Politics
October 03, 2024
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Hochul’s careful conversations

HOCHUL MANAGES: As Mayor Eric Adams fights a five-count federal indictment on fraud and bribery charges, it’s been left to Gov. Kathy Hochul to manage the delicate moment. Hochul has publicly and privately telegraphed to Adams that he should sever ties to people in his administration who are under legal scrutiny. This week Tim Pearson, […]

Politics
October 03, 2024
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Trump says he will remove TPS and deport Haitian migrants in Springfield

Former President Donald Trump is promising to remove Temporary Protected Status and deport the Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio — an escalation in rhetoric against a community his campaign has targeted with misinformation for weeks. “Absolutely I’d revoke it and I’d bring them back to their country,” Trump told NewsNation. The GOP presidential nominee’s onslaught […]

Politics
October 03, 2024
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World War ‘Aaj nahi to Kal’, predicts Shankar Sharma; What will be India’s role in it?

Conflicts in the Middle East have intensified, with Israel now engaged in a multi-front war involving Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, and more recently, Iran. This escalation comes amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which began in early 2022. These crises have led to growing concerns that the situation may evolve into a broader global conflict, potentially even […]

Politics
October 03, 2024
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How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

In the next few months, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will face what she herself recently called “a uniquely challenging” task. She will go line by line through the evidence the special counsel, Jack Smith, wants to present to a jury in support of his federal indictment charging former President Donald J. Trump on four criminal […]

Politics
October 02, 2024
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Vinesh Phogat and the Julana dangal

It is about 7.30 am in Khera Bakhta village in Haryana’s Julana Assembly constituency and Vinesh Phogat, wearing a blue-beige striped night suit, white slippers, and several bead bracelets, is standing in a dingy room at the entrance to her in-laws’ house discussing the day’s programme with her assistant. A security officer in a dark […]