Israel advocates ask court to freeze Canadian funding for UNRWA, citing Hamas claims
Advocates for Israel are asking the Federal Court to reverse Ottawa's decision to continue funding the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.
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Global Affairs Canada says email is down as storm hits Ontario, Quebec
An April storm has not only cancelled flights, closed schools and shut off power for hundreds of thousands in Ontario and Quebec, it also has hit Global Affairs Canada’s email.
JNU results show NSUI continues to shrink, leaders say students flocked behind Left to keep out ABVP
When the results of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) were announced on Sunday, the vote count of the presidential candidate of the Congress’s student wing National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) stood at 283 out of 5,656 votes polled or 5%, a sharp drop from the 700 out of 5,050 votes it had received in 2019, or 13.86% of the total, the last time elections were held at India’s premier university.
‘Operation Lotus floated to topple AAP govts..,’ Saurabh Bharadwaj slams BJP-led Centre
Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, alleging that the BJP had offered money, security and positions to AAP MLAs in Punjab to switch and join the BJP.
From the Urdu Press: ‘Kejriwal arrest betrays BJP fears, he pays price for AAP-Cong tie-up’, ‘South remains uphill for BJP’
The Urdu dailies have framed it as a chronicle of an arrest foretold. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls has continued to dominate their front pages and commentary sections. The development has come as a twist in the tale of the grand face-off, with the dailies reading in it the ruling party’s “vendetta and insecurities”. Noting that Kejriwal’s arrest has galvanised a divided Opposition INDIA bloc and provided them a compelling narrative, they also wondered whether it would mark the tipping point in their battle against the BJP.
Kamala Harris roasted after she claps along to protest song – before realising they’re protesting against her
Kamala Harris is being roasted on social media after she was seen clapping along to a protest song – before awkwardly realising that they were protesting against her.
'Tiger zinda hi nahi balki…': Jairam Ramesh invokes BJP's 2004 ‘India shining’ campaign to assure Congress' victory
Amid intense political heat around the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh spoke to the news agency PTI on Friday and rejected the claims that the Lok Sabha elections 2024 are a “forgone conclusion." While mentioning the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, Jairam Ramesh affirmed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be unseated from power in New Delhi.
Electoral bonds: As SC turns down SBI plea, what we know about the scheme and what is to come
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed State Bank of India’s (SBI) application seeking an extension till June 30 for providing details of electoral bonds, clearing the decks for the publication of the donors’ names by the Election Commission (EC).