Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has nominated Home Minister Kailash Gahlot to hoist the national flag at the state-level Independence Day celebrations at Chhatrasal Stadium. This decision comes as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who would typically lead the event, is currently in jail following his arrest by the CBI in connection with the alleged liquor policy case. The nomination of Gahlot by the LG has the potential to spark further contention between Saxena and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Earlier, Delhi Minister Gopal Rai had directed the General Administration…
Day: August 14, 2024
Ukraine’s incursion into Russia poses a ‘real dilemma’ for Putin: Prez Biden
Russia has reportedly pulled a small number of troops from southern Ukraine back into its own territory to reinforce defenses in the Kursk region, according to a Ukrainian official. This move comes as Ukrainian forces have made significant advances, reclaiming dozens of settlements and large areas in the Kursk and Belgorod regions of southern Russia, leading to what has been described as scrambling within Moscow. Dmytro Lykhoviy, a spokesman for the Ukrainian army, stated that units have been relocated from the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in Ukraine to counter the…