American and British voters share deep roots. In 2024, they distrust their own leaders, too
DARTFORD, England (AP) — Distrust has settled over the campaign trails in the United States and United Kingdom ahead of July 4 like a soggy summer haze.
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400 paar? It has happened only once – this is how
Three days from now, we will finally know how close the BJP or NDA finishes to its touted seat target of “400 paar”. In India’s electoral history, a party has crossed that number only once, when the Congress won 414 seats (of the 541 that voted) in the Lok Sabha elections that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
Man Admits Killing Hospitalized Wife Because He Couldn't Afford Medical Bills
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City-area man who’s charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills, court records say.
Decode Politics: Why BJP has expelled a Poonch leader over a ‘hate speech’
Even before the Election Commission took up the matter, the BJP Tuesday expelled a senior party leader, Satish Bhargav, for making a “hate speech” during the poll campaign in border Poonch district’s Mendhar town against some Pahari leaders owing allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference. The PDP has approached the EC on the issue.
‘It’s a battle for democracy. But, we have a strong team… Akhilesh, Kejriwal, Uddhav… a dynamic young leader like Rahul’: M K Stalin
With a photo of his father, the late DMK stalwart and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, looking over his shoulder at his Chhitaranjan Salai residence here, CM M K Stalin exudes confidence ahead of, what he calls, “a second struggle for Independence” in the coming elections.
Maharashtra tug-of-war between Congress, MVA allies holds up LS seat pact
As the Congress announced its second list of candidates on Tuesday, there were no names from Maharashtra. With the Lok Sabha poll schedule expected to be announced in a few days, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is still struggling to wrap up seat-sharing allegedly because of a lack of coordination between the Congress and the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).
Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Republican Party on Thursday denounced a GOP candidate for governor with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, saying party officials will go to court if necessary to remove him from the ticket.
Decode Politics: Why Sukhbir Badal seeks PM Modi intervention in Shinde govt’s Hazur Sahib Board rejig
When Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention in the Maharashtra government’s move to reconstitute the Shri Hazur Sahib Gurdwara Management Board, not only was he signalling a thaw in relations between the BJP and the SAD ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, he also put the spotlight back on structural changes in India’s four main gurdwara management institutions and democratic crises in their governing bodies since 2014.
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