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Bengal polls: Politicians switch parties here because the system consistently rewards leverage over loyalty
West Bengal's elections see politicians switching parties not for ideology but for calculated advantage. Past trends show poor success rates for defectors, yet the movement continues. Factors like central agency investigations and ticket denial fuel these shifts. Now, voter list management adds a new layer, influencing choices based on ground machinery's ability to protect voter bases.
Anthropic forms national security advisory council to guide AI use in government
Anthropic's council brings together former senators and senior officials from the US Defense Department, intelligence agencies as well as energy and justice departments.
Joe Biden to make first public address since leaving the White House, will he take on Donald Trump? Here's where he'll speak and what he's expected to say
Former US President Joe Biden will speak at a Chicago convention. The event is hosted by Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD). Biden will address Social Security. He aims to garner bipartisan support for the program. The speech occurs amid Democratic concerns about potential cuts. Former Senators Roy Blunt and Debbie Stabenow will also attend.
RG Kar charge sheet: CBI cites blood stain, DNA report of accused civic volunteer among 11 evidence
The CBI has charged Sanjay Roy, a Kolkata Police civic volunteer, as the sole accused in the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Hospital. The charge sheet lists 11 pieces of evidence, including DNA and blood samples, indicating Roy's presence at the crime scene. Key evidence includes DNA found on the victim's body, blood stains on Roy's clothing, injuries consistent with a struggle, and CCTV footage showing his presence in the hospital during the crime.
Snoop Dogg receives special birthday surprise from Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Details here
Snoop Dogg's 52nd birthday was celebrated at the "Best Night of Your Life 2 Benefit." Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly joined Snoop on stage, performing their 2008 comedy classic song "Boats 'N Hoes." The event, a fundraiser for Cancer for College, featured a star-studded line-up at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
Missouri's Trudy Busch Valentine bags Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate
Trudy Busch Valentine won the primary Democratic seat in the Senate race on August 2. She is yet to face the Attorney General Eric Schmidt in the upcoming election of Democrats versus Republicans.
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Former Senator, Jack Danforth, urges GOP lawyer John Wood to join the Missouri Senate race
The former US Senator, Jack Danforth, is publicly urging John Wood, a former aide, to contend the Missouri Senate elections replacing the retiring Senator Roy Blunt. Wood is currently the leading investigator looking into the US Capitol’s siege on January 6.
After Mamata agrees to implement PM Kisan scheme, BJP promises to pay farmers arrears
The assertion of Vijayvargiya, the BJP's West Bengal in-charge, came days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee indicated that she was agreeable to implement the central scheme in the state, under which farmers get Rs 6,000 a year in three equal instalments.
Saradha scam, Narada string op lead to losing sting in West Bengal polls
While “rampant corruption and strong arm tactics” of the Mamata Banerjee government are still a talking point, voters are making only a fleeting reference to the scams.
View: Why Zuckerberg is winning the Facebook hearings
Facebook will keep failing users' trust as long as its business is based on unrestrained hoovering of as much user data as possible, and crafting innovative ways for advertisers.
India's inclusion in Global Entry programme hailed by US Senator
Global Entry is a US CBP programme which allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travellers upon arrival in the US.
Trump urged to discuss foreign NGO funding issue with Modi
Every year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report outlining the state of religious freedom across the world.
US House passes healthcare bill in big win for Donald Trump
With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
Users free to quit WhatsApp if they don't like privacy policy: Facebook
Facebook, which owns the popular messaging platform, told the Supreme Court that those who find the new privacy policy irksome or violative of their fundamental rights, can quit.
SC re-appoints receivers, seeks status report on SYL canal
The three officers were earlier appointed receivers on March 17 on the plea of Haryana and they were given power to take possession of the project land and were also asked to maintain status quo on the site.
Tie-up with CPM in Bengal stokes churn in Tripura Congress
Befriending communists in Bengal seems to have cost Congress a major setback in Marxist-ruled Tripura. Trinamool Congress, meanwhile, may have a windfall out of this.
Concern over religious freedom, US lawmakers write to PM Modi
Expressing serious concern over violence against religious minorities in India, 34 top American lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps.
Saradha scam: Mukul Roy's deposition to CBI gives Mamata Banerjee jitters
Mukul Roy is no Manjul Krishna Thakur, the cabinet minister who recently dumped Trinamool and joined BJP.
Barack Obama has a very impressive diet: Australia's Ex-Foreign Minister Bob Carr
President Obama, left, and Senator Carr, right, attend a G-20 Working Session at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 5, 2013.
WHO says alcohol prohibition doesn't work
WHO argued that measures such as prohibition led to excessive restrictions creating risks to consumers, constraining commercial and consumer freedoms, and exacerbating black market.
Barack Obama's clean energy policy to benefit India and China
US announced to cut particle pollution, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by more than 25 per cent as a co-benefit by 2030.
Fearing bias, Subrata Roy wants Supreme Court bench changed
Roy's counsels said their client feared serious bias on the part of the bench after it passed their March 4 order putting him in judicial custody.
Rot stems from ill-conceived coal nationalization plan
What we are today witnessing are big cracks in a system whose principal objective was income generation for the ruling dispensation.
Opposition rubbishes Rahul Gandhi's blunt attack, BJP calls it belated
Noting that Rahul's attack is a "desperate damage control" exercise, Jaitley said it's only when the "revulsion is built, the Congress party is trying to cut its losses."
Analysts, economists divided over Rajan measures
The surprise rate hike and liquidity boost by Governor Raghuram Rajan left analysts and economists divided.
LIC to buy Rs 40,000 crore worth shares in current fiscal
The insurer has already invested Rs 14,000 crore in stocks in the first quarter of 2013-14, nearly half the Rs 30,000 crore it invested last year.
Bill in US Congress to issue visitor, business visa within 3-day
The bill also calls for setting up mobile visa units in cities with more than one million population that does not have a US diplomatic mission.
UPA-civil society bonhomie over?
UPA proposed tightening the taxation provisions for civil society groups and as well as greater control on the foreign funding pipeline.
Crisis is time of great opportunity: Obama
Obama challenged his nation to not just hang in there but rather to see the hard times as a chance to discover great opportunity. Great Depression | Global Financial Brands
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