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Spain’s prime minister joins foreign leaders concerned with Musk’s interest in European politics
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Spain’s prime minister joins foreign leaders concerned with Musk’s interest in European politics

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized Elon Musk on Wednesday as he joined European leaders who are are voicing concerns that the immensely wealthy backer of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is trying to influence politics across the Atlantic. He also said the movement was backing a far-right party in Germany that he described as “inheritors of Nazism.” Via …

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Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported. A worthy and noble political opponent,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a Facebook post, also saluting the “good professor and moderate parliamentarian.” Another conservative politician, former European …

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Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of …

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Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
6 days, 11 hours ago

Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

LA Times  

Costas Simitis, a prime minister of Greece from 1996-2004 and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at 88, state TV ERT reports. Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported. A …

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Frontline’s Success Lies in Challenging Conventional Wisdoms in a Fast-Changing World
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Frontline’s Success Lies in Challenging Conventional Wisdoms in a Fast-Changing World

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 25, 2024 12:00 IST - 3 MINS READ I had the opportunity to be with Frontline for 33 continuous years in its 40-year journey, joining the desk as a sub-editor in 1989 and retiring as Editor in 2022. At the international level, the crash of the grand socialist experiment in the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc, …

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‘India will always be third-world country if...’: Sushant Sareen slams 18% tax on caramel popcorn
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘India will always be third-world country if...’: Sushant Sareen slams 18% tax on caramel popcorn

Live Mint  

The government’s decision to clarify the Goods and Services Tax rates on caramel popcorn has sparked widespread criticism, with security analyst Sushant Sareen and others accusing policymakers of imposing unnecessary complexities. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman explained that products with added sugar are categorized differently for taxation, saying, "When you talk outside, it looks silly.but states say that we treat products …

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Sole Democrat kicked out of meeting as GOP legislators draft model for state law
1 month ago

Sole Democrat kicked out of meeting as GOP legislators draft model for state law

Raw Story  

Milwaukee State Rep. Ryan Clancy readily admits he was the odd one out last week at a Washington, D.C., meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council. While his attendance was cut short, he said, his time at the session offered a preview of ALEC-inspired legislation that he expects to see in the coming session of the state Legislature, and an …

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The need to protect the sanctity of the Preamble
1 month ago

The need to protect the sanctity of the Preamble

Hindustan Times  

The new Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, with Justice Sanjay Kumar joining him on the two-judge bench in the Preamble case, has made a valuable pronouncement. The inclusion of the words, “secular” and “socialist”, by the 42nd amendment to the Constitution of India moved by Indira Gandhi’s government in 1976 during the high noon of the Emergency, had …

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Defiant Macron seeks new French PM, exit from crisis
1 month ago

Defiant Macron seeks new French PM, exit from crisis

Raw Story  

by Stuart Williams President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was holding talks with French political leaders on the left and right as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France's political crisis. Macron adopted a defiant tone in an address to the nation late Thursday, 24 hours after Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government was …

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From ex-PM Cazeneuve to 'floc floc' Bertrand, here's who Macron may pick as France's next PM
1 month ago

From ex-PM Cazeneuve to 'floc floc' Bertrand, here's who Macron may pick as France's next PM

Firstpost  

Bernard Cazeneuve had previously served as PM during the final months of François Hollande’s presidency. Xavier Bertrand, a former insurance salesman once nicknamed “floc floc” for the sound his rubber-soled shoes made, was passed over for Barnier earlier this year French President Emmanuel Macron is searching for a new prime minister after Michel Barnier officially resigned on Thursday, following a …

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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier ousted as he LOSES no-confidence vote after plunging EU's second-biggest economy into turmoil
1 month ago

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier ousted as he LOSES no-confidence vote after plunging EU's second-biggest economy into turmoil

Daily Mail  

The French Government has collapsed after the Brexit-hating prime minister lost a no-confidence vote after just 90 days in power. Michel Barnier has become the first prime minister since 1962 to be to be forced out by a no-confidence vote The President of France Emmanuel Macron now faces the task of hiring his fourth prime minister in less than a …

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Spain’s prime minister is battling legal cases he calls a smear campaign. Here's what to know
1 month, 1 week ago

Spain’s prime minister is battling legal cases he calls a smear campaign. Here's what to know

The Independent  

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Leftist-socialist policies drive entrepreneurs out of Norway
1 month, 1 week ago

Leftist-socialist policies drive entrepreneurs out of Norway

Op India  

Why does the left boasts to be ‘progressive’ in life, while its economic policies reek of regressiveness? Face unrealized gains wealth tax bill of many x my… https://t.co/59cRJMBxXn — hagaetc.eth November 16, 2024 Additionally, in an intriguing turn of events, Haga’s response received millions of views, including from Elon Musk, American businessman Marc Andreessen, along with entrepreneur and investor Paul …

