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Two ministers inducted into Khattar government in Haryana
The Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana's council of ministers was expanded on Tuesday with the induction of BJP's Kamal Gupta and Jannayak Janata Party's (JJP) Devendra Babli as…
Trudeau not ready to endorse Quebec’s plan to tax the unvaccinated | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he needs to know more about Quebec's plan to impose some sort of levy on the unvaccinated before he can decide whether to support the idea. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on…
Appeals court reinstates Biden vaccine rules for businesses, handing White House a
A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated President Joe Biden's vaccine-or-testing mandate for large companies, handing a rare legal victory to the White House in efforts to implement a key component of its Covid strategy.In a 2-1…
For GOP, national party line trumps bringing home the bacon | AP News
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport’s 81-year-old Centennial Bridge across the Mississippi River creaks under the weight of tens of thousands of cars and trucks every day. Rust shows through its chipped silver paint, exposing the steel that…
UK Covid live: UKHSA chief tells MPs to expect ‘quite staggering’ figures on Omicron
Good morning. It is one of those ‘morning after the night before’ moments at Westminster, when the politico-media establishment is still trying to quantify exactly how significant or damaging last night’s votes were. Clearly they…
‘A long time coming’: Recreational cannabis sales go live in Montana
The new year ushered in a new day in Montana, with the prohibition on recreational cannabis sales left behind in 2021. Seventeen years after medical marijuana providers and patients started blazing the path, recreational…
Trump’s ultimate yes man: how Devin Nunes embraced the role he was long accused of
For the first and perhaps the only time in his pugnacious political career, the California congressman and noted Trump apologist Devin Nunes is inspiring some kind of unanimity across party lines.When news broke on Monday that Nunes was…
Downing Street apologises to Queen over lockdown parties
The government is facing mounting pressure over several events that are alleged to have been held during lockdowns. Here is what we know about them and the restrictions in place at the time:…
Grassroots democracy strengthened in Jammu and Kashmir: Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said grassroots democracy has been strengthened in Jammu and Kashmir since holding of the District Development Council (DDC) elections,…
Congress precipitating covid crisis with its ‘Padayatra’: Karnataka min
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday accused the Congress in Karnataka of precipitating the COVID crisis with their 'Walk for Water', demanding a balancing…