Morning Digest | CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe; 3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, and more

Morning Digest | CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe; 3 killed, 4 injured in fresh violence in Manipur, and more

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw waves as a train passes after train services resumed on the section where the accident happened on Friday, near Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district on Sunday night, June 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@RailMinIndia via PTI CBI team visits Odisha train accident site, begins probe A 10-member CBI team … Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden launches 2024 reelection bid

U.S. President Joe Biden launches 2024 reelection bid

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on April 25 launched his reelection bid with a call for Americans to give him more time to “finish the job, less than three years after he defeated his predecessor Donald Trump to become the oldest President in U.S. history. Mr. Biden, … Read more

Bola Ahmed Tinubu elected Nigeria’s president as opposition calls for new polls | CNN

Bola Ahmed Tinubu elected Nigeria’s president as opposition calls for new polls | CNN

Lagos, Nigeria CNN  —  Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria’s controversial presidential elections, as opposition leaders decried the polls as rigged and called for a fresh vote. Tinubu, 70, represents the ruling All Progressives Congress party, which received close to 8.8 million votes – about 36.6% of the total, according … Read more

Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces 2024 presidential bid

Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announces 2024 presidential bid

Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has launched his 2024 presidential bid with a promise to “put merit back” and end dependence on China, becoming the second community member to enter the Republican Party‘s presidential primary after Nikki Haley. Ramaswamy, 37, whose parents migrated to the United States from Kerala and worked at a General Electric … Read more

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway | CNN

Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand CNN  —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi began the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Bangkok by staking out … Read more

Is it time to accept North Korea is a nuclear power? | CNN

Is it time to accept North Korea is a nuclear power? | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  As a statement of intent, it was about as blunt as they get. North Korea has developed nuclear weapons and will never give them up, its leader, Kim Jong Un, told the world last month. The move was “irreversible,” he said; the weapons represent the “dignity, body, and absolute power … Read more

Dwayne Johnson says running for president is ‘off the table’ | CNN

Dwayne Johnson says running for president is ‘off the table’ | CNN

CNN  —  Many were hoping Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson could be a potential rock for America, but instead, the beloved actor and businessman intends to be a rock for his daughters. A bid for president is “off the table,” Johnson told Tracey Smith with CBS News Sunday Morning. “I love our country and everyone in … Read more

FPIs net buyers in November so far; pump in Rs 49,553 cr

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NEW DELHI: Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pumped in a net sum of Rs 49,553 crore in Indian markets this month so far on back of high liquidity coupled with improving global indicators and clarity after the US presidential elections. FPIs invested Rs 44,378 crore in equities and Rs 5,175 crore in the debt segment, … Read more

Trump campaign drops key request in Pennsylvania lawsuit

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HARRISBURG: President Donald Trump‘s campaign is withdrawing a central request in its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Biden beat Trump to capture the state and help win the White House. Ahead of a Tuesday hearing in the case, Trump’s campaign dropped its request in the … Read more

US election win for Trump can drive market up in 1 year: Jim Rogers

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NEW DELHI: The marquee investor and commodities guru Jim Rogers said if Donald Trump were to get re-elected in US presidential elections, history suggests, the market will go up in the next 1 year. In an interview with ET NOW, Rogers said he has no intent to sell either gold or silver. If anything, he … Read more