December 2018

Donald Trump says not concerned about being impeached, defends payments to women Federal prosecutors in New York said last week that Donald Trump directed Michael Cohen to make six-figure payments to two women so they would not discuss their alleged affairs with the candidate ahead of the 2016 presidential election. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not concerned that he could be impeached and that hush payments made ahead of the 2016 election by his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to two women did not violate campaign finance laws. wiki                 ...

British PM Theresa May to face leadership challenge over Brexit plan Theresa May, who has been prime minister since shortly after the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, has faced criticism in her party for the Brexit plan she has negotiated Prime Minister Theresa May remained defiant soon after it emerged on Wednesday morning that she will face a challenge to her leadership when the required number of Conservative MPs – 48 – sent in letters expressing lack of confidence in her, throwing the Brexit process into another phase of turmoil. wiki           ...

Kushwaha camp elated with BJP’s defeat in state assembly polls Though the party president Upendra Kushwaha, along with his party office-bearers will decide on the future course of action–whether to move to UPA– party workers are happy that the decision to pull out came before the results were announced. The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), which was part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) till Monday, is thanking its stars for deciding to pull out of the alliance a day before the BJP suffered defeats in the assembly elections. wiki                   ...

India to increase public health spending to 2.5% of GDP: PM Modi India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday. He also said India is one of the first countries to advocate focused attention on adolescence and to implement a full-fledged health promotion and prevention programme for adolescents. wiki                      source

Kapil Sharma, Ginni Chatrath are married. See latest pics from their wedding Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath are now married. Their first pictures as a couple have arrived online. Kapil and Ginni, who have been together for several years, tied the knot in Jalandhar on December 12, the same day as Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal’s wedding. wiki                       source

fter losing three states, Amit Shah meets leaders today to review setback PM Modi, Amit Shah are likely to speak to senior leaders, get feedback; RSS leaders to offer inputs.Party president Amit Shah will go into a huddle with senior leaders on Thursday to discuss the reasons behind the defeats the party faced in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh annd Rajasthan, and to lift the morale ahead of the 2019 general elections, according to senior leaders familiar with the matter. wiki                       source  

Telangana election results 2018: KCR will take oath today, explains his mission 2019 elangana’s caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao reiterated his decision to play a crucial role in the national politics by striving to form a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front. Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao will take oath as the chief minister of Telangana for the second successive term at 1.30 pm on Thursday. wiki                     source

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh CMs: After major win, focus now on Rajasthan CM; Rahul Gandhi begins consultations Congress president Rahul Gandhi is expected to meet Rajasthan leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot at 11 am while Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs are meeting in Bhopal at 4 pm Congress president Rahul Gandhi will on Thursday meet observers he appointed for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to choose chief ministers in the states the party won in the elections, results of which were declared on Tuesday. wiki                      source

LIVE Assembly Election Results: Mayawati announces support to Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2018 LIVE updates: The results from the counting will decided the fate of 8,472 candidates who are in the fray. The assembly election results of five states – Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Mizoram will be declared today. After nearly a month-long voting process, the counting of votes began today at 8am. The results from the counting will decide the fate of 8,472 candidates who are in the fray. wiki                           source

India vs Australia: Prithvi Shaw to miss Perth Test; Another chance for KL Rahul and Murali Vijay to shine Hindustan Times has reliably learnt that while Prithvi Shaw is undergoing treatment, it might take some more time before the young Mumbai batsman is match fit. Injuries are a part and parcel of a sportsperson’s life and none know it better than the trio of India openers Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay. It seemed all but a case of the team management picking one between Rahul and Vijay to open with Shaw in the first Test against Australia at...