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Deletion of ‘secular’, ‘socialist’ a bad mistake, says Former CM Naveen Patnaik
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Deletion of ‘secular’, ‘socialist’ a bad mistake, says Former CM Naveen Patnaik

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the BJP government made a ‘bad mistake’ by deleting two key words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the Preamble of the Constitution which was displayed in the Assembly on the occasion of the 75th Constitution day on Tuesday. Naveen said the two words should be part of the Preamble of Constitution of …

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Congress betrayed Constitution with ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ additions: CM Yogi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress betrayed Constitution with ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ additions: CM Yogi

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress party of tampering with the Indian Constitution, particularly its Preamble, during the Emergency era. Speaking at a Constitution Day ceremony at Lok Bhawan, Lucknow, he said, “The original Constitution, drafted by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, did not include the words ‘secular’ or ‘socialist.’ These were inserted during the Emergency, betraying the spirit …

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Adityanath attacks Cong for including secular, socialist in Constitution Preamble
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Adityanath attacks Cong for including secular, socialist in Constitution Preamble

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked the Congress for “strangling” the Constitution by “tampering with” its Preamble to include the words “secular” and “socialist”. Adityanath argued that the original Constitution drafted under the chairmanship of BR Ambedkar on November 26, 1949, did not include the words “secular” or “socialist.” He said Congress added these terms during the …

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The Indian economy also has much to thank the Constitution for
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Indian economy also has much to thank the Constitution for

Live Mint  

Among key reasons for the Indian Constitution’s durability, we can count the fact that its framers did not try to box future policies into the framework of any social or economic ideology. Speaking in the context of how our ‘mixed economy’ first underwent “socialist reforms" and then “market-based reforms," the apex court observed: “India’s economic trajectory indicates that the Constitution …

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How India’s Socialists and Hindu Nationalists Forged Historic Friendship with Israel
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How India’s Socialists and Hindu Nationalists Forged Historic Friendship with Israel

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 25, 2024 19:10 IST - 11 MINS READ Much before the establishment of Israel in May 1948, the Indian National Congress had opposed it. Please pay fresh attention to this problem.” However, the Congress Socialist Party, an avowedly “secular” socialist bloc within the Indian National Congress that Congress members founded in 1934, went against Gandhi’s declared policy …

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Socialism Means Commitment To Be A Welfare State; 'Socialist' In Preamble Doesn't Mandate Any Specific Economic Policy : Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Socialism Means Commitment To Be A Welfare State; 'Socialist' In Preamble Doesn't Mandate Any Specific Economic Policy : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the word 'Socialism' used in the Preamble of Our Constitution cannot be interpreted as restricting it to a mere economic ideology adopted by the elected government of the past. The Court observed that instead of limiting the meaning of socialism to the choice of economic policies brought in by a democratically elected government, Socialism should …

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SC dismisses pleas challenging words 'socialist,' 'secular' in preamble
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC dismisses pleas challenging words 'socialist,' 'secular' in preamble

Op India  

On 25th November, the Supreme Court rejected several petitions contesting the use of the terms “socialist” and “secular” in the Constitution’s Preamble under the 42nd Amendment passed in 1976 during the emergency imposed by former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi. We cannot say that whatever Parliament did at that time, we cannot say that all was nullity.” Social worker Balram …

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SC upholds inclusion of ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in Preamble, junks challenges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC upholds inclusion of ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in Preamble, junks challenges

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words “socialist” and “secular” in the Preamble to the Constitution through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and justice PV Sanjay Kumar reaffirmed Parliament’s “incontrovertible” power to amend the Constitution under Article 368, provided such amendments …

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Supreme Court dismisses pleas against ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in Constitution's Preamble
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses pleas against ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in Constitution's Preamble

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the 1976 amendment that added the terms “socialist,” “secular,” and “integrity” to the Preamble of the Constitution. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar had reserved its verdict on November 22 on pleas by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, and others, contesting the …

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Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Inclusion of 'Socialist' And 'Secular' In Constitution's Preamble
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Inclusion of 'Socialist' And 'Secular' In Constitution's Preamble

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution as per the 42nd Amendment passed in 1976. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar observed that there was no "legitimate cause or justification for challenging this constitutional amendment after …

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Are ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ terms valid in Constitution's Preamble? Supreme Court verdict today
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Are ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ terms valid in Constitution's Preamble? Supreme Court verdict today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday, November 25 regarding the petitions challenging the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution, which introduced the terms ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble. During the Emergency, the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was amended to describe India as a ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ republic, expanding upon its original description as a …

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