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The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The election will be held in three phases — Oct. 28, Nov 3 and 7 — while the counting of votes will be on November 10. The term of the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly ends on November 29. For the first time, the Commission is extending postal ballot facility to people aged over 85 years, as well as to COVID-19 suspects and patients. Here are the live updates: 1.14 pm Phase 3 Issue of Notifications October 13 Last Date of making nominations October 20 Scrutiny of nominations October 21 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 23 Date of Poll November 7 Counting of Votes November 10 1.13 pm Phase 2 Issue of Notifications October 9 Last Date of making nominations October 16 Scrutiny of nominations October 17 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 19 Date of Poll November 3 … [Read more...] about Bihar elections in three-phases from October 28; counting on Nov.10

On the last day of poll campaign, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that this was going to be his last election and “all is well that ends well”. “ Parso chunav hai aur y eh mera aakhiri chunav hai…aur ant bhala to sab bhala (the poll is day after tomorrow and it is my last election…all is well that ends well)”, said Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar while addressing a public meeting at Dhamdaha in Purnia district of northeast Bihar. Also read: Bihar Assembly elections | Nitish Kumar hits out at Yogi Adityanath over CAA remark Mr. Kumar, 69, is facing huge anti-incumbency in the polls as he seeks the fourth consecutive term as Chief Minister. RJD takes a dig RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari said, “Our leader Tejashwi Yadav has been saying for long that farewell for Nitish Kumar is guaranteed on November 10.” “ Yeh to aise bhi unka last chunav hi tha [Even otherwise, it was his last election],” Mr. Tiwari said. Also read: Bihar Assembly … [Read more...] about Bihar Assembly Elections | This is my last election: CM Nitish Kumar

Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to end Australia’s reputation as a climate laggard and reset relations with the rest of the world Sunday, as he raced to form a government in time for a key Tokyo summit. Fresh from an electoral victory that ended a decade of conservative rule, Mr. Albanese signalled an era of fairer, greener and less pugilistic politics for Australia. “I want to change the country,” the 59-year-old centre-left leader said. “I want to change the way that politics operates in this country.” Also Read Australian Labor topples Conservatives, PM-elect Anthony Albanese faces early tests It is still unclear whether Albanese’s Labor Party will win enough parliamentary seats to form an outright majority, or whether he will have to turn to independents or smaller parties for support. But “Albo” and key ministers are expected to be sworn in on Monday to be able to attend a summit with Japanese, Indian and US leaders — the so-called Quad. … [Read more...] about PM-elect Anthony Albanese vows to repair Australia’s image overseas

COVID-19 could end up taking down two presidents—the one who was grossly incompetent , and the one who expected to ride a vaccine to victory over the coronavirus. In other words, Donald Trump might very well have been re-elected if he had handled COVID responsibly. And while Joe Biden’s been an improvement, the perception of his management of the pandemic isn’t great, and that could be his undoing. A New York Times analysis of Biden’s decline in the polls from the mid-50s to his current 42 percent reveals that the downward pressure started well before the messy August 2021 exit from Afghanistan took its toll . The slippage in Biden’s numbers, in fact, coincided with the rise of the more transmissible Delta variant and with it, a growing awareness among the public that the administration’s cheery declaration of a post-vaccine “summer of freedom” had turned into something quite different. Biden’s Independence Day celebration was “the domestic equivalent of Mission … [Read more...] about Biden Needs to Fix His COVID Screwups if He Wants to Win Re-Election in 2024

In the weeks after the 2020 election, one particular Michigan woman was trumpeting claims of fraud as loudly as she could. Kristina Karamo, a community-college professor who’d previously accused Democrats of having a “Satanic agenda,” went on Fox News again and again to describe how illegal ballots supposedly had been tallied for Joe Biden at the TCF Center in Detroit, where she worked as a poll watcher. She testified before the State Senate that sacks of votes inexplicably had been dropped off there in the middle of Election Night. She suggested that Dominion Voting software had flipped Trump votes to Biden votes statewide. None of what Karamo described actually happened—as far as anyone has been able to confirm . Her story served its purpose, though: Karamo has spent the past year campaigning to be Michigan’s next secretary of state. Some people might have dismissed her, at first, as just another down-ballot conspiracy kook with no chance of winning her party’s primary. But … [Read more...] about The Election Denier Who Could Run Michigan’s Elections

