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Donald Trump: US' Ex-President On A Quest For Revenge

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Donald Trump: US' Ex-President On A Quest For Revenge

Trump was born in 1946 to a wealthy New York family (File)

Four months before US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump face off at the polls, they will wage political battle Thursday in the first televised debate of the 2024 election.

The candidates are polling neck and neck ahead of the November 5 vote as they attempt to woo any Americans still fine-tuning their decision.

Here are some of the major biographical details to know about Trump, a Republican whose supporters remain wildly devoted despite his multiple criminal charges and the first felony conviction against a former president.

Political experience

The bombastic 78-year-old billionaire was a political novice when he successfully ran for president in 2016 against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

Until that point, Trump had never been up for election in any race involving a popular vote.

However, he had often repeated that he might run for the White House, an assertion that was widely considered a publicity stunt.

Family and religion

Trump was born in 1946 to a wealthy New York family. Contrary to legend, he is not a self-made man, but rather followed in the footsteps of his father, who built a family empire constructing buildings in the area.

Trump was handed the reins to the family business in the 1970s, and later became a fixture in US households via his reality TV show “The Apprentice,” which first aired in 2004.

The father of five children via three different wives is hardly a model of Christian piety, yet he has deftly wooed America’s evangelical right.

Constantly praising family and religious values, Trump landed conservative Christians a resounding victory with the appointment of Supreme Court justices who helped overturn the national right to an abortion.

Wealth

Trump’s finances have been the subject of much speculation over the years. However a judge ruled earlier this year that Trump and his company had unlawfully inflated his wealth and manipulated the value of properties to obtain favorable bank loans or insurance terms.

That said, Trump remains exceedingly rich: He is worth no less than several billion dollars according to Forbes magazine, thanks to his real estate empire and the Trump Media and Technology Group, which includes his social media platform Truth Social.

Vibe

Pugnacious, angry and a populist, Trump stunned the world when he was elected president in 2016.

Worshiped by supporters, he is considered by detractors to be a danger to American democracy and to the country’s traditional international alliances.

The former president is combatively thin-skinned, yet relentlessly mocks his political rivals with rhetoric that has become increasingly belligerent as the election approaches.

He labels his opponents “fascists,” while saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.”

And he still claims, falsely, to have won the 2020 election.

Legal Troubles

Trump’s life is awash with substantial legal allegations, convictions and rulings.

Most recently in May he was convicted in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during the heat of the 2016 election.

That made Trump the first ever former US president convicted of a felony. He is due for sentencing on July 11.

Trump faces three other pending criminal cases, including charges related to his unprecedented attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden, both at the federal level and in Georgia — where he asked officials to “find” enough votes to reverse Biden’s victory in the state.

He is additionally accused of illegally retaining secret nuclear and defense documents after leaving the White House at his Florida estate.

Apart from the criminal cases, Trump was found liable in a civil case for sexually abusing former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996 and defaming her, with a judge ordering him to pay her $88 million.

He was also fined $355 million plus interest by a New York judge for manipulating the value of properties to obtain favorable loans.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Speed Of Vande Bharat, Gatiman Express Trains Reduced To 130 Kmph

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Speed Of Vande Bharat, Gatiman Express Trains Reduced To 130 Kmph

The direction of reduction in speed has been approved by the Railway Board’s Member (Representational)

New Delhi:

The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till the automatic train protection system gets operational.

At present, only Gatiman Express and two Vande Bharat trains run at 160 kmph between Hazarat Nizamuddin (New Delhi) and Agra rail route due to suitable track conditions.

On June 24, the Railway Board’s executive director (signal) issued a letter to the general manager of NCR zone and said that the issue of speed of these trains was examined.

“…it is decided that as advised earlier, Zonal Railways to expedite IR-ATP Kavach works in the section and till the time the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system is operational, trains to run at maximum speed of 130 kmph in the section,” the letter said.

Directing the NCR zone to ensure the instruction, the letter said that the direction of reduction in speed has also been approved by the Railway Board’s Member, Infra; Member, Traction and Rolling Stock; and Member, Operation and Business Development.

“The Board took the decision on its own in the wake of the recent Kanchanjunga Express accident in West Bengal in which a goods train hit the passenger train from the rear killing 10 people including the freight train’s driver,” a source in the Board told PTI, adding that the speed restriction has been in operation since June 25.

The letter specifically mentions three trains – train number 20171/20172 (New Delhi-Rani Kamalapati Vande Bharat Express), 22470/22469 (Hazrat Nizamuddin-Khajuraho Vande Bharat Express) and train number 12049/12050 (New Delhi-Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Gatiman Express).

