Sat, January 4, 2025

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

India News Live Today January 4, 2025: Delhi polls: Parvesh Verma vs Kejriwal, Ramesh Bidhuri against Atishi | Full BJP candidate list

Stay informed with our live blog covering India's latest in politics, economy, crime, and general news. Get real-time updates on political developments, financial trends, crime reports, and important events across the country.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Fake Draft Notices Sent to Ukrainians in Poland

Fraudulent Draft Letters Target Ukrainians. Recently, Ukrainians living in Poland reported receiving fraudulent letters summoning them for military service in the Ukrainian Armed

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: cnbctv18

Delhi Election 2025 Highlights: Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of prioritising personal attacks over development

Highlights: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP-led central government on Friday, claiming that it has not undertaken any significant development work in Delhi. Speaking at a press conference,

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump claims 'corrupt' Judge Merchan 'broke the law' in hush-money case

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Judge Juan Merchan on Friday after the New York judge denied his request to dismiss the criminal case involving alleged hush-money payments and scheduled sentencing for January 10,

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Delhi polls: BJP attacks Delhi's AAP government over financial mismanagement, rising debt

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed AAP an "aapda (disaster)" for Delhi, the BJP on Saturday said it would highlight daily the crisis the city government had inflicted on different sectors,

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain. The freed inmates included just a small proportion of hundreds of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule since the military seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Misjudged genius? Giorgia Meloni criticises labeling Elon Musk a 'monster' over his support for Trump

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defends Elon Musk, criticising the shift in perception from genius to monster based on his political affiliations.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Syria FM to visit UAE, Qatar and Jordan this week

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani said on Friday he will make official visits to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan this week, days after travelling to Saudi Arabia on his first trip in office.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

PM Modi inaugurates Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 in New Delhi, focusing on enhancing rural infrastructure and promoting economic stability in villages. The event aims to empower rural women,

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Some people trying to disturb peace in name of caste politics: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said some people are trying to disturb peace in the name of caste politics and called for thwarting such designs to preserve the social harmony in rural parts of the country.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen diagnosed with 'severe pneumonia' in worrying blow for bloc

Ursula von der Leyen is the de facto leader of the European Union and a familiar figure for anyone who followed the protracted negotiations which followed the 2016 referendum.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: LBC

Trump says Starmer is making a 'very big mistake' as president-elect blasts UK's energy plans

Donald Trump has blasted Sir Keir Starmer's decision to transition away from North Sea oil and gas production as the incoming US administration clashes with the British government.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Children of sworn in senators show support for Kamala Harris

Children of sworn in senators, Ruben Gallego and Dave McCormick, show support for Kamala Harris. China struggles with new virus outbreak five years after COVID pandemic

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Trump claims Dems are 'giddy' flags will be half-staff for his inauguration

Trump claims Dems are 'giddy' flags will be half-staff for his inauguration - 'They think it's so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don't love our Country, they only think about themselves,

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Biden blocks US Steel sale to Japan's Nippon Steel

US Steel and Nippon Steel threatened legal action Friday after President Joe Biden blocked a controversial $14.9 billion deal for the Japanese company to buy its American rival. "That is why I am taking action to block this deal.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Was 'Poisoned' in 'Assassination Bid'

The Telegram account General SVR is popular with British tabloids but has a less-than-perfect track record for truth.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Houthis Promise More Attacks On Israel; Tel Aviv Residents In Panic After Yemeni Missile Strikes

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sanaa on Friday as part of a weekly demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Those gathered waved flags, banners and rifles aloft as they chanted anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Officials warn UNRWA may close permanently

It may be too dangerous for UNRWA to operate in Gaza and parts of the West Bank without communications with Israel, officials claimed.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan, France one last time

Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France in what will likely be his last overseas mission as the top US diplomat.

[ Sat, Jan 04th 2025 ]: MSN

Rigathi Gachagua slams ruto and allies, questions how he was the problem in govt: "Mlidanganywa"

Rigathi Gachagua expressed frustration at being blamed for Kenya's problems, adding that MPs who betrayed him should seek forgiveness from the people, not him.
Fri, January 3, 2025

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Newsday

Musk is 'misjudged and certainly misinformed' over UK grooming attacks, says senior minister

A senior British minister has pushed back on Elon Musk's criticism of the government's handling of a historic child grooming scandal.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: ITV

Why is Elon Musk obsessed with British politics?

Why has Musk become so obsessed with Britain - and why does he hate? ITV News' Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana explains. | ITV National News

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Slate

One Possible Explanation for Justice Merchan's Last-Second Decision to Sentence Trump

Merchan's concern for the rule of law and his condemnation of Trump's attack on the judiciary are well stated. But his timing puts higher courts in an impossible bind and his ruling is not likely to be well received by a Supreme Court especially protective of presidential power.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Reuters

Alcohol cancer risk warning may face tough road with Trump

President-elect Donald Trump and his nominee to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., do not drink and have been outspoken about the dangers of alcohol.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: ABC

Johnson wins dramatic reelection as speaker after 2 GOP hard-liners switch votes

Johnson has publicly expressed confidence that he will retain the speaker's gavel, but spent the final day before the vote on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican holdouts.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Slate

How Clarence Thomas Got Away With It

The past two years have brought a flood of shocking revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas' acceptance of lavish gifts, loans, and vacations from his billionaire buddies. But the justice has faced remarkably little accountability for his flagrant violations of federal ethics laws: Despite multiple congressional probes into his misconduct,

