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“3.2 million pensioners aged 80 and over”
“A 2022 YouGov poll of 1,000 adults found only the American flag (77 percent) and the Betsy Ross flag (57 percent) were viewed positively by a majority of respondents, while the Black Lives Matter flag (37 percent), Gay Pride flag (32 perce…”
“It comes more than four years after President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to build six new-generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, with an option for eight more.”
“In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced, according to the Pew Research Center...”
“Of the 64 bills introduced since the 18th Lok Sabha was constituted, 34, or 53%, were passed by both Houses in the session in which they were introduced.”
“The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, has spent more than $1 million hammering Norman for setting up a pro-solar power coalition in 2018 and then later leading an effort to kill federal subsidies in the One Big Beautiful Bill.”
“Devendra Nath Mahto had not eaten for 16 days.”
“Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that for the next 90 days the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tonnes of ground beef to be imported without the usual out‑of‑quota tariff.”
“£41 million”
“the property features a prominent flagpole and a collection of around 150 flags.”
“It's going to be close to $400 million, and it's all paid for by patriots and patriotic companies, big companies.”
“about one-third of Americans who had ever been married reported that their first marriage ended in divorce.”
“During the Budget Session of 2026, five of the 10 bills introduced were passed by both Houses in the same session.”
“Another group, the Security is Strength PAC, which is linked to her brother, poured $1.5 million into the race and put out a mailer calling Norman a “MAGA traitor.””
“Ajay Kumar, 28, said he had spent five years studying in Ranchi, with his father sending him the equivalent of £75 a month.”
“The administration says the imported beef will be sold at 25 percent below market rates, a figure meant to drive down grocery bills.”
“£3.20 per week”
“Mike's flag hobby began when we lived in the Dallas area, and his collection has doubled since we moved here to about 150 flags.”
“about half of Americans who married in the 1970s and 1980s reported that their first marriage ended in divorce.”
“The pace accelerated during the Monsoon Session, which ended on August 13, with 11 of the 12 bills introduced being passed before the session concluded. The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, was the only bill left pending.”
“In Bangladesh in 2024, protests over government-job quotas forced prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in power for 15 years, to flee.”
“O’Neill was one of three senior advisers reported to be courting Burnham before his election as MP for Makerfield”
“£500 million”
“the 270-foot fence lining their property often features campaign signs during election season.”
“The government's original legislative agenda had listed five new bills for introduction and passage and two pending bills for consideration and passage.”
“In Nepal in 2025, a youth revolt against corruption and a social-media ban toppled the government in days.”
“classed as taxable income”
“Then there was the couple who stopped by on July 4, 2024, with guns drawn to challenge our right to fly the U.S. flag upside down.”
“However, six of the 11 bills eventually passed during the Monsoon Session were not included in the original agenda.”
“In Kenya, Gen Z protesters forced President William Ruto to drop a finance bill in 2024.”
“no plans to change the 25p per week rule”
“So when another Georgetown resident wrote to them on August 8, the couple were left 'perplexed.'”
“Neither of the two pending bills listed for consideration and passage — the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill, 2026 — was passed.”
“Similar movements shook governments in Indonesia, Madagascar and Peru across 2025.”
“The Age Addition will continue for those who qualified, and there are no plans to change the current arrangements.”
“In their reply, the Bogerts argued that America's growing polarization is intentional, writing that 'chaos breeds confusion and distraction.'”
“The parliamentary committee examining the VBSA Bill has not yet submitted its report, while the FCRA Amendment Bill was referred to a Joint Committee following Opposition demands for its withdrawal.”
“Back in Ranchi, three hunger strikers, including Mahto, ended their fasts this week when Jharkhand’s chief minister, Hemant Soren, said the government had decided to cancel a flagship exam and recruitment tests run by a private contractor …”
“millions of older people will see their State Pension rise by up to £2,100”
“They concluded by expressing hope that people will one day be judged 'not by the color of their skin but the content of their character,' adding: 'We are of the opinion that the truth shall prevail. Always has... Always will.'”
“According to PRS, nine of the 11 bills passed were cleared without any MP other than the minister piloting the legislation speaking on them.”
“Soren refused their other key demand, a national inquiry run by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and insisted the state’s investigation would continue.”
“Around six million homes are expected to benefit from the Warm Home Discount, which provides eligible households with £150 off their electricity costs during the colder months.”
“Silence gives consent to the conduct of a people who use fear, coercion and dishonesty,' she said.”
“Seven bills were passed in five minutes or less.”
“UK households will be permitted to use compliant devices from 27 August after Labour ministers pushed through legal changes last month.”
“almost a million more families with children received the discount last winter after eligibility was expanded.”
“RealClearPolling’s average of polls shows Carlson with about 1.6 percent support, far behind Vance (40.4 percent) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (22.6 percent).”
“Held from July 20 to August 13, monsoon session had 19 sittings.”
“the proportion of over-65s with earnings from employment rose to 16 per cent in 2025, up from 14 per cent three years earlier”
“Households have been told to make sure the person who qualifies for the support is named on their electricity account by Sunday, August 23.”
