Spread the love Republican gains have largely evaporated, with Indian-Americans swinging back towards Democrats. TOI Correspondent From Washington: Donald Trump made an unlikely political breakthrough in 2024, prising away a slice of Indian-American voters from a community that had reliably backed Democrats for decades. Two years later, the romance appears to have soured.A new survey by the Carnegie Endowment for...
MP Rajya Sabha bypoll: Puri set to win unopposed as nominations of 2 others rejected
Spread the love Hardeep Puri NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Puri is set to win the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll unopposed from Madhya Pradesh after the nomination papers filed by two candidates were rejected by the returning officer.According to news agency PTI, the nominations of Congress-backed candidates Rajkumar Lohani and Kante Sayanna were rejected on the last day of scrutiny.Meanwhile,...
‘Want Rahul vs PM Modi debate?’ Cong MP runs X poll; asks BJP to make it happen
Spread the love “Do you want to see a Rahul Gandhi vs Narendra Modi open debate?” Congress leader wrote on X. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi doubled down on his call for a debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over allegations of “foreign backing” levelled by both rival parties. His Congress and the BJP.“Do you want...
Trump unveils Lincoln Memorial pool repairs as contracts top $14m
Spread the love Donald Trump unveiled the completed repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on 2 November, ending months of work to fix a failed blue chemical coating that had caused widespread algae growth. The project required workers to drain the 2,000-foot-long pool, remove the damaged coating and apply a new sealant. The work has drawn strong criticism after...
ED action on Anil Ambani Group: 2 aircraft, other assets worth Rs 510 crore seized
Spread the love With latest attachment, the total value of assets attached and seized in the cases has reached Rs 23,100 crore. NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached assets worth Rs 510 crore including two private aircraft as part of its money laundering investigation into alleged bank fraud involving the Reliance Anil Ambani Group (RAAG).The agency said...
Rice exporters federation cautions members on shipments to west Asian countries
Spread the love Following reports of attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) issued an advisory to its members to exercise “maximum caution” while finalising contracts with new vessels and charter parties and committing delivery schedules to the buyers. The IREF said that current rice exports from India to the west Asian countries...
Cellophane bees produce a kind of plastic that also degrades, study finds
Spread the love The Colletidae family of bees is often referred to collectively as ‘polyester’ bees. | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons In March 2023, a team of scientists travelled to eastern Tennessee, the U.S., trowels in hand, and dug a few centimetres into the earth to follow small tunnels into nests created by a ground-nesting bee, Colletes inaequalis . They...
‘We are heartbroken’: UEFA mourns Jesús de Miguel; police open probe
Spread the love Jesus de Miguel (Pic credit: Tenerife) Spanish football is mourning the death of CD Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel, who passed away aged 30 after suffering serious injuries in an on-field collision during a second-division match against FC Andorra on Monday.UEFA and several football organisations have expressed their grief, while Spanish police have opened an investigation into...
Washington sisters lose fence boundary dispute; court orders one fence removed
Spread the love The dispute began after the sisters bought their home in 2019 (AI image) Two sisters in Washington, US, who went to court over fences separating their home from neighbouring properties have lost their appeal after judges upheld rulings in favour of both neighbours.Emily and Helene Hofbauer had challenged property boundaries in Kennewick following a survey that showed...
The Texas test: Latino voters could make or break Trump’s midterms
Spread the love Latino voters are a key US midterm bloc, with their choices in Texas and beyond set to decide close races and test whether Trump’s 2024 gains hold. Latino voters are emerging as one of the most closely watched constituencies in the US midterm elections, with their choices potentially influencing the outcome of key races in Texas and...
