appears to be heading for a federal government shutdown. "After the Trump-blessed continuing resolution and debt ceiling package failed yesterday with an embarrassingly high 38 House Republicans voting against the proposal," Bade reports, "House Speaker Mike Johnson spent last night wracking his brain for a 'Plan C' to fund the …

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3 days, 4 hours ago

Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024

Associated Press

For the world, 2024 was riven by — and in some ways defined by — conflict on two fronts. The ripples after the previous year’s Hamas attacks in Israel left Gaza a shambles and tens of thousands dead, and an adjacent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is playing out across the Lebanon landscape as the year ends. They said, “Oh, …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

'Tariffs all the way!!!' Trump threatens allies in late-night comments

Raw Story

Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on U.S. allies in an overnight post demanding that the European Union close its trade gap. “I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas," Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after 1 a.m. "Otherwise, it …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

FIR against Rahul Gandhi is diversionary tactic in response to his protest against Amit Shah: Congress

The Hindu

Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal alleged that the FIR against Rahul Gandhi is a diversionary tactic in response to his staunch protest against Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on B.R. In a post on X, Mr. Venugopal shared, “The FIR against Rahul Gandhi is nothing but a diversionary tactic in response to his staunch protest against the Home Minister. In …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

'Intraparty warfare': MAGA allies reportedly bicker over hiring

Raw Story

While House Republicans feud over the massive government spending bill that failed to pass on Thursday, another group of Republicans are facing a different kind of feud. According to a new Politico report, MAGA allies are fighting "over the leadership of top Senate campaign groups" following Senator Mitch McConnell's exit from his role as the GOP's leader. Per Politico, the …

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3 days, 17 hours ago

New spending bill to avert shutdown fails despite Trump and Musk's MAGA seal of approval

Raw Story

An 11th-hour spending bill that would avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government failed to pass Thursday evening, a day before the current funding bill is set to expire. President-elect Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk on Wednesday helped kill House Republicans' first attempt at a funding bill, which would've funded the government through mid-March. Trump, Musk and …

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3 days, 17 hours ago

INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side

India Today

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition heralded as the most promising Opposition front to counter the BJP’s political dominance, is now riddled with fractures that seem to be growing deeper by the day. Rahul’s repeated attacks on Savarkar, a highly polarising figure, drew sharp criticism from the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Nationalist Congress Party, …

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3 days, 17 hours ago

Arizona prosecutors seek access to trove of Trump allies’ emails, texts

Politico

Arizona prosecutors are continuing to advance one of the only remaining significant criminal cases arising from Trump’s 2020 gambit to stay in power. The fight over the search warrants has been playing out quietly in court documents for the last few weeks and has provided new insights about the case Arizona intends to present against the Trump aides and allies …

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4 days ago

'Insecure': Writer flags telltale signs that Trump fears he's vulnerable

Raw Story

The size of Donald Trump’s election victory has left the president-elect and his allies “insecure,” a columnist wrote Thursday. “The claim was demonstrably ridiculous: He won a second term fair and square, but he clearly did not win by a margin unseen in 129 years,’” he wrote. “Trump suggested he was quoting someone else — a common rhetorical game he …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

‘Superman’ trailer: James Gunn unveils a bloodied David Corenswet, familiar allies, and new DC faces

The Hindu

The first teaser for Superman, is finally here, gives us a fresh new glimpse into James Gunn’s vision for the Man of Steel’s return to the big screen. As Gunn’s inaugural film in the new DC Universe, Superman promises a “fully lived-in world” where iconic characters like Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Jimmy Olsen exist alongside new cinematic debuts, such …

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UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

The Independent

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4 days, 13 hours ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon

The Independent

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4 days, 17 hours ago

The Trump-Musk governing duo is clearly a work in progress

Politico

The sequence highlighted the evolving dynamic with his high-profile benefactor-turned-adviser and raised an awkward question for Trump of whether he or Musk was running the show. In phone interviews with reporters at ABC, CBS and NBC, Trump also called for the debt ceiling to be eliminated or extended and emphasized that if the government did in fact shut down, “it’ll …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill

