NEW DELHI: India joined China, Pakistan and 4 other countries in voting against a UN Human Rights Council resolution that strongly deplored the crackdown on protests in Iran and extended the mandate of a fact-finding mission on the country by 2 years, while authorising it to investigate last month’s “repression”.The 47-member body adopted the resolution…
KOCHI: BJP State Secretary and Kodunganoor ward councillor VV Rajesh on Friday was elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, securing 51 votes. For the first time in history, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has a BJP Mayor. He received the support of 50 BJP councillors and one independent member. UDF candidate KS Sabarinathan secured 17 votes,…
NEW DELHI: Bihar’s 2025 election results threw up a story full of surprises. Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD turned out to be the party with highest vote share in the state, yet it ended up with one of its lowest seat tallies ever. On the other hand, the NDA kept the power with landslide victory, clinching over…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters following a vote in the Senate to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) After six weeks of political deadlock, the Senate voted…