Elon Musk stated that he will reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter. Donald Trump had on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. With less than 40 minutes before the poll closed, some 14.8 million Twitter users voted in the poll with 51.8% voting in favor of the reinstatement.
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Polls open in Nepal to elect House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies
Voting has started in Nepal to elect new House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies as the Himalayan nation holds its periodic general election in search of stability. The second general election for federal and provincial parliament needed to be held every 5 years since the promulgation of the constitution in 2015 and is expected to end the political deadlock in the Himalayan nation which it had longed for ages. Thousands of eligible voters have queued outside the nearby polling centres to exercise their franchise braving the chilling cold. The polls opened at 7 AM (local time) and will close at 5 PM (local time).
Elon Musk says will reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter
Dead bodies of a 27-yr-old woman and her 7-yr-old daughter were found in a pond at Devtaha village in Deoria district. Their missing complaint was lodged on November 17. Prima facie seems to be the case of suicide. Further probe underway, said Sankalp Sharma, SP, Deoria.
MCD polls: BJP to hold 14 roadshows across Delhi today
With elections for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) around the corner, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday will hold 14 roadshows across the national capital. Each of these 14 roadshows will be led by 14 big leaders of the party in 14 different districts of Delhi on Sunday. The leaders who will lead these power-packed roadshows included BJP president JP Nadda, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta, Uttar Pradesh BJP President Bhupender Chaudhary and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Two men arrested in connection to threats against Jewish community in New York
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officers identified the two men late on Friday night after being alerted to warrants for their arrests by the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, the MTA said in a statement. Police seized a hunting knife, an illegal Glock 17 firearm and a 30-round magazine after investigating the individuals. The FBI/NYPD task force became aware of threats to the Jewish community on Friday night and “moved swiftly to gather information, identify those behind it and operationally neutralize their ability to do harm,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a statement, thanking “sharp-eyed” MTA officers for spotting the pair.
Allahabad HC suspends sentence for disqualified BJP MLA
The Allahabad High Court has suspended the sentence handed out to disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case and has listed the hearing for the suspension of his conviction for Monday. “The prayer for bail/suspension of sentence is allowed,” said Justice Samit Gopal. The High Court was hearing an appeal against the Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge MP/MLA Court order which convicted Saini.
Ukraine power supplies are under control, no need to panic: ministry
Ukrainian electricity supplies are under control despite a series of Russian attacks on power-generating infrastructure and there is no need to panic, the energy ministry said on Saturday. Separately, the head of DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company, said there was no need for people to leave Ukraine. Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine’s energy system and Kyiv authorities said on Friday that a complete shutdown of the capital’s power grid was possible.
Musk’s Twitter poll showing narrow majority want Trump reinstated
Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. With less than 40 minutes before the poll closed, some 14.8 million Twitter users voted in the poll with 51.8% voting in favor of the reinstatement.
Moody’s closing its consulting business in China, laying off staff
The US-headquartered credit rating firm, Moody’s Corp is shutting it’s China consulting business and is laying off its staff. Two people with knowledge of the matter said that Moody’s Corp is laying off people associated with the unit in multiple locations across the country, reported The News International. Moody’s Corp started winding down the business, Moody’s Analytics, in China this week, the people said on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to media. First announced internally on Monday, the move has affected more than 100 employees across Moody’s Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices, one of the sources said, reported The News International.
