#JustIn | #Congress' #NavjotSinghSidhu leading from Amritsar East

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#EricGarcetti is the former mayor of #LosAngeles and his nomination has been pending before the #US #Congress since July 2021, when he was nominated for this prestigious diplomatic posting by President #JoeBiden.

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#YouTube banned former #US President #DonaldTrump in 2021 for violating its policy against inciting violence after his supporters stormed the US Capitol as #Congress was certifying #JoeBiden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.



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The sudden enthusiasm for industrial policy in #America and elsewhere epitomises the trend. In 2022 #Congress passed two lavish bills aiming to bolster domestic industry, in the name of #nationalsecurity, job creation and #decarbonisation.

https://www.livemint.com/economy/globalisation-already-slowing-is-suffering-a-new-assault-11680334710205.html

Citing his family's over six-decade-long association with the #Congress, #KiranKumarReddy said he never imagined he will leave the party.

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Over the past two years, urged on by President #JoeBiden, #Democrats in #Congress have enacted a series of laws to revive manufacturing in #America, as part of a $2trn overhaul of the #economy.

https://www.livemint.com/industry/manufacturing/americas-government-is-spending-lavishly-to-revive-manufacturing-11680930956437.html

Veteran leader #Siddaramaiah has repeatedly asserted that he was among the CM aspirants, while fellow lawmaker #DKShivakumar recently asserted that the priority was to secure a #Congress victory.

https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/shivakumar-vs-siddaramaiah-cong-remains-mum-as-bjp-flags-power-tussle-ahead-of-karnataka-polls-11681988039197.html

#KarnatakaElections | As #Congress maintains a lead of 114 constituencies, the party has claimed that it will win with a comfortable majority. #BJP on the other hand is ahead on 71 seats, way far behind the Congress.

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#KarnatakaElections | "I dedicate this victory to our party workers and the top #Congress leadership," DK Shivakumar said.

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#KarnatakaElections | The #Congress returned to power on its own in #Karnataka after 10 years, knocking the #BJP off its only southern perch as voters decisively backed the GOP desperately seeking electoral revival ahead of the 2024 LS polls.

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#RahulGandhi is scheduled to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in #NewYork on 4 June.

The #US visit by the former #Congress President is coming right before #PM #Modi's scheduled visit to the US on 22 June.

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The #Congress party has reached the decision with the two leaders agreeing to a rotational formula. #Siddaramaiah will be the CM for a period of 2.5 years. After which, #Shivakumar will take over as the CM.

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#Opinion | "Given #DKShivakumar's wide network among #Karnataka's industrialists and his personal fortune — his declared assets exceed ₹1,000 crore — his importance to the #Congress in Karnataka cannot be overstated," Nidheesh MK writes.

https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/mint-explainer-why-wasnt-dk-shivakumar-made-cm-of-karnataka-11684475819098.html

Senior #Congress leader #Siddaramaiah on Saturday took oath as #Karnataka Chief Minister at the Kanteerava Stadium in #Bengaluru today in presence of #RahulGandhi and several opposition leaders including #MKStalin, #NitishKumar among others.

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The debt ceiling or debt limit is a statutory limit set by the #UnitedStates #Congress on the amount of national debt that can be issued by the Treasury Department.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/how-the-us-debt-ceiling-will-impact-the-stock-market-11684992916574.html

In a report required by the #US #Congress, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said it remains unable to pinpoint the #pandemic’s origins, with spy agencies divided on whether the virus passed to humans via an infected animal or a laboratory accident.



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