“As of August 22, Polymarket gives Carlson a 1 percent chance of winning the White House in 2028, well behind figures including Vance, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rubio.”
“Lok Sabha functioned for only 15% of its scheduled time, while Rajya Sabha worked for 33%, according to PRS.”
“120-odd MPs in Labour’s rural caucus”
“just 21% of Britons surveyed in favour of the move.”
“Only 31 percent of Republicans said they had a favorable view of Carlson, while 24 percent viewed him unfavorably, according to the poll from UMass Lowell’s Center of Public Opinion. Overall, just 17 percent of those surveyed had a favoura…”
“Three of the five bills introduced during the Budget Session of 2025 were passed in the same session, followed by eight of 13 bills during the Monsoon Session and seven of nine during the Winter Session.”
“£65m funding boost for drought-hit farmers”
“state pensioners will automatically get at least another 2.5% increase to the DWP payments.”
“A Gallup survey conducted in September last year found 62 percent of U.S. adults believe the two major parties are doing such a poor job that a third is needed. Support for a third party has been near 60 percent since 2013, according to Ga…”
“Because there are five MPs from the same family.”
“a little over two months away”
“New polling by Ipsos found nearly half of Britons (48%) said there “should be strict limits on immigration into Britain even if that harms growth”.”
“61 percent of Americans oppose new data centers in their area, including 69 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of Republicans.”
“What is the per capita income of these 15 crore people?”
“Fewer than a third (32%) said “Britain should allow as much immigration as the economy needs to support growth”.”
“After The Lever reported Rogers had raised nearly $150,000 from donors with AI and data center investments, including $14,000 from Trump-aligned investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and $34,500 from seven Blackstone executives.”
“the SP had earlier announced yearly assistance of Rs 40,000”
“Brown outraised Husted more than two to one in the second quarter, pulling in $14.1 million to Husted's $3.4 million in direct donations.”
“Kumar, an 80-year-old former Congress MP, died on Thursday while serving a life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.”
“Polling from Wedgewood Polls in mid-August had Brown at 48 percent to Husted's 44 percent.”
“Forty-two years later, the wounds of our families have been reopened.”
“Talarico has taken in far more, in excess of $11 million from donors tied to the industry, including hundreds of thousands from Nvidia and Lone Pine Capital figures.”
“The party passed a 10-point resolution asserting that it would protect the honour, national character and prestige associated with the complete version of Vande Mataram.”
“Paxton has received roughly $400,000 from data center-connected donors, according to a NOTUS analysis of Federal Election Commission filings.”
“resolved to strongly condemn and unequivocally oppose the Congress Working Committee’s decision of 19th August 2026 to reaffirm its 1937 resolution and restrict Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at Congress programmes.”
“The latest Texas Tribune tracker showed Paxton ahead by 1 point.”
“This is the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.”
“More than a dozen Iowa counties, including Linn, Dubuque, Johnson, Woodbury and Sioux, have passed data center moratoriums this year amid concerns over water use, power demand and lack of transparency.”
“Sonia Gandhi signalled to stop Vande Mataram after two stanzas.”
“the 12-point rise in opposition to new data centers this year was 'not confined to a partisan subgroup.'”
“On August 19, a proposal came in at the CWC meeting stating that we will sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram.”
“citing death threats over a 1.4-gigawatt Oracle and OpenAI data center project in her rural community.”
“The incident allegedly took place between 8.30pm and 11pm on Friday at the COEP hostel in Shivajinagar, Pune”
“The latest survey from Echelon Insights, conducted August 13 to 17, found that 40 percent of parents of children under 18 strongly or somewhat approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, compared with 59 percent who strongly or …”
“on the complaint of 21-year-old student Malhar Nilesh Patil”
“This represents a decline from the same survey conducted between July 9 and 13, which found that 44 percent of parents approved, compared to 55 percent who disapproved, giving Trump a net approval rating of -11.”
“Three separate meetings are scheduled at the BJP headquarters and its extended office”
“In the July survey, 38 percent of respondents said they approved of the job Trump is doing, while 61 percent disapproved, giving him a net approval of -23.”
“The team comprises 65 office-bearers, including 51 new faces”
“In the August poll, 40 percent said they approved of his job performance, while 59 percent disapproved, giving him a net approval of -19.”
“Former Union minister Smriti Irani has been appointed one of the party's eight national general secretaries”
“The July and August poll surveyed about 1,000 voters; however, the July poll included only 247 parents of children under 18, and the August poll 234.”
“The new team includes 12 women and six leaders from minority communities”
“The Gaza flotilla case involves 35 defendants”
“Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels as they attempted to reach Gaza with aid”
“arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Moskovitch were issued by the Istanbul 11th Heavy Penal Court on July 14”
“The case relates to an Israeli interception of vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters in May”
“Turkey's growing influence in Syria, where it supports Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, has raised concerns in Israel since Sharaa's forces toppled longtime Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024”
“The tensions come ahead of Israel's parliamentary election in October”
