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Delhi’s EV policy 2.0: Govt to pay owners of old fuel cars for conversion into EVs, check new policy measures

Delhi’s EV policy 2.0: Govt to pay owners of old fuel cars for conversion into EVs, check new policy measures

The Delhi government has introduced a new vehicle rule aimed at reducing air pollution. It will provide a Rs 50,000 subsidy for the first 1,000 cars that need modifying to push people to convert their diesel/petrol cars into electric vehicles (EVs). The move is beneficial for those considering scraping or dumping their old vehicles as they would now receive an upgraded version of their old car along with an incentive.

Mamdani-linked Democratic Socialists demand Trump free Maduro from lockup — and send him back to power

Mamdani-linked Democratic Socialists demand Trump free Maduro from lockup — and send him back to power

The Democratic Socialists of America, the nation’s largest socialist group with ties to left-wing leaders such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, published a lengthy rebuke of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, demanding he and his wife be returned to power as they face criminal charges on U.S. soil.  “The Trump Administration has started an illegal war against Venezuela,” the DSA published in a rebuke Saturday. “This is a nakedly imperialist war to install a US puppet government that will give Venezuela’s oil resources over to US corporations and to force US hegemony over Latin America — the new ‘Trump Corollary’ to the Monroe Doctrine. This war is illegal both under international law and the laws governing the declaration of war within the United States.” President Donald Trump confirmed a successful strike on Venezuela Saturday morning in a military operation that did not kill any U.S. military personnel, did not damage U.S. military equipment, and yielded the arrests of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on sweeping narcotics charges.  The dictatorial president of Venezuela, who was first elected in 2013, is accused of working with cartels and narco gangs in South America and Mexico to distribute millions of pounds of cocaine to the U.S. Trump had vowed to curb the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S. while on the campaign trail. When he took office for his second term nearly a year ago, he imposed tariffs on nations such as China over deadly fentanyl or boat strikes in the Carribean targeting suspected drug traffickers from Venezuela. CAPTURED VENEZUELAN DICTATOR MADURO FACES NEW YORK FEDERAL JUDGE AFTER DRAMATIC PALACE RAID The DSA hit back in its statement, saying, “Trump’s war has nothing to do with drug trafficking.” “There is no substantiated evidence that high-level members of the Venezuelan government are ‘narco-terrorists,‘” the DSA wrote. “Yet, the Trump administration is using this claim as the pretext for this illegal war. This is another regime-change war to steal another country’s oil, just like the failed war against Iraq, and to crush any resistance to US imperialism. Trump’s war will only impoverish the people of Latin America.” Trump called the strike a massive success over the weekend, celebrating to the media that Maduro and his wife were swiftly captured while commending the military for its execution of the operation.  “The United States military is the strongest and most fearsome military on the planet. By far. With capabilities and skills our enemies can scarcely begin to imagine. We have the best equipment anywhere in the world,” he said Saturday during a press conference on the strike.  The DSA is supported by a handful of left-wing politicians and lawmakers. Most recently, longtime DSA member Mamdani rose through the ranks of New York politics and was elected mayor of the Big Apple in the November election. Lawmakers such as New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib are also prominent members of the left-wing group and have received its endorsement in previous elections.  TRUMP’S MADURO TAKEDOWN RESETS THE GLOBAL CHESSBOARD AND REASSERTS AMERICAN POWER The DSA listed seven demands following the capture of the dictator, including that Maduro and his wife be returned to Venezuela, “an end to the failed ‘war on drugs,’” an “immediate end to the war,” including the removal of all military presence in the “Caribbean and an end to any operations with intervention purposes driven by SOUTHCOM.” Maduro and his wife are being held at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Maduro is expected to be arraigned on Monday afternoon.  “Democratic Socialists of America calls on the people of the United States to protest and resist this illegal war and to stand in solidarity with the sovereign people of Venezuela,” the DSA added.  Left-wing political leaders such as Mamdani have railed against the U.S. operation in Venezuela, with the newly minted mayor telling the public that he spoke directly with Trump following the strike.  TRUMP SAYS CUBA IS ‘READY TO FALL’ AFTER CAPTURE OF VENEZUELA’S MADURO “I called the president and spoke with him directly to register my opposition to this act and to make clear that it was an opposition based on being opposed to a pursuit of regime change, to the violation of federal international law and a desire to see that be consistent each and every day,” Mamdani said Saturday. “I registered my opposition, I made it clear and we left it at that.” Fox News Digital reached out to the mayor’s office Monday morning inquiring if Mamdani supports the DSA’s rebuke of the operation and list of seven demands, but did not immediately receive a reply.  More moderate Democrats have also taken issue with the strike as unjustified and for failing to notify Congress ahead of the attack, while Republicans have for the most part backed the operation.  “Nicolas Maduro wasn’t just an illegitimate dictator; he also ran a vast drug-trafficking operation. That’s why he was indicted in U.S. court nearly six years ago for drug trafficking and narco-terrorism,” Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., posted on X. “I just spoke to @SecRubio, who confirmed that Maduro is in U.S. custody and will face justice for his crimes against our citizens. I commend President Trump and our brave troops and law-enforcement officers for this incredible operation.”

