Before Shelly Oberoi delves into administrative work as Delhi's mayor, her primary challenge awaits in the form of helping elect the six standing committee members.
Chaos erupted when the BJP alleged that during the secret voting, councillors were taking photographs of the ballots through their mobile phones & demanded fresh elections to be conducted.
The House managed to elect a mayor in its 4th attempt Wednesday, having failed before on the question of whether the LG-nominated members should be allowed to vote.
AAP claims aldermen have no right to vote in election of mayor or deputy mayor, while presiding officer Satya Sharma declared in MCD House that 10 aldermen appointed by LG could vote.
While AAP is expected to win the mayoral polls, the 10 LG nominees may skew the numbers in favour of BJP in the corporation’s all-powerful standing committee.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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