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“"support Ukraine 100% against this illegal war led by Vladimir Putin."”
“As the war continues through its fifth month, solutions for peace between the two nations are looking less likely.”
“Union party approved every tax‑increase element of the July 2024 reform – and did so on two separate occasions”
“support Ukraine 100%”
“Brussels says no improvement in human rights situation despite Beijing's move to ease retaliatory sanctions on European Parliament members imposed in 2021”
“MGNREGA, which served as rural India’s job safety net for two decades, was repealed on July 1, 2026.”
“when the 300-year Romanov dynasty collapsed amid the Russian Revolution.”
“Trump’s approval rating fell to 33%, the lowest of his second term, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published Monday.”
“request for legislation received by the office were up 72% in 2025 compared to two years earlier.”
“The U.S. recorded a net negative migration of between 10,000 and 295,000 people in 2025”
“"Ukraine used drones made by two British companies as part of a so-called deep strike campaign"”
“an Iranian delegation travelled to Doha and collected the remains of one of its pilots”
“On Friday, the Electoral Commission of Zambia suspended the tally for approximately six hours after receiving reports of violence directed at polling staff and the alleged theft of ballot papers”
“the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, which raises the guaranteed employment from 100 to 125 days per rural household.”
“The latter was banished to a strict penal colony in 2017 on corruption charges.”
“Up to 405,000 left voluntarily”
“following his 11-month spell as party chairman between 2024 and 2025.”
“recovered the remains of one of them”
“According to the Electoral Commission's own figures, based on 70 of 226 constituencies, Hichilema holds a lead of 626,434 votes to Mundubile's 505,795, a margin of just over 120,000”
“The new scheme has set an approved labour budget of 95.03 crore person-days.”
“canceled war games with South Korea to facilitate three rounds of ultimately fruitless summitry in 2018 and 2019.”
“Nigel Farage should have declared his secret £5 million gift.”
“contacted Iran to coordinate the handover of one pilot’s remains”
“So far, 62.20 crore person-days have been generated, or 65.51% of the approved target.”
“Her most recent edge, in a poll of 1,371 likely voters conducted August 2-5, was 51 percent to 49 percent.”
“Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan suggested the US leader purposefully tries to downplay the side effects of his age, and claimed that his hearing has deteriorated and his behaviour has become more erratic, based on over a thousand intervi…”
“The search ended on 6 April.”
“Of these, 16.84% have gone to Scheduled Caste workers.”
“Only one survey has shown Sullivan ahead: a New York Times/Siena University poll conducted June 15-29, which had him up 47 percent to 45 percent.”
“39% said it was a good result for the Reform UK leader, compared to just 15% who said it was a bad result and 24% who said it was neither good nor bad.”
“The 2014 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD II) mandated graphic warnings covering 65 percent of packages”
“Government data showed that 5.20 crore person-days had been generated by July 22, with more than 99.5% of workers who demanded employment having been offered work.”
“Polymarket recently gave Peltola a 52 percent chance of winning the seat outright. Kalshi's contracts, updated August 13, put her at 55 percent, compared with 47 percent for Sullivan.”
“Among Reform voters, those saying it was a good result jumps to 78%, including 47% who said it was very good.”
“For example, it targets a dramatic 139 percent increase in minimum excise duties for standard cigarettes.”
“the government told Parliament that more than 9.69 crore person-days had been generated in approximately the first month of implementation.”
“The Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican-aligned super PAC, announced last week that it would spend another $2 million in Alaska, bringing its total investment against Peltola to $17 million.”
“49% of respondents said the Brexiteer - who won the contest with more votes than he received at the last general election - should face a second by-election if he is found to have broken the rules amid the row over his finances.”
“The Commission presented the proposal in July 2025.”
“Under VB-G RAM G, most states will have to share the cost with the Centre in a 60:40 ratio.”
“With more than 10,000 Alaskans signed up to help Mary's campaign from every corner of the state”
“Mr Farage won the Clacton by-election on Thursday with 22,239 votes.”
“In June 2026, however, the European Parliament rejected its own advisory report on the file”
“The Centre has earmarked Rs 95,692.31 crore as its share for VB-G RAM G in 2026-27.”
“A new Ipsos poll sponsored by Reuters released August 17 put his national approval at 33 percent against 64 percent disapproval”
“More in Common polled 2,055 people from August 14-17.”
“Belgium became the first EU nation to outlaw the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes.”
“Including the expected state contribution, the total programme outlay is estimated to cross Rs 1.51 lakh crore.”
“A Morning Consult tracking poll put his net approval in the state at minus 5”
“Mr Farage triggered his 'people versus the establishment' by-election amid a parliamentary investigation over a £5 million gift he received from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne.”
“France followed by passing its own single-use vape ban, alongside strict legislation that outlaws smoking in public parks, beaches, and school areas.”
“Under MGNREGA, the Centre bore the full cost of unskilled wages and 75% of material costs and wages of skilled or semi-skilled workers.”
“Civiqs data through early June put his approval in Alaska at 43 percent, disapproval at 51 percent.”
“four in five say that it was a good result for him.”