Al Jazeera

Trump was one of several prominent Republicans in the incoming administration to denounce the bill on social media. But Trump has shown little aversion to political brinkmanship, and his opposition to the current stopgap bill — or “continuing resolution” — is poised to avoid another government shutdown early in his second term. “We don’t normally like what’s called a continuing …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Ambedkar row: DMK, allies protest across Tamil Nadu, demand Amit Shah's removal

India Today

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday staged statewide protests in Tamil Nadu condemning Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar, demanding his removal from the Cabinet for at least six months. The protests, held across Tamil Nadu, featured DMK cadres holding portraits of Ambedkar while demanding Shah’s resignation. She captioned the image, “Jai Bhim!” Speaking to reporters, …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Former top aide to New York City’s mayor surrenders to D.A.’s office to face charges

LA Times

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, chief advisor to New York Mayor Eric Adams, is shown at a City Hall news conference last year. The former chief advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams surrendered Thursday to face corruption charges in the latest blow to the administration of a mayor under indictment amid investigations into multiple aides and allies. The topic was not …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

US imposes more sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis amid escalation with Israel

Al Jazeera

US penalties target Sanaa central bank governor, as Houthis say they are undeterred by US and Israeli attacks. The US Treasury described al-Madani as the “primary overseer of funds sent to the Houthis” by the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Ansar Allah leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi said on Thursday that the “Israeli aggression” will not change the Houthis’ …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

No allocation of portfolios amid Maha knot over home

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: Thirty-nine legislators from MahaYuti allies were sworn in the first cabinet expansion of the Devendra Fadnavis-led government on December 15, but the ministers are functioning without portfolios. Sources said portfolios will be distributed among the alliance partners – BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP – on the basis of the previous government’s allocation formula with some changes. “Chief Minister Devendra …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

'All talk, no action': Congressman vows to oppose Mike Johnson as Elon Musk issues warning

Raw Story

Conservatives are fuming over House Speaker Mike Johnson's spending bill, and Donald Trump's outside allies are leading the charge. "Ok but @elonmusk if you actually want to change things then you need a new Speaker of the House," said Matthew Boyle, Washington bureau chief for Breitbart News. "This is quickly becoming untenable for House Republican leadership, which has elevated Musk …

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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

Congress steps up campaign over Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr. Ambedkar

Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there’s concern about possible job cuts under Trump

Arizona prosecutors obtain huge trove of Trump allies' communications in election probe

Veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson named UK ambassador to the US

'First make-or-break moment': Allies fear 'disaster is around the corner' for Trump

Two AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024

'Tariffs all the way!!!' Trump threatens allies in late-night comments

FIR against Rahul Gandhi is diversionary tactic in response to his protest against Amit Shah: Congress

'Intraparty warfare': MAGA allies reportedly bicker over hiring

New spending bill to avert shutdown fails despite Trump and Musk's MAGA seal of approval

INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side

Arizona prosecutors seek access to trove of Trump allies’ emails, texts

'Insecure': Writer flags telltale signs that Trump fears he's vulnerable

‘Superman’ trailer: James Gunn unveils a bloodied David Corenswet, familiar allies, and new DC faces

UK may send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers, defence secretary suggests

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky admits troops cannot retake Donetsk as Kyiv unveils Trident laser weapon

The Trump-Musk governing duo is clearly a work in progress

Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill

Ambedkar row: DMK, allies protest across Tamil Nadu, demand Amit Shah's removal

Former top aide to New York City’s mayor surrenders to D.A.’s office to face charges

US imposes more sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis amid escalation with Israel

No allocation of portfolios amid Maha knot over home

'All talk, no action': Congressman vows to oppose Mike Johnson as Elon Musk issues warning