Gatiman is India’s first semi-high speed train launched in April 2016 which runs between Nizamuddin and Jhansi but it takes 160 kmph speed only between Tughlakabad railway station and Agra as tracks were laid there to suit the train’s speed.

“On June 22, 2024, five days after the Kanchanjunga Express accident on June 17, the crew of Gatiman was instructed by the control department to reduce the speed from 160 to 140 and then two days later, the Railway Board’s direction came,” a railway source from Delhi Rail Division said.

“Vande Bharat runs at 130 kmph across all rail networks except this New-Delhi Agra route as it gets a suitable track to go up to 160,” another railway source said.

He added, “The distance between Nizamuddin and Agra is 188 km and out of that about 125 km stretch is such where trains can run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph. At remaining stretches, its speed varies but remains below 130. Vande Bharat and Gatiman had almost a similar speed graph until the Railway Board’s new direction came to decrease the speed to 130.” According to the railway sources, the Agra division is already working on ‘Kavach’ installation and it has developed a complete ‘Kavach’ network on the 80-km stretch between Mathura (excluding the station) and Palwal.

This involves the placement of RFID tags on railway tracks in station areas and other places, installation of stationary ‘Kavach’ units at several places such as stations, and installation of towers and antennas along the tracks.

“This installation is only for the purpose of trial and it is not being used in train operations as of now. It can be made operational as and when the concerned authorities decide,” a loco pilot, working on that route, said.

The Kavach system, developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), can apply brakes automatically in case of an emergency when a train driver fails to act in time. 

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Emergency May Have Been Undemocratic, Not Unconstitutional: Shashi Tharoor To NDTV

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The Congress leader also said that Rahul Gandhi has emerged as a “considerable leader” in his own right.

New Delhi:

Decrying the excesses that had taken place during the period, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has hit out at the government for using the Emergency as a “diversionary tactic” and said that while imposing it may have been undemocratic, it was not unconstitutional.

In an exclusive interview with NDTV on Thursday, the senior leader, who has just been reelected as the MP from Thiruvananthapuram for the fourth consecutive time, also addressed issues like the demand for replacing the ‘sengol’ and the NEET paper leaks, which are set to dominate the ongoing session of Parliament. 

To a question on the Congress and other opposition parties opposing the references to the Emergency by Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and President Droupadi Murmu in her address on Friday, Mr Tharoor asked why something that happened 49 years ago was being “dredged up” so forcefully by the government. 

Accusing the BJP-led NDA of moving the goalposts and either talking about 1975 or 2047, and not about the present, he said the focus should be on burning issues like unemployment, the NEET paper leaks and the situation in Manipur. 

On the BJP using the Emergency to blunt the Congress’ plank that it was trying to save the Constitution, which yielded dividends in the Lok Sabha polls, the MP said, “The irony is that is actually one thing the BJP could not accurately say. I am a critic of the Emergency, but the very fact is that the Emergency may have been undemocratic, but it was not unconstitutional. It was a provision in the Constitution that permitted the imposition of an internal emergency. That provision has since been removed.”

“But it was there at the time and therefore what was done by the government in 1975 was strictly within the boundaries of the Constitution. So for the rashtrapati to say it was an unconstitutional attack or an attack on the Constitution is actually inaccurate in legal terms. I am not supporting the emergency; I think arresting opposition politicians, censoring the press and a number of steps taken were undemocratic steps, but they were, sadly, not unconstitutional steps,” he asserted. 

The Congress leader emphasised that the Constitution had not been suspended during those months and even the 42nd Amendment – which amended the Preamble and is referred to as a ‘mini Constitution’ –  was “passed within the provisions of the existing system”. 

“So I am not saying this is something to be proud of. I don’t think we should be debating the Emergency and politics today when there are more important things to do. But I am just challenging the claim that it was unconstitutional. It was not. It was completely within the Constitution, however undesirable,” he said. 

The ‘Sengol’ Debate

The BJP has attacked the opposition over the Samajwadi Party’s demand that the ‘sengol’ – a sceptre symbolising the transition of power from the British Raj to self-rule by Indians – be replaced with a copy of the Constitution in the Lok Sabha. The demand has also been backed by at least one senior Congress leader, who said that the baton symbolises “kingship”.

When Mr Tharoor was asked about this, he said, “This is a debate I personally don’t wish to enter into because I can see the arguments on both sides – one that it is a symbol of monarchy and we are a republic, and the other saying it is a purely symbolic thing and honours a part of India… And I don’t really want to pick and choose between these two things.”

