Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar’s son in trouble over Rs 300 crore land deal controversy as govt orders probe, suspends officials; know all about it
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday formed an inquiry committee to investigate into the allegations of irregularities in a Pune land deal involving a company linked to NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Parth Pawar.
‘Voted in both Delhi, Bihar’: Opposition attacks Rakesh Sinha over ‘vote chori’ allegations, BJP hits back
As Bihar underwent polling in the first phase for assembly polls 2025, opposition parties accused the right-wing leaders of voting in more than one state, something they described as the “proof of vote chori”.
Bihar Elections 2025: Voter turnout of 64.46% recorded in first phase of polling, highest in 73 years
As Bihar underwent the first phase of assembly polls 2025 on Thursday, i.e., November 6, a voter turnout of 64.46 per cent was recorded provisionally at close of polling in 121 seats, as per an Election Commission data. Interestingly, it was the highest voter turnout in 73 years.
Unified Pension Scheme: Government clarifies rules, makes THESE mandatory for voluntary retirement
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has defined the rules for taking voluntary retirement under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). In the last few months, the Centre has been working towards making rules simpler with more clarity regarding UPS.
Texas voters said no to property tax hikes this week, as Republican leaders signal more cuts ahead
Even voters in Austin, one of the state’s most liberal cities, shot down a measure to raise property taxes.
Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it
The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.
Dallas, Houston airports will see flights cut starting Friday
The Federal Aviation Administration will cut air traffic by 10% across 40 U.S. airports.
New MAMDANI Act would block federal funds to NYC after socialist’s inauguration
FIRST ON FOX: A House GOP lawmaker is proposing to block federal funds from New York City for as long as Zohran Mamdani is mayor. Forthcoming legislation led by Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., is called the Moving American Money Distant from Anti-National Interests Act, or the “MAMDANI Act” for short. The two-page bill text stated that “notwithstanding any other provision of law, during any period in which Zohran Mamdani is mayor of New York, New York” that “any unobligated Federal funds available” for the city “are hereby rescinded” and that “no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for any purpose to New York, New York.” It is expected to be introduced on Friday, Fox News Digital was told. VAN JONES CALLS OUT ZOHRAN MAMDANI FOR ‘CHARACTER SWITCH’ DURING INTENSE VICTORY SPEECH The 34-year-old socialist won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo running as an independent and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. His victory was not a surprise to election watchers; New York City has not elected a Republican mayor since Michael Bloomberg won a second term in 2005. While Carter’s bill is not likely to be taken up in the House, it’s a symbol of how the GOP has been hyper-focused on Mamdani’s win, with Republican leaders in the House positioning him as the new leader of the Democratic Party. ZOHRAN MAMDANI LAUNCHES ANTI-TRUMP TOUR ACROSS FIVE BOROUGHS IN NEW YORK CITY A House Republican campaign operative signaled to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that the GOP would seek to tie vulnerable Democrats across the country to Mamdani and his far-left platforms. Carter, who is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, said taxpayer dollars from his state “should not be wasted on programs that will bankrupt the financial capital of the world.” “If New Yorkers want communism, we should let them have their wish and not artificially prop them up with our successful capitalist system,” Carter said. “Any New Yorker with common sense is welcome to move to the great, FREE state of Georgia.” Historically, New York State has sent more taxpayer dollars to the federal government than it takes in federal dollars.
