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The Justice Department under Donald Trump has pursued cases against a number of perceived enemies, and several prosecutors have lost their jobs over their reluctance or inability to bring charges
On his social media site, Donald Trump praised Susie Wiles and said shed continue working for his political organisation
The move indicates the military's increasing confidence in its ability to control territory in the Southeast Asian nation after it claimed advances following a string of offensives
India describes U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as a biased organisation that lacks credibility
Visakhapatnam-based Indian para-badminton coach M.V. Murali Krishna, whose team won 16 medals (three gold, five silver, and eight bronze), calls for grassroots-level growth to nurture Indias para-athlete talent
Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari alleged that the Modi government at the Centre has destroyed the country with its policies
Experts attribute this decline to the deployment of the Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank (FCNR[B]) resources and also to currency defence put up by RBI through dollar sales
News broadcaster BFM TV reported that the passengers included children travelling to middle and high schools in the area, with a photo from the scene showing the bus had veered off the road and landed in a ditch
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed Pralay quasi-ballistic missile from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. Conducted as part of user evaluation trials, the test achieved all mission objectives and marks a significant step towards the missiles induction into the Indian armed forces. Developed by Research Centre Imarat and other DRDO laboratories, Pralay is a key component of Indias indigenous missile developm
Research cannot be an occasional activity that faculty undertake after completing everything else; it must be recognised as a fundamental responsibility supported by appropriate incentives, rigorous evaluation and opportunities for continuous intellectual engagement
The tremors were also felt in neighbouring Mugu and Bajhang districts
Analysts attributed the fall to fears that Democrats could threaten the AI data centre investment boom, as the Nasdaq had its worst session in percentage terms since April 2025
In the capital's central Enghelab square, crowds gathered to observe the burning of the poster featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, his Vice President J. D. Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Prosecutors had described the 51-year-old, who starred in the films Get Him to the Greek and Arthur, as a ruthless, sexual predator
The demonstrations come as the eurozone's second largest economy battles to redress its finances, six months ahead of elections to replace centrist President Emmanuel Macron
Gerrymandering assumes that voting preferences remain unchanged between election cycles; but when the traditional supporters of a party turn against it, constituency maps matter little.
It will be the first time that Mr. Trump, a Republican who also held the White House from 2017 to 2021, has had to contend with Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress
Critics on both sides argue that Mr. Netanyahu pulled Mr. Trump into a war hecould not win. Now when even the Vice-President is blaming the war for the electoral defeat, the real target is the special relationship with Israel
Apple, which has avoided Big Techs massive AI spending but is feeling the sting of an AI-fueled surge in memory chip prices, jumped nearly 7% to a record high
The dissatisfaction with the administration over rising living costs and the Iran war was so severe that the Democrats were able to overcome institutional measures to hold ground by the Republicans including gerrymandering
The order pauses planned removals until Saturday after advocates and lawmakers warned that deported Afghans could face persecution, torture or death
Workers are demanding the monthly minimum wage be raised to 30,000 taka ($242) from 12,500 taka, saying rising food, housing and transport costs have eroded their purchasing power
The Central Elections Committee said it had conducted an audit of 9,069 polling stations following complaints and was confident that the announced results accurately reflect the will of the voters
Abdul El-Sayed is set to become the first Muslim to enter the U.S. Senate with his victory over former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers in midterm elections
Democrats seized control of the U.S. Congress on November 3, capturing both the Senate and House of Representatives
Indian-Americans Suhas Subramanyam and Pia Dandiya won their seats in the US House of Representatives, while Vivek Ramaswamy was defeated in the race to become Ohios next governor
Vivek Ramaswamy lost to Amy Acton, who became the first woman to be elected Governor of the state
A Democratic House majority would give the Opposition the power to block Mr. Trumps legislative agenda and launch sweeping investigations of his administration during the final two years of his presidency
Ms. Dandiya, a former high school principal, bagged 51.9% of the votes to become the newest Indian-American U.S. congresswoman, as per the results declared
The two sides agreed that cooperation on Turkey's Sinop nuclear power plant project has been progressing smoothly
We will kill Trump, read the billboard towering over the busy Enghelab Square in Tehran
The attacks followed a rare pause in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, which ended November 1
Russia resumed its strikes on the southern region of Kherson after the end of a ceasefire in the area, the longest truce in the war raging between the neighbours since Russias 2022 invasion, Kyiv said
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said at events in Indore and Ujjain that the Opposition was spreading anarchy by challenging democratic institutions, and remarked that Rahul Gandhi seemed to be coming from Pakistan and doing politics
The rally on Sunday is expected to bring together opposition leaders and workers from across the country
Yadav was speaking at a rally in connection with the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arrajakta Hatao' (save democracy, end anarchy) march
Government data shows that Indias oil sourcing remains highly concentrated, with just Russia and the UAE accounting for 60% of oil imports
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits India for the second time in five months, with stops in Mumbai and Jamnagar and talks on trade, energy and connectivity. As Rubio and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepare for the next Modi-Trump talks, have differences over trade, tariffs, Russian oil and immigration been bridged? In this episode of WorldView, we examine five key takeaways from the visit and five unanswered questions.
Adoor Prakash told a television channel that V.D. Satheeshan had a moral obligation to clear the politically controversial ambiguity surrounding his obstinate refusal to name the person or entity who sponsored the private chartered flight
The applicant, Chayan Ghosh Chowdhury, cited the Supreme Courts decision in Aureliano Fernandes vs State of Goa case and claimed that banks had failed to constitute Internal Committees as required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Kings stopped riding it in 1969. The elephants never stopped carrying it. This year, Mysuru has picked the next elephant.
A stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbajanin Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata, West Bengal, killed 19 people, including four children. Seven people, including two committee office-bearers, have been arrested. Kolkata Police have registered a culpable homicide case as the State government announces compensation and introduces stricter crowd management measures at Durga Puja pandals.
I say to our enemies: Do not test us -- you will receive harsher blows than you have suffered to date, Benjamin Netanyahu said
A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot a suitable site to the 20 flat owners within six months before demolishing their apartments
The significant observation was made by a Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria in its judgment delivered on October 16
The MEA said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India, and politically motivated propaganda cannot alter that reality

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