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TopicRepublican Party

Topic: Republican Party

Early trends predict Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire primary against Nikki Haley

With 26 percent of votes counted, Trump is leading with 53.8 percent votes while Haley trails with 45.5 percent, says The Hill report.

Republican People’s Party (CHP) elects Ozgur Ozel as new president ahead of Turkey local elections

Ozel, a pharmacist by trade, received 812 of 1,366 possible votes at a tense, hours-long party congress in Ankara that took two rounds.

After 3 weeks of uncertainty, Republican Mike Johnson elected new US House speaker

In his first address to the Congress, Johnson, who is supported by former President Trump, has said his first legislative agenda would be to bring a resolution in support of Israel.

Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy expelled by US House Republicans in historic vote

The 216-to-210 vote marked the first time in history that the House removed its leader, with eight Republicans voting with 208 Democrats to remove McCarthy.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he is ‘impressed’ by PM Modi

The Indian-American entrepreneur said that having India as a reliable partner for the US is a further deterrent to Xi Jinping in the Indo-Pacific region.

Eminem asks Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his tracks for US presidential campaign

Indian-American Ramaswamy, a businessman with no political experience, has been rising in some opinion polls and has branded his rivals as 'bought and paid for.'

Donald Trump’s debate counter-programming draws millions of views on X

The 46-minute conversation with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson drew more than 74 million views, according to statistics on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Trump risked national secrets, US prosecutors allege in 37-count indictment

Former US president mishandled classified documents that had information about secretive nuclear program, potential domestic vulnerabilities in event of an attack, federal indictment said.

In Punjab, US prez hopeful Nikki Haley has a cousin cheering for her — ‘will pray for her success’

Kanwaljit Singh's father was elder brother of Haley's father Sardar Ajit Singh. Hailing from Tarn Taran, the brothers parted ways as their jobs took them to different worlds.

Democrats defy expectations in US midterm polls but Republicans make modest gains

The results appeared to show voters punishing Joe Biden for presiding over an economy hit by steep inflation, while also lashing out against Republican moves to ban abortion.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?