Russia drawing up plans to conduct nuclear tests after Trump announcement
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country will draw up plans to conduct nuclear tests after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would do the same last week. The Kremlin leader said he has asked relevant departments to “submit coordinated proposals regarding the possible commencement of work to prepare for nuclear weapons testing.” “Russia has always strictly adhered and continues to adhere to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and we have no plans to deviate from these commitments,” Putin said at a meeting of the Russian national security council. The treaty was signed but never ratified by the U.S. TRUMP BREAKS 33-YEAR NUCLEAR TESTING SILENCE AS WORLD BRACES FOR DANGEROUS NEW ARMS RACE If the U.S. or other signatories of the treaty begin nuclear testing, “Russia would also have to take appropriate and proportionate responsive measures,” Putin added. In the past week, Trump has both announced the U.S. will reignite nuclear testing and suggested he is working on a deal to denuclearize with Russia and China. “We redid our nuclear — we’re the number one nuclear power, which I hate to admit, because it’s so horrible,” Trump said during a speech at the American Business Forum in Miami. TRUMP STUNS WITH CALL TO RESUME NUCLEAR TESTS — WHY NOW, AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN “Russia’s second. China’s a distant third, but they’ll catch us within four or five years,” he added. “We’re maybe working on a plan to denuclearize, the three of us. We’ll see if that works.” Last week, Trump announced on Truth Social, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” The War Department handles the testing of nuclear-capable weapons, while the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would be responsible for testing explosives. Some 1400 workers, 80% of the NNSA, are currently on furlough due to the government shutdown. The U.S. regularly tests nuclear-capable vehicles, missiles and rockets, but the U.S. has not conducted an explosive nuclear test since 1992. Russia’s last known test was in 1990. Russia last week did claim to test two delivery vehicles: an undersea torpedo known as Poseidon and a nuclear-powered cruise missile. The U.S. conducted a nuclear-capable weapon test on Wednesday, launching the intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III into the air from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It landed 4,200 miles away at a U.S. test site in the Marshall Islands. ENERGY SECRETARY REVEALS HOW US NUCLEAR TESTS WILL WORK Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president who holds a top post on its security council, wrote on X that “No one knows what Trump meant about ‘nuclear testing’,” adding, “he probably doesn’t himself.” “But he’s the president of the United States. And the consequences of such words are inescapable: Russia will be forced to assess the expediency of conducting full-fledged nuclear tests itself,” Medvedev added. Russia’s defense minister, Andrey Belousov, said Wednesday that he believes the U.S. in general is “actively increasing its strategic offensive capabilities.” “We must, of course, focus not only — or even primarily — on statements and remarks made by American politicians and officials, but above all on the actual actions of the United States of America.”
Federal judge says ICE detainees ‘shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets’ at Chicago-area facility
A federal judge in Illinois ordered authorities at an ICE facility near Chicago to improve the living conditions for detainees following complaints this week. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered the facility to ensure that detainees have access to a clean bedding mat and sufficient space to sleep, soap, towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, menstrual products and prescribed medications. “People shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets,” Gettlemen wrote. “They should not be sleeping on top of each other.” The ruling comes after detainees filed a lawsuit last week. They complained at a Tuesday hearing of crowded sleeping conditions, non-functioning toilets and water that tasted like “sewer.” ICE ORDERED TO FIX ‘HORRIFYING’ CONDITIONS AT NYC FACILITY AFTER MIGRANT COMPLAINTS Gettlemen’s order further requires that detainees’ living facilities must be cleaned twice per day and that detainees be given the chance to shower at least once every other day. They must also have access to three meals a day and bottled water upon request, according to NBC News. SOCIAL MEDIA ERUPTS AFTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SCREAMS DURING VIRAL DC ARREST: ‘WHAT I VOTED FOR’ ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The Broadview facility has been the site of many anti-ICE protests in recent weeks. DOJ attorney Jana Brady, who represented the government at Tuesday’s hearing, argued that conditions at the facility had already been improving for several months. She said the lack of bed space is a result of the facility not being intended for long-term housing. Wednesday’s order comes as President Donald Trump continues to lean on ICE to ramp up deportations, saying in a “60 Minutes” interview that raids “haven’t gone far enough.” “You have to get the people out. You know, you have to look at the people. Many of them are murderers. Many of them are people that were thrown outta their countries because they were, you know, criminals. Many of them are people from jails and prisons. Many of them are people from, frankly, mental institutions,” Trump said. “I feel badly about that, but they’re released from insane asylums. You know why? Because they’re killers.” The White House has repeatedly said federal agents are targeting criminal illegal migrants who are the “worst of the worst.”