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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the rebels have chosen their way and there would be no hindrance from the party in the path of the dissidents to associate with the BJP , and the Sena will play the role of constructive Opposition to the new government. Talking to reporters a day after Sena president Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the State Chief Minister following a rebellion that rocked his government, Mr. Raut also said the dissident leaders will "regret" their decision to part ways with the Shiv Sena. Also Read Maharashtra political turmoil live | BJP claims support of 170 MLAs Mr. Raut said he will also go to the Enforcement Directorate's office on Friday in response to the summons issued to him by the agency, and clear his position. "You (rebel leaders) will regret this. Eknath Shinde (the leader of the rebel MLAs) was a staunch Shiv Sainik and worked for the party for many years. Be it (MLAs) Gulabrao Patil, Sandipan Bhumre and many (who are … [Read more...] about No hindrance from our side if rebels tie up with BJP; Sena to play constructive opposition in new govt: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the rebels have chosen their way and there would be no hindrance from the party in the path of the dissidents to associate with the BJP, and the Sena will play the role of constructive opposition to the new government. Talking to reporters a day after Sena president Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the state chief minister following a rebellion that rocked his government, Raut also said the dissident leaders will “regret” their decision to part ways with the Shiv Sena. Raut said he will also go to the Enforcement Directorate’s office on Friday in response to the summons issued to him by the agency, and clear his position. “You (rebel leaders) will regret this. Eknath Shinde (the leader of the rebel MLAs) was a staunch Shiv Sainik and worked for the party for many years. Be it (MLAs) Gulabrao Patil, Sandipan Bhumre and many (who are in the Shinde camp) who worked for the party and struggled for it. They have chosen their path. “We will not … [Read more...] about No Hindrance from Our Side to Rebels if They Tie Up with BJP; Sena to Play Constructive Opposition in New Govt: Raut

KOTA KINABALU: The plight of Sabahans in Australia, including those who overstayed, was among key issues discussed during a courtesy call by Penny Wong to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan ( pic ) here. Jeffrey said the Australian Foreign Minister was receptive to the idea of establishing a mechanism to find solutions to the issue of Sabahans overstaying there. He said it was no secret that many Sabahans, who travelled to Australia to work in the agriculture sector in search of better wages, overstayed past their permitted 90 days. Wong told him that her ministry would look into the situation and take the necessary steps to assist these Sabahans, he said in a statement on Thursday (June 30). “Unfortunately, Sabah is Malaysia’s poorest state. We have eight out of the 10 poorest districts in the federation,” said Jeffrey. “These Sabahans working in Australia are circumstantial economic migrants. At the same time, Australia needs workers in its vast … [Read more...] about Deputy CM raises plight of Sabahans in Australia in meeting with Penny Wong

A tripartite MoU was inked between Guidance Tamil Nadu, Korean firm Mando and the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) in the presence of Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi on Wednesday. Mando is engaged in manufacture and sale of automotive components and, more particularly, suspension, brakes and steering part to automotive OEMs in India. According to details provided by Guidance Tamil Nadu, which is instrumental in bringing in investments into the State, the MoU enables Mando to be the industrial partner for DoTE in launching two new sandwich polytechnic programmes under automobiles and mechanical engineering in which over 130 students will be undergoing industrial internships at Mando for one year during their course. This collaboration is in line with the Naan Mudhalvan Scheme which was recently launched by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin. Mando follows a unique model for engaging personnel in the operating line, namely, the operating engineer model inherited … [Read more...] about Korean firm Mando inks MoU with Guidance Tamil Nadu and DoTE

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 15 MADRID (AP) — The Latest on the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid: Sweden plans to send additional military support to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, support weapons and demining equipment that it says Kyiv had requested. The hardware is worth approximately 500 million kronor ($49 million). “It is important that the support to Ukraine from the democratic countries in Europe is continuous and long-term,” Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said, according to the Swedish news agency TT. He didn’t say when and how the equipment would be delivered but said, “It is in everyone’s interest that it is delivered as quickly as possible.” Sweden was invited at a NATO summit this week to join the Western military alliance. ___ — US boosting military presence in Europe amid Russia threat — NATO calls … [Read more...] about Live updates | Sweden sends more military aid to Ukraine

