Tag: Elections

[ad_1] Former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam has won his bid to lead Ivory Coast’s opposition in presidential elections scheduled for 2025. Results of a vote announced late Friday showed the 61-year old former banker convincingly defeating his sole opponent to be the head of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, which ruled the West African nation for decades after independence in 1960 but has been out of power since 1999. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] India’s rate setters wanted to stay cautious as volatile food prices lent uncertainty to the overall inflation trajectory and did not want to confuse investors by changing policy stance just yet, the minutes of the monetary policy meeting showed Friday. The Reserve Bank of India’s six-member monetary policy committee unanimously voted to pause for the fifth straight review and retained the stance on “withdrawal of accommodation,” indicating rates may remain higher for longer. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider’s guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly. India’s parliament is planning to push through some crucial bills, including proposed changes to overhaul the criminal justice system, despite a record number of opposition members still suspended. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2023. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images A sedan crashed into a Secret Service vehicle that was part of President Joe Biden’s motorcade in Delaware on Sunday night. Following the crash, U.S. Secret Service agents whisked Biden into a vehicle. Agents quickly surrounded the sedan with guns drawn and aimed at its driver, who had his hands up. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Special Agent ... Read more

[ad_1] Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, makes a statement to the press outside the U.S. Capitol about testifying publicly to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.  Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Hunter Biden on Wednesday defended his business record and denied that his father, President Joe Biden, was financially involved in it. He spoke to reporters outside the Capitol, where he defied a congressional subpoena to testify behind closed doors. “I’m proud of my legal career and business career. I’m proud of my time serving on a dozen different ... Read more