AFP Washington, United States   ● Sun, May 22, 2022 2022-05-22 16:57 0 e16ff64e7ecc29b41741491223119149 2 Asia and Pacific Joe-Biden,US,Quad,White-House,Anthony-Albanese,Japan,summit Free US President Joe Biden on Sunday called Australia's incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his election victory and underline the strength of their countries' alliance, the White House said. The two leaders will meet Tuesday at the Quad group summit in Tokyo and the White House has praised Albanese for deciding to make the trip. "President Biden reaffirmed the United States' steadfast commitment to the US-Australia alliance and his intent to work closely with the new government to make it stronger still," it said in a statement. "President Biden expressed deep appreciation for the prime minister-designate's own early commitment to the alliance, reflected in his decision to travel almost immediately to Tokyo to attend the Quad Summit." … [Read more...] about Biden congratulates Australian PM-elect Albanese: White House

SYDNEY, May 22, 2022 (AFP): Incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese vowed to end Australia's reputation as a climate laggard and reset relations with the rest of the world Sunday, as he raced to form a government in time for a key Tokyo summit. Fresh from an electoral victory that ended a decade of conservative rule, Albanese signalled an era of fairer, greener and less pugilistic politics for Australia. "I want to change the country," the 59-year-old centre-left leader said. "I want to change the way that politics operates in this country." It is still unclear whether Albanese's Labor Party will win enough parliamentary seats to form an outright majority, or whether he will have to turn to independents or smaller parties for support. But "Albo" and key ministers are expected to be sworn in on Monday to be able to attend a summit with Japanese, Indian and US leaders -- the so-called Quad. Albanese said the summit was "an absolute priority" for Australia and an opportunity … [Read more...] about PM-elect Albanese vows to repair Australia’s image overseas

Donald Trump continues to lash out over the GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania as mail-in ballots favor David McCormick, who is the rival of the former president's endorsed candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz. The high-profile primary has tested Trump's influence within the Republican Party, with his endorsement of Oz, who is known for his self-titled television show, raising the ire of many conservatives . The results remain close, and the race will likely head to a recount . Oz still appeared to hold a narrow lead, leading former hedge fund manager McCormick by just more than 1,000 votes Sunday morning. However, McCormick won more mail-in ballots, leaving the results of the swing state's primary unknown nearly one week after counting began. In total, McCormick won 45,388 mail-in ballots, compared to Oz's 32,680, according to the latest data released by the Pennsylvania Department of State. The state does not count these ballots until Election Day, so a delay in reporting final … [Read more...] about Trump fumes as mail ballots favor Oz rival McCormick in tight primary

PETALING JAYA: Veteran senior politician Penny Wong is slated to take office on Monday (May 23) as Foreign Affairs Minister under the Labour government of Anthony Albanese. ALSO READ: Malaysian-born Penny now Aussie minister The law and arts graduate from the University of Adelaide was born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and then moved to Australia in 1976 as an eight-year-old. She is the daughter of respected architect Francis Wong. ALSO READ: Sabah dad proud of new Aussie minister She was elected senator in 2001 and in 2008, became the first Asian-born member of an Australian Cabinet when she served as Climate Change Minister in the Kevin Rudd administration. In 2013, she became the Leader of the Government in the Senate and later, after the change of government, she was appointed the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. She is the first woman to hold these roles. … [Read more...] about Australia’s new Foreign Minister was born in Sabah

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he was “very confident” Democrats would be able to hold on to the majority in the House and Senate in the midterm elections this November. Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to get to you on some of this poll data that you also heard here specifically young people, Hispanics and half of Black Americans say the president has been too slow to react. His ratings on effectiveness are low. Perceptions of competence are low. A majority of Democrats now say the economy is bad. How does your party hold on to the majority? JEFFRIES: I’m very confident that we will be able to hold on to the majority. President Biden has done a very good job under incredibly difficult circumstances. I understand that the electorate, of course, is going to be unsettled, experiencing COVID fatigue, inflationary pressures, high gas prices, a war in Ukraine, a radical, extreme Republican Party that … [Read more...] about Dem Rep. Jeffries: ‘Very Confident’ Democrats Will Hold Majority in Midterms