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‘Compromised PM forced to sell India’s interest’: Rahul as US court dismisses Adani case

‘Compromised PM forced to sell India’s interest’: Rahul as US court dismisses Adani case

New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “compromised PM” who was forced to sell India’s interests, after a US federal judge permanently dismissed criminal charges against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also claimed that India was paying a “huge price” as a result. Reacting to the US court’s decision, Rahul shared a screenshot of a media report on X about the US Justice Department’s request to dismiss the charges against Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani.

Luxon survives another leadership vote months before New Zealand’s election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, August 12, 2026 (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote prompted by a challenge from his defense minister less than three months before an election. The vote took place during a hastily convened meeting of Luxon’s center-right National Party lawmakers at Parliament in Wellington, which was held behind closed doors and ran for more than three hours. Luxon then emerged flanked by his lawmakers to give a brief statement and departed without taking any questions from reporters. “There was a confidence vote in my leadership this morning at

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay tables resolution in Assembly urging Centre to fix Lok Sabha strength at 543

Chennai, Aug 12 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday introduced a resolution in the Assembly urging the Centre to permanently fix the strength of Lok Sabha at 543. Batting for the implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in the next Lok Sabha polls to be held in 2029, Chief Minister Vijay, in his resolution said the proposed quota must be based on the current lower house strength of 543 seats. The chief minister said that 33 per cent reservation for women must not be delayed anymore and asserted that “reservation for women is not

Why do humans use ‘baby voice’ when we speak to pets?

August 12, 2026 (Conversation) You walk in a park. Children are playing, people are walking their dogs, and then you hear someone: “Who’s my little sweetie?” You turn around expecting to see a pram. But someone is sitting beside a dog, speaking in the same voice they would use with a baby. It’s not in your head. The way we speak to babies is very similar to the way we speak to our pets – and research confirms this. So why do we do this? And do pets even care? The useful features of baby-talk For pets and babies, we

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