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The assembly elections in Maharashtra have shed light yet again on the BJP’s resilience and successful strategising after a setback. The party has managed a successful course correction in the state where just a few months ago, it has slid massively in the Lok Sabha polls. From 28 seats in 2019, the party had managed to win only 13 seats this year — a situation that restricted its numbers in the Lok Sabha and for the first time since 2014, made it dependent on its allies for majority in the lower house. After Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra has the second highest number of MPs — 48. What worked for the BJP was a massive course correction… Read More »Behind BJP’s Winning Game In Maharashtra After Big Slide In Lok Sabha Polls

McDonald’s has announced it will be launching a new “McValue” menu, starting next year, to provide more savings to consumers. The fast-food franchise giant is hoping the move would bring more customers as soaring inflation pushes them to cheaper dining alternatives. The McValue platform will be available in restaurants in the US, beginning January 7 and will include McDonald’s $5 meal deal, which the company launched in June, in addition to a new ‘Buy One, Add One at $1’ feature. “When it comes to value, we know there’s no one-size-fits-all. We’ve worked closely with our franchisees to create a new platform that will let our customers define value on their own terms,” said Joe Erlinger,… Read More »McDonald’s Launches New ‘McValue’ Menu To Bring Back Customers. Here’s What It Includes

Mahayuti – an alliance of the BJP and the Shiv Sena and NCP factions led by Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar – swept the Maharashtra polls, winning 235 of the total 288 seats. The BJP got the largest share – 132, followed by Sena (57) and NCP (41). The Maha Vikas Aghadi – comprising Congress and the Shiv Sena and NCP factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, together won 49 seats, less than half of the BJP’s solo tally. Sena (UBT) was the highest scorer in the opposition camp with 20 seats while the Congress ended with 16. Sharad Pawar’s NCP won just 10 seats, the worst ever performance by the veteran politician.… Read More »NDA Decimates Opposition In Maharashtra, Jharkhand Stays With INDIA

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday. Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing. Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighbourhood, where the embassy is located. The area is a flashpoint for frequent demonstrations against Israel. The kingdom has witnessed some of the biggest peaceful rallies across the region as… Read More »3 Cops Injured In Shooting Near Israeli Embassy In Jordan, Gunman Shot Dead

Pop star Katy Perry won an appeal on Friday in a trademark case brought by Australian fashion designer Katie Taylor, who markets her clothing under the name Katie Perry, USA Today reported.  A panel of three judges overturned a 2023 ruling that had sided with Taylor, allowing Katy Perry (born Katheryn Hudson) to continue using her stage name to sell merchandise in Australia despite Taylor’s trademark claim. The judges determined that Perry had used her name as a trademark for five years before Taylor began her clothing business and already had an “international reputation in music and entertainment, if not more broadly.” As a result, Perry was deemed entitled to use her stage name in Australia.… Read More »Katy Perry Wins Trademark Case Against Australian Designer Katie Perry