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IOA feud: President Usha ‘autocratic’, EC members in letter to IOC
2 months, 3 weeks ago

IOA feud: President Usha ‘autocratic’, EC members in letter to IOC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The executive council of the Indian Olympic Association has written a letter to the International Olympic Committee accusing president PT Usha’s functioning as “autocratic” and against the “democratic principles” of the national apex sports body’s constitution. “We are deeply concerned with the conduct of the IOA President, whose autocratic behaviour has always been regrettable, and we also regret …

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Marqueece Harris-Dawson takes over as L.A. City Council president
3 months ago

Marqueece Harris-Dawson takes over as L.A. City Council president

LA Times  

After being sworn in as the new Los Angeles City Council president, Marqueece Harris-Dawson addresses constituents at City Hall on Friday. During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic and the economic fallout that followed the 1992 L.A. riots. Los Angeles City Council …

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Randhir Singh set to become first Indian president of Olympic Council of Asia
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Randhir Singh set to become first Indian president of Olympic Council of Asia

The Hindu  

Former Indian shooter Raja Randhir Singh will be officially appointed as the first Indian president of the Olympic Council of Asia at its 44th General Assembly, which will take place at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi on Sunday. Randhir served as the Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Asia from 1991 to 2015. A native of Punjab, …

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Attitude of society towards women is sometimes not mature, needs to change, says Murmu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Attitude of society towards women is sometimes not mature, needs to change, says Murmu

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that society’s attitude towards women is sometimes not mature and needed to change, while also emphasising that the nation’s progress cannot be fully realised without the socio-economic and educational development of women. Mumbai, Sep 03 : President Droupadi Murmu, Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, State Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, State Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra …

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Letters to The Editor — August 26, 2024
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — August 26, 2024

The Hindu  

Assured pensions The outcome of the general election and the possible big challenge from the Opposition in the Assembly elections ahead appear to have forced the government at the Centre to take the decision to grant assured pension — now known as the ‘Unified Pension Scheme’. Kshirasagara Balaji Rao, Hyderabad Ukraine and Russia Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly has put …

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Maldives: Two ministers arrested for performing 'black magic' against President Muizzu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maldives: Two ministers arrested for performing 'black magic' against President Muizzu

India TV News  

Male: In an unusual development, Maldives police have arrested two serving ministers for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu, according to local media reports. Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, a state minister at the Environment Ministry and her ex-husband Adam Rameez, were arrested by the police along with two others. Shamnaz's position as a state minister is vital as …

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BJP president J.P. Nadda part of Modi 3.0 Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP president J.P. Nadda part of Modi 3.0 Cabinet

The Hindu  

BJP president J.P. Nadda’s inclusion in the new Council of Ministers of the NDA government on Sunday has indicated an imminent overhauling of the party’s organisational structure, given that his tenure is to end in June. Speaking to the media on Sunday, the former Union Minister said he would keep striving as a party worker to fulfil the goal of …

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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected 'unopposed' as PML-N president after six years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected 'unopposed' as PML-N president after six years

Deccan Chronicle  

Lahore: Nawaz Sharif was re-elected “unopposed” as the President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party on Tuesday, six years after the three-time former prime minister was forced to quit the post following a Supreme Court ruling in the Panama Papers case. The 74-year-old veteran politician, who returned to Pakistan in October last year after a four-year self-imposed exile in …

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Palestinians seek full UN membership again, but US is almost certain to block it for a second time
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Palestinians seek full UN membership again, but US is almost certain to block it for a second time

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Supporters of the Palestinians’ request for full membership in the United Nations asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to revive their application for admission submitted in 2011. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the Palestinian Authority’s application to become the 194th member of the United Nations to then Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 23, 2011, before addressing …

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Iran disqualifies former moderate president from running for reelection to influential assembly
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran disqualifies former moderate president from running for reelection to influential assembly

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s former moderate President Hassan Rouhani says he has been disqualified from running for reelection to the country’s influential Assembly of Experts, calling it a move to limit the people’s participation in elections, official state media reported. The official IRNA news agency reported late Wednesday that Rouhani said in a statement that the country’s election watchdog, the …

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What’s so controversial about France’s new immigration bill?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

What’s so controversial about France’s new immigration bill?

Al Jazeera  

The proposed law, which has been endorsed by the French far right, faces its biggest test yet on Thursday. A controversial new French immigration bill which has sparked popular protests will come before the country’s Constitutional Council on Thursday. “But without even winning a general election and Le Pen being elected president.” Yet, the bill’s biggest test, said Marliere, comes …

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UNGA Briefing: Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN
1 year, 3 months ago

UNGA Briefing: Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON WEDNESDAY …

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Editorial: Why is the ethically challenged L.A. City Council obstructing the Ethics Commission?
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: Why is the ethically challenged L.A. City Council obstructing the Ethics Commission?

LA Times  

The scandal-plagued, corruption-prone Los Angeles City Council has struck again. But last Friday, without any public discussion or reason given, the council unanimously rejected a seemingly well-qualified nominee to the Ethics Commission, which is the watchdog over the city’s elected officials. On Tuesday, Council President Paul Krekorian said in a statement that he had reservations about appointing an outspoken advocate …

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L.A. on the Record: Will Krekorian take the plunge?
1 year, 10 months ago

L.A. on the Record: Will Krekorian take the plunge?