“I will say, however, that what the Congress Party and the opposition are focused upon are the real issues facing people today, which, certainly include NEET. We are concerned about unemployment, particularly for young people, and we are concerned very, very seriously, about some of the issues the government simply does not want to talk about, from Manipur to the India-China border,” he emphasised. 

Advice For Rahul Gandhi?

Asked if he had any advice for Rahul Gandhi, who is now the Leader of the Opposition and is holding his first constitutional post, he said the former Congress president has emerged as a “considerable leader” in his own right. 

“The turning of the narrative began with the two Bharat Jodo Yatras, particularly the first one, which seized the imagination of the nation and of young people everywhere. He (Rahul Gandhi) moved on from there into this very effective, active campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections of 2024. I think his ability to now frame the narrative in a way that appeals to and attracts large numbers of people is beyond dispute. So I would say that he doesn’t need any advice from the likes of me,” Mr Tharoor said. 

“What he needs is now the opportunity to use the platform of being Leader of the Opposition to set the agenda for the government to respond to, and to ensure that the government is kept on the nation’s business rather than distracting us with what are really not relevant debates. A vast majority of the Indian population was not even born when the Emergency was declared,” he pointed out.

Opposition’s Strength

The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was once in a race for the Congress president’s post, also said that it is in the government’s interest to focus on cooperation rather than confrontation with the opposition. 

“This is no longer a small number of MPs that you can just roll over with a brute majority. This is a very large swathe of Indian public opinion represented in these elections, and we are talking about 234 members in the India Alliance alone, as well as others who are not affiliated with the government… The problem often is that the government acts as if they don’t really need to consult the opposition and that, I believe, would be very unwise,” he warned. 

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"His View, Not Congress's": Sam Pitroda On Jairam Ramesh's "Assurance" Post

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'His View, Not Congress's': Sam Pitroda On Jairam Ramesh's 'Assurance' Post

Sam Pitroda today said he could perhaps have put his views in different words.

Sam Pitroda, the Congress’s overseas unit chief, is back in his post — with an apparent caveat. The party’s communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh said Mr  Pitroda had “given an assurance” that he would, in future, leave no room for controversy. Asked about the matter, Mr Pitroda replied, a trifle sharply, that it was not the Congress view, but the view of Mr Ramesh.

“The Congress is not saying that. Jairam is saying that,” he told NDTV in an exclusive interview today. “What Jairam says is Jairam’s view, it is not necessarily the party’s view. It is okay for Jairam to say that and I respect it. I have to do what I have to do. In the process, I am entitled to make mistakes,” he said.

Mr Pitroda, who had stepped down from his post on May 8 after a couple of comments that became hugely controversial, was reinstated yesterday.

The reappointment was announced by the party in a statement. Later in the evening, Mr Ramesh said the decision was taken after Mr Pitroda clarified the context of the statements and gave an assurance that he would not “leave room for such controversies to arise” in the future.

In a post on X, Mr Ramesh said, “During the recent election campaign Sam Pitroda had made some statements and comments that were totally unacceptable to the Indian National Congress. By mutual consent he stepped down as Chairman of Overseas Indian Congress.”

“Subsequently he clarified the context in which statements were made and how they were later distorted by the Modi campaign. The Congress President has reappointed him on the assurance that he will not in future leave room for such controversies to arise,” he had added.

Mr Pitroda had stepped down from the party’s overseas post after his comment that India is a “diverse country… where people in the East look like the Chinese, people on West look like Arabs, people in the North look like maybe White and people in South look like Africans.”

It had triggered allegations of racism and colonial mindset. With the controversy of Mr Pitroda’s earlier comments yet to die down, the Congress had found itself firefighting on multiple fronts, its campaign focusing on unemployment, inflation, farmers issues and the Constitution completely overshadowed.

In April, Mr Pitroda had made a remark on inheritance tax in the US that had drawn a fierce attack from the BJP. He had cited inheritance tax as an example of “new policies that can “help prevent concentration of wealth” which should be discussed and debated. The Congress, he had added, always helps people at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

Mr Pitroda today admitted that he could perhaps have put it better, while making the point that the focus today is not about the meaning in a conversation but its form.

What cannot be questioned, he underscored, was his commitment to the Congress.

“I am grown up. I know my responsibility for my party. I am committed to Congress. I have been a congressman from Day One and I will remain a Congressman till I die… It has nothing to do with what I say… but my commitment to values. I believe in the Congress ideology,’ he added.