“Under VB-G RAM G, the ratio for most states has shifted to 60:40, while specified North-Eastern and Himalayan states and Jammu & Kashmir retain the 90:10 arrangement.”
“It shed 4.5 percent of its federal civilian workforce, or roughly 700 jobs, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.”
“The new state pension was introduced in 2016 and applies to all men born after April 5, 1951 and women born after April 5, 1953.”
“The 125-day guarantee means at least 25 additional days of employment remain available outside this period compared with the earlier 100-day entitlement.”
“Fourth-quarter losses alone topped 1,600”
“the Jackdaw field could provide 6% of UK gas needs this winter.”
“UP could see a notional increase of about Rs 5,568 crore, while Maharashtra could gain around Rs 4,284 crore.”
“Alaska Survey Research's quarterly tracking poll, conducted last summer as layoffs mounted and Congress passed Trump's tax and spending package, found Sullivan's approval rating fell from a net positive 8 points in January to a net negativ…”
“The 'welfare to work' policy will see people forced to do 20 hours of work a week in the community if they are fit to.”
“Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Bihar follow, with estimated gains of Rs 1,609 crore, Rs 1,336 crore and Rs 1,152 crore, respectively.”
“Murkowski, who voted for the bill, saw an even steeper decline, from net positive 3 to net negative 47.”
“Reform's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick unveiled the proposal yesterday as part of a welfare overhaul aimed at saving £50 billion a year from the ballooning benefits bill.”
“The overall simulated gain for states is around Rs 16,946 crore.”
“The program covers close to 250,000 Alaskans”
“More than a month after the scheme came into effect on July 1, rural development department data show that 7.69 lakh households have availed themselves of employment.”
“Governor Mike Dunleavy is term-limited, and seventeen candidates registered for the August 18 primary, including 11 Republicans, three Democrats and three independents.”
“The state has more than 1.77 crore job card-holding households”
“No candidate was polling above 22 percent as of the week before the primary.”
“around 52.8 lakh are from Scheduled Caste communities”
“Alaska last elected a Democratic governor, Tony Knowles, in 1998.”
“1.78 lakh are tribal households”
“The state hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate since Begich lost his seat to Sullivan in 2014.”
“about 1.22 crore belong to the general and OBC categories”
“Peltola is the only Democrat to win statewide in Alaska since Begich's 2008 Senate victory.”
“In its FY25 analysis, it estimated that spending levels could potentially have supported employment for around 81 lakh households in UP, compared with 65.3 lakh households actually employed.”
“President Donald Trump carried Alaska by double digits in 2016, 2020 and 2024.”
“In FY26 so far, around 53 lakh households in the state had worked under MGNREGA, according to the SBI Research compilation. The state also generated around 1,274 lakh person-days during the period covered by the report.”
“The SBI simulation puts Tamil Nadu's notional allocation Rs 909 crore below its historical average. However, the report says that if an unusual 29% rise in allocation in FY24 is excluded, the estimated loss falls to just Rs 63 crore.”
“About 42 lakh households had worked under MGNREGA in FY26 so far in the SBI dataset, while the state received around Rs 7,582 crore under the 2025-26 allocation.”
“Bihar had around 46 lakh households working under MGNREGA in the SBI data and received about Rs 6,716 crore under the FY26 allocation.”
“Andhra Pradesh is a different case. It remains one of the biggest rural jobs states, with about 41 lakh households working under MGNREGA in the SBI dataset and an FY26 allocation of around Rs 7,707 crore.”
“SBI Research estimates that the annual requirement for wages, materials and administration under VB-G RAM G could be around Rs 1.51 lakh crore, including the state contribution.”
“The estimated Centre share alone is around Rs 95,692 crore, about 11% higher than the Rs 86,000 crore MGNREGA budget allocation for FY26.”
“helping the party win 37 seats - its best‑ever performance in the state.”
“launching a seven-month campaign to honour Sant Ravi Das”
“Ever since the BSP started selecting candidates keeping in mind the participation of upper-caste communities, especially Brahmins, there is a visible restlessness among the Opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party.”
“Earlier in January, in her birthday address, Mayawati had sought to remind voters of the political importance and representation Brahmins enjoyed during the BSP governments.”
“The Brahmins are spread across all 403 assembly seats in the state without dominating even one of them.”
“around 35 party legislators were pulled up by the UP leadership for meeting over dinner in Lucknow last December.”
“in June it announced plans to provide Ukraine with 150,000 drones by the end of 2026 as part of a £752 million funding package.”
“Around 2,000 successful candidates of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination protested outside the Jharkhand Secretariat on Tuesday”
“The Jharkhand government on Monday night announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and all recruitment tests conducted by outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL) since 2014”
“Kumar claimed that more than 500 successful candidates had even left Central government jobs after securing appointments in Jharkhand”
“After Soren’s announcement, student leader Devendra Nath Mahto ended his 16-day hunger strike”
“The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch has been leading the agitation for more than two weeks over alleged corruption and irregularities in job exams”
“In 2007, Emperor Akihito, who had become emperor in 1989, apologised for bringing the fish to Japan”
