'I've been called a lot worse': O'Donovan reacts to criticism and plays down reports of walkout
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top 83%CCG urges serving civil servants to uphold Constitution, resist 'partisan objectives'
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau8d ago
The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), a collective of former All-India Services officials, on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) urged serving civil servants to uphold the Constitution, alleging that...
Maharashtra council polls: NCP workers demoralised as BJP gets Pune Graduates seat, says Patel
ThePrintby PTI8d ago
Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) Murmurs of dissent in Mahayuti over the legislative council elections grew louder on Wednesday, with NCP leader Praful Patel claiming that the party workers in five districts...
Rahul, Priyanka detained in another day of street showdowns against CEC by combative Oppn
ThePrintby PTI8d ago
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The opposition offensive against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar picked up further pace on Wednesday as Rahul Gandhi led the INDIA bloc leaders’ street protests for...
Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense | Heather Stewart
World news | The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor8d ago
Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit is a Conservative classic. After all, it was George Osborne’s high-profile pledge to “take the family home out of inheritance tax” in 2007 that put Gordon...
Gen Z gives ‘Dilli Chalo’ call to fix ‘broken system’
The Hinduby Suruchi Kumari; Lavpreet Kaur8d ago
Youth organisations on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) urged youth from across the country to join a protest on October 10 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election...
DMK backs Rahul Gandhi's stir against CEC, but slams his silence on TN SIR deletions
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk8d ago
The DMK on Wednesday backed the Rahul Gandhi-led INDIA Bloc protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation while questioning the Congress leader's silence on deletions in Tamil Nadu under the...
L-G enforces major administrative reshuffle in J&K, ruffles feathers with elected government
The Hinduby Peerzada Ashiq8d ago
Days after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah raised concerns in the Assembly over the dual power system and transfers in the Union Territory, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on...
‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
World news | The Guardianby Helena Horton8d ago
When the Sunday Times broke the news that David Reuben, one of the richest men in the UK, had apparently fled to the tax haven of Monaco, there was much pearl clutching.
Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra to restore trust of MPSC aspirants, students to return to classes
The Hinduby Chinmay Gaikwad8d ago
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) asked the Maharashtra government to take steps to restore the trust of students protesting over the recruitment process managed by the...
What France's student protesters want – and what the government is offering
France 24by Lara BULLENS8d ago
What France's student protesters want – and what the government is offering Staff shortages, rats in the corridors, and a university admissions system that feels like a lottery: As protests sweep...
Justice Department Hired Criminals as Veteran Employees Fled
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid8d ago
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is combing the bottom of the barrel to fill prosecutor vacancies.
Industry wants visas for skills that 'really matter'
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young8d ago
Industry wants visas for skills that 'really matter' Migration policies delivered by the major parties are being described as a missed opportunity to bring construction apprentices to Australia to...
Politicians pin hopes of winning knife-edge race on Auckland this election
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa8d ago
Politicians have been relentlessly focused on Auckland this election campaign, heavily weighting their time there during what is still a knife-edge race.
View: The five takes that will define this midterm campaign
Semaforby David Weigel8d ago
David’s view Prick up your ears, and you can hear it — the sound of many different kinds of Democrats grabbing credit for midterm victories that aren’t official yet.
Central University of Kerala students protest RSS leader's presence
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India8d ago
Kasaragod: Students held protests at the Central University of Kerala on Tuesday against the presence of J Nandakumar, national convener of an RSS-linked organisation, at a Vande Mataram-related...
Conservatives united behind Kemi Badenoch - but party still needs to win over voters
BBC Newsby Chris Mason8d ago
- Published It is Kemi Badenoch's Conservative Party now. Implicitly and explicitly, that was the message from the Tories' annual conference, which has wrapped up in Birmingham.
Is This the Oddest Democrat in Congress?
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, The New Republic Staff8d ago
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Inheritance tax: What's in the Conservatives' plan and who benefits?
BBC Newsby Ben Chu; Tom Edgington8d ago
- Published Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has announced she will overhaul inheritance tax if her party wins the next general election.
Kemi Badenoch is gearing up for a ‘battle of ideas’ with Labour
The Conversation UKby Andrew S. Roe-Crines, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Political Communication, University of Liverpool8d ago
Kemi Badenoch’s closing conference speech to the Conservative party conference sought to galvanise the membership by framing the coming years as “a battle of ideas” over how Britain is governed.