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This week, six months after Rishi Sunak urged to be assessed on delivering what he dubbed the “people’s priorities,” the progress made towards fulfilling his “five pledges” has come under scrutiny from Conservative MPs in private. Worries over how the pledges are being received by the people have spread all the way to Downing Street, with the prime minister’s top advisers pacing across Whitehall. The Guardian obtained presentation slides from No. 10 media consultants to press secretaries working in government agencies, and they reveal the following: “We still have a problem with cut-through.”

Rahul Gandhi’s bid to have his conviction in a defamation case related to his 2019 Modi surname remark suspended by the Gujarat High Court was denied today. As a result, he would still be ineligible to serve as a Lok Sabha MP. According to the High Court, the conviction is “just, proper, and legal.”The leader of Congress will now address the Supreme Court. He is unlikely to be re-elected to parliament during the monsoon session commencing on July 20 since his disqualification remains in effect. Rahul Gandhi won’t be able to run in the election the next year if the...

Celebrities, cricketing greats, and fans all send their best wishes to legendary cricketer MS Dhoni as he celebrates his 42nd birthday today. Even after retiring from international cricket, Dhoni is still regarded as a highly respected person in the sport and the former captain of Team India. Dhoni, often known as “Captain Cool,” is a beloved member of the cricketing world, and his birthday has become a cause for celebration. His lasting impact on the game and his unwavering character both on and off the pitch have guaranteed his position in cricket history.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated his call to soldiers to protect China’s sovereignty and territory on Thursday, telling them to strengthen war and combat planning to boost their chances of winning in actual warfare. In remarks to troops while on an inspection tour of the Eastern Theatre Command, Xi claimed that the globe has entered a new era of upheaval and change and that China’s security situation has grown more erratic and unclear.

Washington, D.C. On Thursday, President Joe Biden will travel to South Carolina to argue that economic policies he pushed through Congress against strong Republican resistance are keeping the deep-red state — and other states that supported Donald Trump in 2020 — thriving. White House officials contended that if Republicans had gotten their way, South Carolina, like many other Republican-controlled states, would have lost out on billions of dollars in investments and thousands of jobs prior to Biden’s visit to a state that he lost by over 12 percentage points in the 2020 election.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is expected to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss ongoing issues that affect the state, according to sources. Reddy is also anticipated to meet with Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of Finance.

Bill Gates on failing and gaining knowledge from errorsOnce, Gates said: While it’s acceptable to celebrate achievement, it’s more crucial to learn from mistakes. We mistakenly believe that success is an all-or-nothing proposition and that anything less than that constitutes failure. Unfortunately, this idea encourages a fear of failure and deters attempts. Accepting a more complex definition of success can free us from this anxiety and give us the confidence to take risks and pursue our objectives from a wider angle.

The third Fourth of July event that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host is on Tuesday on the South Lawn. The first couple also improved the event’s entertainment by booking Grammy winners Brothers Osborne and Ne-Yo, in addition to DJ D-Nice and other musicians. Becca Rae Greene, a singer-songwriter and former Army spouse, as well as ensembles from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, U.S. Army Band, U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, U.S. Navy Band, and U.S. Air Force Band, will also perform for the military and veteran families in attendance. The...

Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, appealed his defamation case conviction on Monday in a Surat court, claiming that the maximum sentence had caused him “irreparable loss” and that he had been “treated harshly at the stage of determination of sentence taking into account his position as Member of Parliament.” Gandhi also argued that it appeared “reasonable to argue” that the maximum punishment imposed to him was to “attract the order of disqualification (as an MP)” in his appeal before the Surat District and Sessions Court against his two-year conviction. The appeal claims that the excessive penalty is not...

On Monday morning, the Delhi police received a call reporting the sighting of a ‘unidentified flying object’ over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. “Information was received regarding drone flying in the no-fly zone above the Prime Minister’s residence. At 5.30 in the morning, the Special Protection Group (SPG) alerted the police, according to Delhi police.A senior officer claimed that neither the Air Traffic Control (ATC) nor the police or other security services discovered anything unusual. “A report of an unusual flying object close to the residence of the PM was received at the NDD control centre. The immediate region was...