South Korea’s Yoon names new defence minister after botched martial law

Seoul, 5/12 : South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Choi Byung-hyuk, as new defence minister, Yonhap news reported on Thursday. Yoon’s office confirmed the nomination of Choi, a former army general, for the office. Kim has been reported as having…

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French PM Michel Barnier loses no confidence vote and is expected

Paris: French lawmakers passed a no-confidence measure against Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet on Wednesday, sending the country into a fresh spasm of political turmoil that leaves it without a clear path to a new budget and threatens to jolt further the financial markets. France’s lower house of Parliament passed the measure with…

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CM post is technical arrangement; will work unitedly with allies, says Fadnavis

Mumbai, 4/12: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the post of Chief Minister is a “technical arrangement” and he would run the new Maha Yuti coalition government in Maharashtra by taking allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar along. Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the post of Chief Minister is a “technical…

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Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha clears bill to replace 100 years old Boiler Act

New Delhi,3/12: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday cleared a bill to provide for the regulation of boilers, safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam-boilers and uniformity in registration. The Boilers Bill, 2024 seeks to repeal the century old Boilers Act, 1923. The bill, which aims to decriminalise seven…

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