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Opinion: Eroding voter’s faith

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Defection is more than just a political manoeuvre; it is a challenge to the democratic ethos

Published Date – 27 June 2024, 11:56 PM


Opinion: Eroding voter’s faith


By Dr Chaketi Raju

In contemporary India, the electoral landscape is increasingly becoming a battleground for political manoeuvring, with “party switching” emerging as a strategic tool to lure influential leaders from other parties. In a surprising political shift, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from the BRS have defected from their original parties to join the ruling Congress in Telangana. This move has sparked a debate about the integrity of the democratic process and the respect for voters’ choices in the recent Assembly elections. Often referred to as “defection”, this phenomenon has prompted discussions about its ethical and legal ramifications.

Mandate Disregarded?

At the core of these defections is the apparent neglect of the voter’s mandate. Constituents elected these MLAs based on their party’s promises, ideologies and campaign pledges. By switching parties, these legislators have not only breached the trust of their voters but also raised serious questions about the electoral process’ credibility. Many perceive this act as a betrayal of the voters who expected these leaders to serve as a counterbalance to the ruling party.

The Anti-Defection Law, introduced by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment in 1985, aims to prevent party defections driven by political expediency.

According to the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, elected representatives who voluntarily resign from their party, vote against the party whip or join other parties after winning as independents can be disqualified. However, the law’s exemption for splits involving one-third of party members and the final decision resting with the Speaker, often aligned with the ruling party, has been criticised for fostering instability and undermining public opinion. The effectiveness of these laws is often debated, and the recent defections might prompt a review of their sufficiency and enforcement.

The current flaws in the anti-defection law, combined with delayed court verdicts and a lack of decisive action from opposition, have allowed party switching to continue

Ethically, defection raises significant questions about the integrity and accountability of elected representatives. The principle of representative democracy relies on the trust that officials will act in their constituents’ best interests and stay loyal to the platform on which they were elected. Defections undermine this principle, leading to voter disillusionment and potential erosion of democratic values.

Political Landscape

While the Congress welcomes the new members, it faces accusations of promoting political opportunism. Critics argue that by facilitating these defections, the party is undermining democratic norms, weakening the opposition and consolidating its power undemocratically. Opposition parties are calling for stringent actions against the defectors, including disqualification and by-elections to reassert the people’s mandate. The public reaction to these defections has been one of widespread outrage and disappointment.

Citizens and civil society organisations are vocal in their condemnation of the MLAs’ actions, demanding greater accountability and stricter enforcement of anti-defection laws. Social media platforms are flooded with criticism, with many users calling for reforms to prevent such political betrayals from recurring. Today, politicians who frequently switch parties are often likened to chameleons, frequently changing parties as easily as they change their attire. This unpredictability leaves voters in the dark about their leaders’ true allegiances. It is a troubling situation when elected opposition leaders join the ruling party.

Real Motivations

When involved in party defections, leaders often justify their actions by claiming it is for the sake of constituency development. However, there is seldom any tangible evidence of such development. The main motivations behind party defection are usually self-serving political opportunism and party interests, rather than genuine development concerns.

The term “Aaya Ram Gaya Ram” was coined when Gaya Lal, an MLA from Haryana, switched parties thrice in a fortnight in 1967, highlighting the opportunistic nature of such moves. In the current political climate, ideologies and commitments have often been replaced by caste-based politics and relative morality. Voters who support a party based on its ideology feel betrayed when their elected leaders switch allegiances.

The current flaws in the anti-defection law, combined with delayed court verdicts and a lack of decisive action from opposition parties, have allowed party switching to continue. To address these issues, there is a need for more effective laws, quicker judicial decisions and a genuine commitment to the principles of democracy from all political parties.

Democratic Process

The defection of the MLAs to the ruling Congress underscores a broader issue within Indian politics. It challenges the democratic ethos and disrespects the voters’ mandate. Addressing this problem requires stronger anti-defection laws, greater transparency in political practices and a renewed focus on ethical governance. Only through such measures can the democratic process be protected and the electorate’s faith restored.

The defection of the MLAs to the ruling Congress is more than just a political manoeuvre; it is a challenge to the democratic ethos and the sanctity of the people’s mandate. As the debate over these defections continues, it is imperative for the political establishment to address the underlying issues and restore the electorate’s faith in the democratic process.

Dr Chaketi Raju

(The author is Assistant Professor in Political Science, Woxsen University)

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'Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian proved Iran can confront US'

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Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmail Qa’ani (file photo)

The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has praised the distinguished characteristics of late president Ebrahim Raeisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in defense of resistance and the fight against US hegemony.

Brigadier General Esmail Qa’ani was speaking in a ceremony held in the capital Tehran on Thursday to commemorate the 40th day of the martyrdom of Raeisi and Amir-Abdollahian, who lost their lives alongside a number of their companions in a tragic helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on May 19.