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the plea seeking action against dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other rebel Ministers was ‘a politically induced litigation’ and said it would hear the plea if ₹1 lakh was deposited as security. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and justice M.S. Karnik dismissed the public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by journalist, lawyers and students Utpal Chandawar, Abhijeet Ghule-Patil, Neelima Vartak, Hemant Karnik, Manali Gupte, Medha Kulkarni and Madhavi Kulkarni The plea states, “Citizen’s public rights are getting ignored due to the current political turmoil that is taking place in Maharashtra. It is causing public nuisance to the citizens as the Ministers of Maharashtra are neglecting their duties towards the citizens who have elected them. Instead of working for the community, the Ministers are aiming at securing personal gains by instigating internal disorder within the governance of the State.” The … [Read more...] about PIL petition seeking action against Eknath Shinde ‘politically induced’: Bombay High Court

In the fraught, pressure-packed, scarily unpredictable summer 2022 housing market, home sellers and buyers are compulsively tracking key real estate metrics like baseball obsessives tracking box scores—only with way more on the line than the galling perfection of the New York Yankees . Everyone is desperate to get a grip on where things are going in U.S. real estate. Are prices continuing to rise? Is inventory going to keep falling? And where on Earth are mortgage rates going to top out? But one stat seems to sum up the current market, with all of its twists and turns, better than any other: How long is it taking for homes to sell? And in another sign of a cooldown in the housing market, U.S. homes are remaining on the market just a little longer. According to Realtor.com® data from May, the median number of days on the market for an American home stands at 31. While still a blistering pace, it represents a relief from the turbocharged frenzy we saw late last year … [Read more...] about The Great Real Estate Slowdown: 10 Markets Where Homes Linger the Longest—and Buyers Gain an Edge

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been told off by the prosecution in his ongoing graft trial and asked not to treat the courtroom like "a coffee shop" after the Umno president appeared to be evasive during cross-examination. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Raja Rozela Raja Toran also reminded Ahmad Zahid to behave himself after he repeatedly did not answer her specific questions and elaborated on his responses even when asked not to do so. Raja Rozela had asked Ahmad Zahid if he agreed that his former executive secretary Major Mazlina Mazlan was not allowed to touch the fixed deposit account at Messrs Lewis & Co, the law firm appointed to manage funds of his charity foundation Yayasan Akalbudi (YAB). ALSO READ: YAB funds came from contributions, not proceeds from illegal activities, says Zahid After several rounds of questioning and reminders to answer the question, Ahmad Zahid finally said "agreed". DPP Raja then said "thank you very much Datuk Seri" … [Read more...] about YAB trial: DPP tells Ahmad Zahid not to treat courtroom like ‘coffee shop’

London’s leftist mayor and arch-Remainer Sadiq Khan has called for the United Kingdom to ignore the democratically expressed will of the people and rejoin the European Union’s Single Market. Rather than focus on the violent crime wave that has characterised his tenure in office, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has once again decided to relitigate the 2016 Brexit referendum and call for the UK to rejoin the EU’s Single Market. While he said that he could not speak for the entire Labour Party he said that the left-wing opposition should be campaigning to rejoin the trading bloc, LBC reported . “I believe we should. Spot on,” Mr Khan during the annual State of London debate, saying that he believes the decision to leave the European Union was the “biggest piece of self-inflicted harm ever done to a country.” The statements came amid the ongoing dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol which essentially kept the British country inside the EU’s Single Market ostensibly to prevent the … [Read more...] about London Mayor Sadiq Khan Calls for UK to Rejoin EU’s Single Market

COLOMBO (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund reported constructive talks with Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday, raising hopes it could soon grant preliminary approval for a credit facility to alleviate a crisis in which the country is struggling to pay for imports. "The discussions will continue virtually with a view to reaching a staff-level agreement on the EFF arrangement in the near term," IMF said, referring to the credit arrangement, called an extended fund facility. Staff-level agreement must precede final approval by the IMF's executive board, but so too must cooperation from Sri Lanka's creditors, which is not expected to come quickly. "Because public debt is assessed as unsustainable, Executive Board approval would require adequate financing assurances from Sri Lanka's creditors that debt sustainability will be restored," the IMF said. Analysts say debt restructuring would be a protracted process, even after IMF staff-level agreement. The financial crisis is … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka makes progress towards IMF credit – IMF