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Krone

"Government crisis": foreign countries are tearing our politics apart

The negotiations for a three-party coalition between the ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS in the federal government collapsed on Friday. The failure has also caused

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Newsweek

Three House Republicans Defy Trump in First 2025 Test of His 'Mandate'

In the first test of President-elect Donald Trump 's "mandate" over a unified Republican Party, three House Republicans defied him by voting against Speaker Mike Johnson, who Trump endorsed to serve another term as speaker.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Maddow Blog | The disconnect between the New Orleans attack and Trump's incoming Cabinet

The Republican takeaway from the New Orleans attack is that Donald Trump's cabinet nominees need to be confirmed quickly. There's reason to believe otherwise.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Forbes

Fixing Social Security's 8-Year Cliff Rely On Trust And Stephen Goss

Most experts agree without intervention from Congress and the president, the Social Security system will be unable to meet its full obligations within the next eight

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Super World President? How Elon Musk is meddling in UK and German politics

Elon Musk has emerged as a disruptive force in global politics, leveraging his social media platform, X, and immense influence to intervene in US, UK, and German affairs. In the US, he shapes far-right narratives and advises Donald Trump's administration.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Map Shows 9 States Where Income Tax Is Cut For 2025

Newsweek contacted the Tax Foundation for comment by email on Friday. Why It Matters. Income tax cuts are expected to be popular among benefiting residents and could potentially m

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Argentina Boosts Air Connectivity with Open Skies Agreement with the Dominican Republic

The open skies policy not only increases flight frequencies but also enhances tourism between Argentina and the Dominican Republic.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

'Our neighbors': Tulsans provide resources ahead of Trump's immigration plans

December's final manufacturing PMI read comes in at 49.4 for six consecutive contracting months

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

German, French foreign ministers meet Syria's new leaders

Germany's top diplomat Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart met members of Syria's rebel-formed transition government. The pair are the first EU diplomats to visit Syria since Bashar Assad's ouster.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: Wired

Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About 'Grooming Gangs'

Musk's posts, which have racked up hundreds of millions of views on X, are his latest effort at inserting himself into UK politics.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Thune takes the helm of the Senate

John Thune has ascended to the top position in the Senate, replacing Mitch McConnell, who held the position for 18 years. In the position, Thune will be tasked with managing Donald Trump's demands, keeping 53 Republican senators in line,

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Shah reviews progress of development projects in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Ukraine and Syria: a budding new friendship

What is Ukraine looking to get out of it? Some of Zelenskyy's moves are "raw power play", aimed at "rubbing the Kremlin's nose" in its failure to prevent the fall of Assad, wrote

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: ABC

House speaker vote live updates: Mike Johnson's fate could hinge on a single GOP vote

Johnson has publicly expressed confidence that he will retain the speaker's gavel, but spent the final day before the vote on Capitol Hill meeting with Republican holdouts.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Why is Elon Musk calling for a new UK election?

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX, has drawn significant attention with his recent comments on British politics. His call for a new general election in the United Kingdom,

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Elon Musk demands King Charles orders new general election in latest attack on Labour

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[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Meta's Nick Clegg to step down, will be replaced by well-connected Republican

Nick Clegg, Meta's longtime policy chief, said on Thursday he is leaving his post and will be replaced by deputy Joel Kaplan, a prominent figure in Republican circles. Why it matters: The move comes shortly after CEO Mark Zuckerberg dined with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-lago and as Republicans will soon control all three branches of federal government.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Maddow Blog | Trump's reaction to the New Orleans attack went from bad to worse

Donald Trump's initial response to the New Orleans attack was cringeworthy — and then the Republican decided to double down on discredited misinformation.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Biden blocks sale of U.S. Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel

By David Shepardson, Tim Kelly and Katya Golubkova WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden officially blocked Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9-billion purchase of U.S. Steel on Friday, dealing a probably fatal blow to the contentious merger plan after a year of review.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Telangana CM's meeting with convicted ex-inmate sparks political controversy

Years ago, when Reddy was an undertrial in the "note-for-vote" case and lodged in Cherlapally Central Prison, he befriended Nagayya, a lifer serving a sentence for the murder of his son by drowning. Nagayya,

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

Ukraine plans to produce 3,000 missiles and 30,000 long-range drones, PM says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed to produce 30,000 long-range drones. Ukrainian enterprises also plan to make about 3,000 missiles, according to Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

[ Fri, Jan 03rd 2025 ]: MSN

New Year: See list of 2025 prophecies about President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu may experience some political and medical difficulties, according to predictions by at least two pastors in Nigeria in their 2025 prophecies.

Delhi: BJP seeks legal action over dual voter registration of mayor's wife as 'Mamta and Nidhi'

Delhi mayor Mahesh Khichi's wife has allegedly been registered twice under two different names, 'Mamta' and 'Nidhi' under the same address

The Delhi BJP has called for legal action against Shelly Oberoi, the Mayor of Delhi, alleging that her sister-in-law, Nidhi Gupta, is registered to vote under two different names, Mamta and Nidhi, in the same ward. This issue was raised by BJP leader Harish Khurana, who pointed out that Nidhi Gupta's dual registration could be a violation of electoral laws. The matter was brought to the attention of the Chief Election Commissioner of Delhi, with the BJP demanding an investigation into how such a discrepancy was allowed. The dual registration was discovered during a review of voter lists, highlighting potential irregularities in voter registration processes.

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https://www.msn.com/en-in/politics/government/delhi-bjp-seeks-legal-action-over-dual-voter-registration-of-mayor-s-wife-as-mamta-and-nidhi/ar-AA1wUK5b