Describing the late Iranian foreign minister as “indefatigable and plucky,” Qa’ani said Amir-Abdollahian opened a new era in defense of resistance and was the “sonorous voice” of the resistance front.

The IRGC commander said the words and actions of Raeisi and Amir-Abdollahian proved that the Islamic Republic can “confront major powers,” and “isolate” a heavyweight like the US.

Qa’ani stressed that the efforts of the two figures in the international arena were very effective and managed to safeguard Iran’s authority against child-killing Israel and criminal America.

“These men fought with the US and proved that things can be done without relying on America,” Qa’ani said.

“You should know that those who attribute the resolution of problems to relations with America are the ones who do not want to fight valiantly. If you talk from the position of authority and power, even the US will be forced to comply.”

Major General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the IRGC, hailed a day earlier the great achievements of the late Iranian chief executive, saying Raeisi shattered the West’s so-called policy of isolating and sanctioning Iran.

Salami also emphasized that the upcoming presidential elections should become a scene for the victory of the Iranian nation over its enemies.

Iranians will vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates to replace Raeisi.

The new administration, the 14th since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will assume power in late June or early July and will hold office for four years.

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Congress discussions on Telangana issues to continue as Revanth likely to stay back in Delhi

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Before heading to AICC General secretary KC Venugopal’s residence, the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues held a meeting with AICC Telangana incharge Deepadas Munshi.

Updated On – 28 June 2024, 12:05 AM


Congress discussions on Telangana issues to continue as Revanth likely to stay back in Delhi

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with MLC T Jeevan Reddy, State Congress in
charge Deepa Dasmunshi and Minister D Sridhar Babu on Thursday.

Hyderabad: The AICC meeting with Telangana Congress leaders, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and other cabinet Ministers over appointment of new Pradesh Congress Committee president and other aspects concluded at New Delhi on Thursday.

Before heading to AICC General secretary KC Venugopal‘s residence, the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues held a meeting with AICC Telangana incharge Deepadas Munshi.

In the meeting with the AICC General Secretary, the leaders discussed appointment of a new PCC president, cabinet expansion, entry of MLAs from other parties and other issues, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka told to media persons in New Delhi.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who was participating in different programmes at Kothagudem in the State on Thursday, had to rush to New Delhi in the evening after being summoned by the AICC.

Among other leaders, MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud, former MP Madhu Yaskhi Goud are key contenders for the PCC post.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister is likely to continue his Delhi trip on Friday as well. He is expected to meet AICC leadership and discuss appointment of new PCC president and other issues.

He was to visit Warangal and participate in different programmes on Friday. However, the programmes have been postponed to Saturday, according to reports.

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India vs England: T20 World Cup 2024 Live Cricket Score, Live Score Of Today's Match on NDTV Sports

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Right then, India have the runs on the board but will it be enough against this strong English batting unit?

Liam Livingstone is down for a chat. He says that Jos told him to keep things simple and he tried to bowl into the pitch and get the batters to hit where they wanted them to. Adds that the surface looks good and there’s not much going in the surface as the odd ball is keeping low. Reckons that they have firepower in the batting line up and hopefully, they can chase it down.

As for England, they will be pleased with their bowling effort. It was a decent start for them with a couple of wickets in the first six overs. Just as Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav were beginning to put them under pressure, the rain came at the right time, allowing them to regroup and reassess their plans. After the resumption, Jos Buttler was quick to introduce spin from both ends and neither Adil Rashid nor Liam Livingstone disappoint him. There were a couple of overs in the middle phase that went in excess of 10 runs but all in all, it was a job well done by England in the middle phase.

A decent finish to the innings for India! 24 runs came off the last 2 overs, taking India to 171. Having been put into bat by Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli had yet another short stay at the crease. His opening partner, Rohit Sharma struggled a bit initially for timing but he did not shy away from playing his shots. Coming in at the departure of Pant, Suryakumar Yadav made his intentions clear straight away. The two batters were able to get themselves in but rain came at an inopportune time and hampered the momentum of the Indian innings. After the resumption, Rohit and Suryakumar batted sensibly with the former going on to make his second straight fifty. The departure of both set batters pegged India back a bit but Hardik Pandya played a breezy cameo as did Ravindra Jadeja to take India past 170.

19.6 overs (1 Run)
A single to end the first innings! Chris Jordan bowls it on a hard length and attacks the stumps. Arshdeep Singh tries to give himself room and swing at the ball but miscues it badly just on the leg side. The batters set off for the run but Jordan is quick to get to the ball. However, he is indecisive with the throw and ends up missing and under-arm effort at the bowler’s end. Luckily, there’s a man backing up and India don’t get the extra run. India finish with 171/7 on the board!

