Should convicts be barred for life from polls? SC seeks responses from Centre, EC | India News

NEW DELHI: If a convicted person is barred from government employment, what is the rationale behind provisions in the Representation of the People Act that allow a convicted criminal to contest elections and become a lawmaker six years after he has served the sentence, Supreme Court asked on Monday.After two landmark judgments on electoral reforms …

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Iraq president sues PM over unpaid Kurdistan salaries

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s president has sued Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani over unpaid salaries for civil servants in the autonomous region of Kurdistan, bringing into focus a rift in the country’s leadership.President Abdul Latif Rashid, a Kurd, filed the lawsuit against Sudani and Finance Minister Taif Sami last month, but his adviser, Hawri Tawfiq, only announced …

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Los Angeles Mansion Party turns deadly: Teen killed, Five injured

A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed during a large mansion party in Los Angeles early Sunday morning, leaving five others injured. The shooting occurred in the San Fernando Valley. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers responded to reports of gunfire on Winnetka Avenue in Woodland Hills around 1:30 am. According to LAPD, approximately 200 …

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Apply mind: SC to Gujarat government on Congress MP’s poem recital | India News

NEW DELHI: Observing that a poem recited by Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi did not seem to be against any religion, Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat govt “to apply its mind” to the poem and take a stand on the politician’s plea to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him in the state for hurting …

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JD Vance to be Trump’s political successor? What the President said

US President Donald Trump on Monday decline to anoint vice president as his political successor in the Republican Party and said that it is too early for such an endorsement.In an interview taped ahead of Super Bowl, a Fox News journalist asked Trump, “Do you view Vice President JD Vance as your successor, the Republican …

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PM Modi accorded grand welcome upon arrival in France; set to hold talks with Emmanuel Macron | Watch Video

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Paris on Monday evening for a three-day visit to France. The Indian leader will hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Emmanuel Macron, co-chair an AI Action Summit and address business leaders during the trip.  The PM will attend a dinner hosted by President Macron on Monday evening. The event …

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Matt Damon plays David Beckham’s long-lost twin in Stella Artois Super Bowl Ad

Stella Artois captivated audiences during Super Bowl LIX halftime with a humorous, star-studded 60-second commercial featuring Matt Damon and David Beckham as long-lost twin brothers. The commercial opens in a cozy English pub, where 49-year-old David Beckham meets his on-screen parents and learns a shocking truth—he has a twin brother in America. “We have something …

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