Opposition INDIA Bloc 1st Electoral Battle Against NDA; Voting Underway

Opposition INDIA Bloc 1st Electoral Battle Against NDA; Voting Underway

Home News Bypoll 2023 LIVE: Opposition INDIA Bloc’s 1st Electoral Battle Against NDA; Voting Underway live The by-elections are being conducted for seven seats across six states namely Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, Dhupguri in West Bengal, Puthuppally in Kerala, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Dumri in Jharkhand and Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura. Bypoll 2023 LIVE: Opposition … Read more

Shareholders: Shareholders making their voices heard, two AGMs show

Shareholders: Shareholders making their voices heard, two AGMs show

Mumbai: Shareholders last week voted down two resolutions, both of which were related-party transactions. One of those was proposed by American multinational company 3M India, and the other by defence supplier Astra Microwave Products. 3M India proposed a resolution to approve material related-party transactions up to ₹1,153 crore from the 2023 AGM until the 2024 … Read more

Trump, economy, old age concerns, inflation

Trump, economy, old age concerns, inflation

President Joe Biden’s age and his handling of the economy are two of his greatest weaknesses as the 80-year-old incumbent gears up for a possible rematch with former President Donald Trump, a new poll showed Monday. Those major concerns could be what’s dragging Biden’s overall job approval underwater at 42%, versus some 57% who disapprove, … Read more

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Ohio’s fall ballot to ensure abortion rights seems straightforward: It would enshrine the right “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.” Yet as the campaigning for and against the nation’s latest tug-of-war over abortion begins in earnest this weekend, voters are getting … Read more

Amsterdam wants ships to moor less, votes to move terminal out of city in latest hit to tourism

Amsterdam wants ships to moor less, votes to move terminal out of city in latest hit to tourism

AMSTERDAM — Amsterdam wants to move a cruise liner terminal out of the heart of the historic capital city as the latest step in its ongoing battle against pollution and hordes of tourists clogging its narrow, cobbled streets. The Dutch capital is one of the many picturesque European cities — from Rome to Venice to … Read more

Singaporeans vote for a new president on Friday

Singaporeans vote for a new president on Friday

An undated aerial view of Singapore’s Marina Bay at night. Nikada | E+ | Getty Images SINGAPORE – As Singaporeans prepare to head to the polls this Friday to elect their ninth president, the campaigning has so far tested the narrow confines of the presidential office — underscoring simmering disenchantment at the status quo. A … Read more