Arshdeep Singh comes out to face the last ball.

19.5 overs (0 Run)
OUT! CAUGHT! Chipped straight to the man in the deep! Chris Jordan keeps bowling back of a length and slower as well but straightens the line bowling it over middle and leg. Axar Patel tries to just get inside the line but gets cramped up and ends up getting it much higher on the bat than he would have liked. The ball goes straight up and carries to deep mid-wicket where Phil Salt comes in and takes a simple catch.

19.4 overs (6 Runs)
SIX! One hand off the handle and yet Axar Patel gets enough on it to bring up the 500th six of the tournament. Slower one, banged into the deck and outside off. Axar gets a bit stuck and tries to reach out and swipe across the line but the ball goes off the top edge of the bat and carries over deep mid-wicket for a six.

19.3 overs (2 Runs)
Into the pitch and slanted away from the left-hander, Axar Patel reaches out and hits it away in front of square on the off side before racing back for two. Liam Livingstone is the man in the deep who fires in a wide throw at the keeper’s end.

19.2 overs (1 Run)
Takes pace off again and bowls it a tad fuller and around off stump, Ravindra Jadeja is early on the drive and plays it away towards cover for just a single.

19.1 overs (2 Runs)
Hits the deck hard and angles the ball well across the off stump at about 121 kph. It is the off-cutter, Ravindra Jadeja comes down the pitch and hammers it wide of deep extra cover and sprints back for the second run. A better throw at the bowler’s end could have made things difficult for Axar Patel.

How much more can India get off this last over? It will be Chris Jordan to bowl the last over. Can he keep India under 170?

18.6 overs (0 Run)
Much better ending to the over from Jofra Archer. Comes from around the stumps, clocks it well over 140 kph and spears the ball in at the toes. Axar Patel looks to shimmy down the pitch and open up the off side but is well beaten.

18.5 overs (1 Run)
This is pitched up around the middle and leg stump line at 140.4 KPH, Ravindra Jadeja plays it on the up and pushes it down to long on for a single.

Jos Buttler walks up to Jofra Archer and the duo have a chat regarding the field setting. Archer changes his angle of attack as he comes around the wicket.

18.4 overs (4 Runs)
FOUR! This is very smart batting from Ravindra Jadeja and the momentum shifts again. Too predictable from Jofra Archer as this is bowled slower and a bit fuller at the stumps, Jadeja gets down on one knee and just angles the sweep between square leg and backward square leg for another boundary. 11 off the over already, still 2 balls to go.

18.3 overs (2 Runs)
There is an early call for two and they get it with ease, Ravindra Jadeja is rapid! Pace on this time, on a good length and outside off, hit away through cover-point for a couple of runs.

18.2 overs (4 Runs)
FOUR! In the gap! Fractionally shorter but offering width outside the off stump, Ravindra Jadeja just reaches out and times the ball nicely, getting it behind point for a boundary. The 150 is now up for India.

18.1 overs (1 Run)
Pace off, bowled on a good length and angled across the left-hander, Axar Patel taps the ball in front of square on the off side and picks up an easy single.

17.6 overs (1 Run)
No hat-trick! On a hard length around off and angling across the batter, Axar Patel pushes it away to the right of Moeen Ali at covers and picks up a quick single.

Axar Patel walks in now. Chris Jordan is on a hat-trick now. Jordan already has a hat-trick to his name. It came against the USA. Can he join Pat Cummins as the second man to take back-to-back hat-tricks in this World Cup?

17.5 overs (0 Run)
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two in two for Chris Jordan and all of a sudden, he’s on a hat-trick! Jordan goes pace on, bowling it nice and full on off stump with the natural angle just slanting it across the left-hander. Shivam Dube is a bit tentative to get onto the front foot and just has a poke at it, getting a feather of an outside edge that goes straight into the mitts of Jos Buttler behind the stumps. Jordan is on a roll!

Shivam Dube makes his way out to the centre now.

17.4 overs (0 Run)
OUT! CAUGHT! Third-time lucky for Chris Jordan and Hardik Pandya departs after a cameo. Jordan has the heart to pitch the ball up again and tries to get it wide enough of the off stump. Pandya holds his shape again but goes really hard at it and gets no elevation whatsoever. The ball flies off the bat but goes around waist height towards long off where Sam Curran takes a sharp catch and England get another timely wicket.

17.3 overs (6 Runs)
SIX! That was a real ‘hit-me’ ball and Hardik Pandya has picked up a couple of sixes on the bounce! This is floated up full and outside the off stump, Pandya hangs deep and reaches out before smashing the ball flat and over a leaping Sam Curran at long off for another six. That pinged off Pandya’s bat!