LA Times  

If City Council President Paul Krekorian, center, decides to run for Congress, the decision could shake up the legislative body. But there’s another politician still considering a run — someone whose decision would have serious repercussions for City Hall: Council President Paul Krekorian. Krekorian’s former Chief of Staff Areen Ibranossian, who now runs a public affairs firm, said the council …

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L.A. City Council racist audio leak, transcribed and annotated
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. City Council racist audio leak, transcribed and annotated

LA Times  

More than a year after it was secretly recorded and a month after it was leaked, a backroom conversation among three Los Angeles City Council members and a prominent union president continues to shake city politics. Julia Wick, reporter “Curren” This refers to Curren Price, a political ally of Martinez’s and a two-term L.A. City Council member who represents Council …

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L.A. on the Record: A City Council standoff as De León digs in, Cedillo stays silent
2 years, 2 months ago

L.A. on the Record: A City Council standoff as De León digs in, Cedillo stays silent

LA Times  

Then-acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell, left, speaks with Councilmember Kevin de León at a City Council meeting on Oct. 11, two days after the recording came to light. Theoretically, according to Section 207 of the charter, an office becomes vacant when “the incumbent has been absent from the City without the consent of the Council for more than 60 consecutive …

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De León vows: ‘I will not resign.’ Council president says apology isn’t enough
2 years, 2 months ago

De León vows: ‘I will not resign.’ Council president says apology isn’t enough

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilmember Kevin de León says he won’t resign after the leak of an audio conversation in which racist comments were made. “We need to show the world that there is no seat for racism, exclusion and disrespect on the Los Angeles City Council.” Earlier in the day, De León sent a letter to Krekorian in which he expressed …

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The fall of Nury Martinez: A blunt talker undone by her words
2 years, 2 months ago

The fall of Nury Martinez: A blunt talker undone by her words

LA Times  

When Nury Martinez was growing up in Pacoima, the child of immigrants from the Mexican state of Zacatecas, she watched politicians from afar. … He’s with the Blacks.” California Photos: High emotion at first City Council meeting following leaked audio of Nury Martinez’s racists remarks The City Council struggled to begin its meeting Tuesday as Angelenos flooded the chambers and …

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L.A. council fails to pick a replacement for Ridley-Thomas, exposing a divide at City Hall
2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. council fails to pick a replacement for Ridley-Thomas, exposing a divide at City Hall

LA Times  

Five L.A. City Council members blocked a vote on a proposal to name Heather Hutt, above, as the interim representative of the 10th District, sending it to a committee for review. Councilwoman-elect Eunisses Hernandez, who defeated Councilman Gil Cedillo in June but won’t be seated until December, also weighed in, saying the choice of an interim council member should not …

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VP Sumariwalla Claims he has Been "Appointed" IOA President, Secy gen Dismisses it
2 years, 3 months ago

VP Sumariwalla Claims he has Been "Appointed" IOA President, Secy gen Dismisses it

News 18  

The factional feud in the Indian Olympic Association resurfaced on Saturday with vice president Adille Sumariwalla claiming he has been “appointed" its president by the executive council, only for secretary general Rajeev Mehta to term it “untenable" under IOA Constitution. “I accept the post of president of IOA duly co-opted by the majority members of the executive council," said Sumariwalla, …

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Ukraine crisis updates: Ukraine calls for Russia to lose UN Security Council seat
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine crisis updates: Ukraine calls for Russia to lose UN Security Council seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Kyiv: Ukraine's president says Russia should be thrown out of the United Nations Security Council following its invasion of his country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message Sunday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine amounts to an act of genocide, saying that “Russia has taken the path of evil and the world should come to depriving it …

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Ukraine's President warns of 'new iron curtain' as Russia takes Chernobyl site — As it happened
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine's President warns of 'new iron curtain' as Russia takes Chernobyl site — As it happened

ABC  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine was listening to the sound of a new iron curtain falling as Russian troops advanced across his country's territory. This is the sound of a new iron curtain, which has come down and is closing Russia off from the civilised world," Mr Zelenskyy said. “if you don’t help us now, if you fail to …

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Does new decree mark the end of judicial independence in Tunisia?
2 years, 10 months ago

Does new decree mark the end of judicial independence in Tunisia?

Al Jazeera  

Critics say President Saied’s seizure of judiciary powers erodes one of the remaining pillars of Tunisia’s democracy. Tunis, Tunisia – President Kais Saied’s new decree establishing a temporary judicial authority to replace the dissolved Supreme Judicial Council continues to draw widespread criticism in Tunisia in a setback for the rule of law. The Tunisian Association of Young Judges called the …

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L.A. council president calls for Wesson to temporarily represent Ridley-Thomas’ district
2 years, 10 months ago

L.A. council president calls for Wesson to temporarily represent Ridley-Thomas’ district

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez on Wednesday called for former Councilman Herb Wesson to return on a temporary basis, representing the South L.A. district that elected Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas a little more than a year ago. “The constituents of Council District 10 need a voting member who understands their community to represent them within council chambers.” The proposal, …

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