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Political analysts in Bangladesh urge India to refix ties with Dhaka

Business Standard 

India will benefit if it supports the current transition in Bangladesh and moves to build relationships with other political parties instead of focussing on one person and party, several political analysts and foreign relation and security experts said on Sunday. After the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, took oath as the Chief Adviser of the interim government on August 8 amid violence and chaos. Hasina, 76, fled to India on August 5 after she was forced... Читать дальше...

J.D. Vance’s Promise

The Gateway Pundit 

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Terrence Keeley & Jim Sorenson Real Clear Wire Substance Abuse “I will be a vice president who never forgets where he came from.” Cast off by a drug-addled mother, raised by a discipline-demanding, f-bomb-wielding Mamaw, J.D.

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Clouds shift, Gurgaon to get scattered rain now: IMD

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

After a week of considerable rainfall, Gurgaon's precipitation is expected to decrease with only brief showers over the next few days. The monsoon trough has shifted south, and cyclonic circulation lies over west Rajasthan. Despite higher-than-usual temperatures, the city experienced partly cloudy skies with muggy conditions, while northern Haryana might face heavy rainfall on the 20th and 21st.

Nearly 68M suffer from drought in Southern Africa, SADC says

Voice of America 

HARARE, Zimbabwe — About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought that has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said Saturday. The drought, which started in early 2024, has hit crop and livestock production, causing food shortages and damaging the wider economies. Heads of state from the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) were meeting in Zimbabwe's capital Harare to discuss regional issues including food security. Читать дальше...

'No road, no vote': Stir over Gurgaon's new sector cratered stretch

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Residents in Gurgaon protested on Saturday against civic authorities' failure to resurface a road since February 2022, highlighting the poor conditions caused by deep potholes and waterlogging. The delays, attributed to litigation and other issues, have disrupted daily life, with residents demanding completion before upcoming elections, chanting the slogan 'no road, no vote'.

Trump zigzags between economic remarks, insults at rally in Pennsylvania

Business Standard 

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday repeatedly swerved from a message focused on the economy into non sequiturs and personal attacks, including thrice declaring that he was better looking than Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump wound back and forth between hitting his points on economic policy and delivering a smattering of insults and impressions of President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron as he held a rally in northeastern Pennsylvania. The former president has seemed to... Читать дальше...

700 km of new metro lines made operational in last 10 years: Khattar

Business Standard 

Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said 700 km of new metro lines have been made operational in the last 10 years, taking the total track length to 945 km. Metro services are now in 21 cities of the country, the housing and urban affairs minister said and added that prior to 2014, the service was operational in only five cities. Talking to reporters about the issue of additional Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, besides the one between Delhi and Meerut, Khattar flagged resistance... Читать дальше...

‘Get rid of all cows’: Trump campaign spreads myths about Harris’s climate policy

France24.com (en) 

Former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance have used the campaign trail for the upcoming US presidential election to misrepresent Vice President Kamala Harris's positions on climate action. Their claims have been amplified by X, shared by conservative commentators in swing states and MAGA accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.

Kolkata rape-murder: CBI grills ex-RG Kar hospital principal for third day

Business Standard 

The former principal of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, Dr Sandip Ghosh, was on Saturday questioned for several hours by the CBI for the second consecutive day, as part of its probe into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at the state-run medical establishment, officials said. After Friday's grilling, which continued till early Saturday, Ghosh was again summoned at the CBI office for another round of questioning, they said. He was seen re-entering the CBI office at the CGO complex in Salt... Читать дальше...