17.2 overs (6 Runs)
SIX! Oh, that is sheer power from Hardik Pandya, stand and deliver! Chris Jordan looks to bowl the slower one into the pitch and angle it in from around off but it sits up for the batter. Pandya holds his shape, clears the front leg and swats it flat and wide of long on for a biggie.

17.1 overs (2 Runs)
Slightly back of a length and around off stump, Hardik Pandya stands tall, waits for the ball and punches it with a high elbow through extra cover before coming back for the second run.

16.6 overs (1 Run)
Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Bowls it flatter now and tightens the line around off stump, Hardik Pandya rocks back to cut but chops the ball down and it goes through Jos Buttler. They pick up a single.

16.6 overs (1 Run)
WIDE! Slower and shorter, pushed well outside the off stump, a bit too wide and Hardik Pandya leaves it alone.

16.5 overs (1 Run)
Goes full again and bowls it wide of the off stump, Ravindra Jadeja hits it fimly and through covers for a run.

16.4 overs (1 Run)
Slows it up and drags the length right back, bowling it well wide of the off stump, Hardik Pandya tries to reach out and go hard at it but mistimes it again. The ball goes to long off and they get just another single.

16.3 overs (1 Run)
Comes from around the stumps and bowls with the off-spin grip to the left-hander. This is fired in quite full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja drives it down to long off for one more.

16.2 overs (1 Run)
Tosses the ball up again, full as well but throws it well outside off, Hardik Pandya with the big wind-up trying to heave it away but he completely miscues it off the toe end of the bat in front of mid-wicket for a single.

16.1 overs (0 Run)
Tosses this one up very full and gets it to dip on the batter, Hardik Pandya hangs back and jams it out from the leg peg back to the bowler who makes a good stop.

15.6 overs (1 Run)
Takes a lot of pace off this one and bowls it into the pitch around off, the ball sticks in the deck and Hardik Pandya has to wait back before tucking it around the corner for a run.

15.5 overs (1 Run)
Bowls it short now and from around the stumps to the left-hander. This is bowled at 141 kph and angled into the body, Ravindra Jadeja leans back and pulls it flat to deep square leg for one.

Ravindra Jadeja comes out to bat now.

15.4 overs (0 Run)
OUT! CAUGHT! Chris Jordan with one of the safest pairs of hands and both set batters are back to the hut for India. Skillful from Jofra Archer though as he bowls this one from the back of the hand and serves it a tad fuller outside off stump. Suryakumar Yadav tries to get under the ball and lift it over long on but loses his balance and is early into the shot. The ball gets lofted quite high in the air towards the long on fence where Jordan settles under it and takes a solid catch under pressure. England sniffing a chance of a comeback here.

15.3 overs (1 Run)
Just short of a good length and over the stumps, Hardik Pandya gets cramped for room this time and jams it out on the off side for a single.

15.2 overs (4 Runs)
FOUR! Smashed away by Hardik Pandya! Trying to bowl it into the pitch and outside off but serves it short, Pandya latches onto the ball and cuts it with immense power in front of point for a boundary.

15.1 overs (1 Run)
Bowled back of a length and slower too outside the line of off stump, Suryakumar Yadav stays back and slaps the ball in front of point for a quick single.

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"On Day One Of My New Term…": Donald Trump's Plan For Presidency

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'On Day One Of My New Term...': Donald Trump's Plan For Presidency

Donald Trump has been saying for months he could end the war in Ukraine in “24 hours” (File)

Washington:

Mass expulsions? Political revenge? World peace? A new golden age? As Donald Trump vies for another term in the White House, America is abuzz with speculation over how life might look with the ex-president back at the helm.

In a series of interviews and campaign rallies, the Republican has offered some clues.

Here are Trump’s plans for the United States and the world, as set out by the candidate himself.

Mass deportations

President Joe Biden’s rival in November’s election has pledged to launch the biggest deportation operation of illegal migrants in US history on his first day in office.

“We’re going to get them out as fast as we can,” he has said, accusing undocumented migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country.”

The 78-year-old, known for his unfinished border wall project, has said he would be happy to “use the military” as part of the effort and would open detention camps to process targets for expulsion.

“On day one of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic US citizenship,” he said in a campaign video.

He has confirmed he also plans to reinstate his ban on entries from several Muslim-majority countries, as a means of “keeping terrorists the hell out of our country.”

Ukraine, NATO

Trump has been saying for months he could end the war in Ukraine in “24 hours,” without explaining how.

Critics suggest his plan would involve pressuring Kyiv to cede territory illegally occupied by Russia in both 2014 and 2022.

