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Resign if you want to shift loyalty: Raut says as Sena (UBT) rebellion buzz intensifies

Mumbai, Jun 17 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday dared dissident MPs to quit if they want to switch sides, amid heightened speculation of an imminent split within the Uddhav Thackeray‒led party. Holding a press conference in New Delhi, Raut said the people of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs won’t remain quiet if the party split is replicated, a reference to the rebellion in 2022. Out of the nine Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha members, only three — Arvind Sawant, Anil Desai and Rajabhau Waje — attended Raut’s press conference. “Uddhav Thackeray, Sena (UBT) workers toiled hard

Have we lost our appetite for meat and dairy alternatives?

Sydney, Jun 17 (Conversation) Our supermarket shelves are lined with meat and dairy products, ranging from cheese to milk and minced beef. The average Australian consumes more than 22 kilograms of meat and 90 kilograms of dairy each year. But over the past five years, Australians have increasingly turned to alternative proteins. Six in ten people report trying, or being interested in trying, plant-based products. That’s based on evidence suggesting that eating a plant-based diet – meaning foods that don’t contain animal products and are minimally processed – may have certain health and environmental benefits. As demand for plant-based foods

Trump’s Iran war weighs on G7 economies, but don’t expect hard talk in France

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) – Rising inflation and a 30% jump in oil prices are dampening global growth, but leaders of the world’s top economies are unlikely to blame U.S. President Donald Trump for the war-driven slowdown when they meet in France to discuss the ​economy on Wednesday. G7 leaders, already bruised by U.S. tariffs and conflicts over NATO and Greenland, have publicly criticized Trump’s decision not to consult them before the U.S. and Israel launched the war ‌with Iran in late February, while they warned about the likely economic fallout. The U.S. and Iran announced over the weekend that

Rebellion buzz: Sena (UBT) issues whip to its MPs to attend meeting in Delhi

Mumbai, Jun 17 (PTI) The Shiv Sena (UBT) has issued a whip to its MPs to attend a meeting in New Delhi to discuss “important issues”, amid the speculation of an imminent rebellion in the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, sources said on Wednesday. The party can initiate disqualification proceedings against those who skip the meeting, they said. Notably, the party had issued a similar whip when 39 MLAs led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde rebelled against the Sena leadership in 2022, following which disqualification proceedings were initiated against them. The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) is staring at a crisis,

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