Defiant Putin says Russia doing everything right in Ukraine

Moscow, 15/10Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow was “doing everything right” in its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine despite a string of embarrassing defeats, as Kyiv said it was “stronger than ever” and would emerge victorious.   Putin’s comments came hours after Kremlin-installed officials in the southern region of Kherson urged residents…

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Liz Truss Appoints Jeremy Hunt As UK’s New Finance Minister

London, 14/10: Newly appointed UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt is a mild-mannered political survivor who will require all of his considerable experience to calm an economy and government beset by chaos.   Mr Hunt, 55, was health minister under David Cameron, and foreign minister under Theresa May, but found himself on the sidelines after Boris…

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Suresh Gopi soon to be part of BJP’s core committee in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram,14/10: Actor-turned-politician and former Rajya Sabha member Suresh Gopi will be inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kerala core committee. The move to include Gopi in the highest decision-making body of the party’s state cadre is being seen as a part of BJP’s efforts to make inroads into Kerala politics.   The actor had contested…

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Uddhav Thackeray alleges bias in allotment of party names, symbols to Shiv Sena factions

Mumbai, 13/10: Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India raising objection to the recent decisions of the ECI in the matter of allotment of party election symbols and names to two Shiv Sena factions, ANI reported.     In a letter to ECI, Thackeray said, “Several communications and actions of the…

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Jammu and Kashmir residence certificate order withdrawn after resentment by Opposition

J&K, 13/10: Just a day after the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration started enrolling outsiders who had lived more than one year in the Union Territory (UT) as voters the order was revoked in a late-night notification after opposition by most political parties.     On Tuesday Deputy Commissioner Jammu issued an order authorising tehsildars…

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