“I will have that settled prior to taking the White House,” he told a rally in the midwestern city of Detroit recently. “As president-elect, I will have that settled.”

The ex-president is highly critical of Washington’s shipments of weapons worth billions of dollars to Kyiv, and of the funding requests from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“It never stops”, he told the Michigan crowd.

Asked in a town hall with Fox News whether he would remain committed to NATO during a second term, he replied: “Depends if they treat us properly.”

Tariffs v. tax cuts

Trump envisages tariffs of “more than 10 percent” on all imports.

US companies — and eventually their customers — pay for import tariffs, not the companies exporting the goods.

Trump insists that the revenue collected will finance a “middle class, upper class, lower class, business class big tax cut.”

Having waged a fierce trade war with China during his first term, he also plans to revoke the Asian giant’s “most favored nation” status, granted to promote trade.

Trump claims he will “stop inflation by stopping the invasion,” arguing that his immigration crackdown will reduce housing costs and other expenses.

Abortion ambiguity

Trump never misses an opportunity to point out that it is partly thanks to him — and his three conservative Supreme Court appointments — that abortion rights have been considerably weakened in the United States.

But he is more ambiguous about the future of access to reproductive health care.

Insisting it should be an issue for the individual states, the Republican has balked at pushing a nationwide abortion ban, a commitment that would win him support from the religious right.

“You must follow your heart on this issue but remember, you must also win elections,” he said in April.

‘Drill, baby, drill!’

Trump slammed the door on the 2015 Paris climate accords during his first term.

If reelected, he said at a rally earlier this month, he “will stop Biden’s wasteful spending and rapidly terminate the green new scam” — a reference to the funding committed by his successor to mitigating climate change.

“I will repeal crooked Joe Biden’s insane electric vehicle mandate and we will ‘drill, baby, drill,'” Trump told supporters in Wisconsin, using an old Republican slogan.

“Energy costs will come down very quickly,” he vowed. “In many cases we’ll be cutting your energy costs in half.”

Going after Biden

Trump, who was convicted in May of felony business fraud and faces three further indictments, has baselessly and repeatedly claimed his various prosecutions are a political witch hunt by Democrats.

The Republican has pledged to “appoint a real special ‘prosecutor’ to go after the most corrupt president in the history of the USA, Joe Biden.”

No investigation has produced evidence of any wrongdoing by Biden.

He also said he was “absolutely” ready to pardon all the Trump supporters convicted of storming the US Capitol in Washington to prevent Congress from certifying the Republican’s 2020 presidential election defeat to Biden.

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In Scam Involving Ajit Pawar, Cops Versus Probe Agency On Closure Report

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In Scam Involving Ajit Pawar, Cops Versus Probe Agency On Closure Report

The Mumbai Police has sought to close the case.

Mumbai:

In a development concerning the alleged Rs 25,000-crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, the Mumbai police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are at loggerheads over the closure report filed before a court here.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the city police on Thursday opposed the central agency’s plea against closing the case, citing that the apex cooperative bank did not suffer any unfair loss due to the purported fraud.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was named as an accused in the original case registered by the EOW.

While the police sought to close the case as they found no significant loss to the bank, the ED intervened, expressing concerns that accepting the closure report would impact their ongoing money laundering investigation linked to the scam.

The ED has already filed prosecution complaints and supplementary chargesheets in the case, emphasising the interconnected nature of the investigations.

The EOW filed a written submission in the court in which they rebuffed the ED’s intervention, noting that a similar plea had been rejected previously by a special court for cases involving MPs and MLAs.

The timeline of events includes the police filing a closure report in September 2020, which was initially accepted by the court.

However, further investigation was initiated in October 2022 based on protest petitions and the ED’s involvement.

The EOW moved to close the case again in March this year, asserting that no unfair losses were incurred by the bank due to the alleged fraud.

The FIR, which followed a High Court order in August 2019, alleged that loans of several thousand crore rupees obtained by sugar cooperatives, spinning mills and other entities from district and cooperative banks were diverted and not repaid.

Lodged under various sections including criminal breach of trust and cheating, the FIR named  NCP leader Ajit Pawar as an accused with over 70 others, who served as directors of the bank during the relevant period.

The allegations outlined a loss of Rs 25,000 crore to the Maharashtra government between 2007 and 2017, pointing to violations of banking regulations and RBI guidelines in loan disbursements to sugar mills and the undervalued sale of defaulting businesses’ assets.

A former judge, appointed as an authorised officer by the cooperative commissioner, concluded “there was no unfair loss to the bank due to the loans given to the factories (sugar mills),” and “the bank was recovering the amount from the factories by legal means”, the closure report said.

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