Maduro’s capture is ‘beginning of the end’ for Cuba’s regime, House Intelligence chair says

Maduro’s capture is ‘beginning of the end’ for Cuba’s regime, House Intelligence chair says

The top lawmaker on the House Intelligence Committee believes that the weekend capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may have a domino effect in Cuba. Chairman Rick Crawford, R-Ark., called it “the beginning of the end” for the regime there. “Cuba and Venezuela have had a symbiotic relationship for a long, long time. Cuba needs Venezuelan oil. They no longer have the resources that will be provided by Venezuela,” Crawford said on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show.” MADURO AND ‘LADY MACBETH’ CILIA FLORES MARRIAGE SPELLS ‘WORST CASE’ CUSTODY SCENARIO According to Crawford, Venezuela also benefited from the partnership by receiving medical assistance from Cuba and military protections used by Maduro.  President Miguel Díaz-Canel leads Cuba’s government — a one-party Communist state that has long been at odds with the United States. The U.S. has an economic embargo on the country, restricting exports to and from Cuba as well as travel restrictions that limit tourism. Those measures have been in place for 63 years. “In February 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed an embargo on trade between the United States and Cuba and directed the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury to implement the embargo, which remains in place today,” the Department of State explains on its website.  TRUMP VOWS US ‘IN CHARGE’ OF VENEZUELA AS HE REVEALS IF HE’S SPOKEN TO DELCY RODRÍGUEZ Despite those longstanding tensions, Crawford noted that an impulse for change may also come from a cultural closeness between Cuba and the United States on top of the crumbling of its Venezuelan partnerships. “You may very well see a popular uprising there. There’s a lot of connective tissue. We have really, for lack of a better term, we have a familial bond with Cuba,” Crawford said. “We have so many families in South Florida that are directly connected to family members in Cuba that remittances are a big part of their economy. They rely on the United States, whether they want to admit it or not. “We can play an outsize role there in influencing those folks and helping them to organically rise up and help overcome that oppressive regime,” Crawford added. Crawford did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the U.S. should also take military action in Havana. Crawford said the political cascade caused by the capture of Maduro and the American presence in Venezuela would not be limited to Cuba.  TRUMP’S MADURO TAKEDOWN RESETS THE GLOBAL CHESSBOARD AND REASSERTS AMERICAN POWER “This also plays into what I call the communist triad of the Western hemisphere, that is Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. This probably doesn’t bode well for Nicaragua if we’re being honest about it. I mean, I’m sure they’re watching anxiously, wondering when the next boot is gonna fall and where they’ll be in relation to that,” Crawford said. He also sent a message to America’s larger adversaries who have built relationships with those countries in Latin and South America. “Iran, Russia, China, you’re playing in the wrong sandbox,” Crawford said.

Hegseth moves to censure Sen Mark Kelly, review his retirement rank and pay over ‘seditious video’

Hegseth moves to censure Sen Mark Kelly, review his retirement rank and pay over ‘seditious video’

EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., will receive a formal censure letter and that he has directed Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to review the retired Navy captain’s retirement rank and pay and provide a recommendation in 45 days, sharply escalating an investigation alleging he made “seditious statements” that undermined military operations. “Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline,” Hegseth said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “As a retired Navy Captain who is still receiving a military pension, Captain Kelly knows he is still accountable to military justice. And the Department of War — and the American people — expect justice.” The review could result in a downgrade of Kelly’s rank at which he officially retired. As a result, his retirement pay, which is tied to rank, may also be reduced.  Kelly fired back by calling the move “outrageous” and “un-American.”  “If Pete Hegseth, the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history, thinks he can intimidate me with a censure or threats to demote me or prosecute me, he still doesn’t get it,” Kelly said. “I will fight this with everything I’ve got — not for myself, but to send a message back that Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump don’t get to decide what Americans in this country get to say about their government.” PENTAGON LAUNCHES FULL COMMAND INVESTIGATION INTO SEN. MARK KELLY OVER ‘SERIOUS MISCONDUCT’ ALLEGATIONS A censure letter will also be issued outlining the “totality of Captain Kelly’s reckless misconduct,” Hegseth said. Such a letter typically calls out figures for wrongdoing and can be used to justify reductions in rank, pay or benefits. It also serves as an official warning that future misconduct could result in harsher consequences. KELLY SHRUGS OFF TRUMP COURT-MARTIAL THREAT, SAYS GROWING UP IN TONY SOPRANO’S HOMETOWN MADE HIM ‘RESILIENT’ HEGSETH RIPS MARK KELLY’S POST ABOUT HIS SERVICE: ‘YOU CAN’T EVEN DISPLAY YOUR UNIFORM CORRECTLY’ “This Censure is a necessary process step, and will be placed in Captain Kelly’s official and permanent military personnel file,” Hegseth said. The department added that Kelly’s status as a sitting U.S. senator “does not exempt him from accountability, and further violations could result in further action.” SEN BLACKBURN FIRES BACK AT DEMOCRATS OVER ‘DISTURBING’ VIDEO URGING TROOPS TO DEFY ‘ILLEGAL’ ORDERS Kelly was notified of the basis for the actions and has 30 days to submit a response, according to Hegseth.  The department added that such actions against Kelly are based on his public statements from June through December 2025, in which he “characterized lawful military operations as illegal and encouraged members of the Armed Forces to refuse lawful orders.” This comes after a group of Democratic lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds – Kelly, Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, and Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and Jason Crow of Colorado – released a video directed at service members and intelligence officers stating: “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders.” All the lawmakers in the video highlighted their former service in the military and intelligence community. Members in the video had worked to limit Trump’s ability to deploy National Guard members domestically or launch military action against suspected narco-terrorists without congressional approval. However, none of that context appears in the video, titled “Don’t Give Up the Ship.” Instead, the video framed the appeal as a warning to military members to “stand up for our laws” and “refuse unlawful orders.”  Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf and Madison Colombo contributed to this report.

Democrats label Trump’s Venezuela operation an ‘impeachable offense’

Democrats label Trump’s Venezuela operation an ‘impeachable offense’

Democrats’ anger over President Donald Trump’s weekend operation in Venezuela is now turning into demands for his impeachment by some members of the party’s leftmost flank. Several progressives have now called for proceedings against Trump after the administration carried out strikes in Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.  “Many Americans woke up to a sick sense of déjà vu. Under the guise of liberty, an administration of warmongers has lied to justify an invasion and is dragging us into an illegal, endless war so they can extract resources and expand their wealth,” Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., a member of the House’s “Squad,” posted on X over the weekend. “We must pass Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s War Powers Resolution that asserts Congress’ authorities, and Trump must be impeached.” GREENE HITS TRUMP OVER VENEZUELA STRIKES, ARGUES ACTION ‘DOESN’T SERVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE’ Ramirez was referring to a resolution led by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., aimed at blocking Trump from carrying out military action against Venezuela. Meanwhile, Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., who is facing a primary challenge from his left, criticized Trump for bypassing Congress to launch what he called a “war” with Venezuela, and he argued the administration failed to give lawmakers “any satisfactory explanation.” “This violation of the United States Constitution is an impeachable offense,” Goldman said in a statement. “I urge my Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives to finally join Democrats in reasserting congressional authority by holding this president accountable for this gross violation of the Constitution.” HOUSE DEMOCRAT CALLS TRUMP’S MADURO CAPTURE ‘WELCOME NEWS’ AS LEFT ACCUSES HIM OF ‘ILLEGAL ACTIONS’ Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., did not mention Trump by name, but she posted on X, “Let’s be clear, invading and running another country without a congressional declaration of war is an impeachable offense. Whether it makes sense to pursue impeachment as the best strategy to end this lawlessness is a tactical judgment that our Caucus needs to seriously deliberate.” And Golden State gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., did not rule out supporting Trump’s impeachment when asked at a press conference in California, according to local outlet Pleasanton Weekly. Progressive House candidates also spoke up, including Kat Abughazaleh, who is running for an open seat in Illinois. “I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president,” Abughazaleh posted on the Bluesky app. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for a response. HOUSE GOP CRITICS BREAK WITH TRUMP OVER VENEZUELA OPERATION THAT CAPTURED MADURO Republicans and Democrats have, for the most part, been sharply divided in their responses to the operation in Venezuela. Democrats have accused Trump of running afoul of U.S. laws to launch an illegal invasion of a sovereign country. Republicans, meanwhile, have defended it as a successful move to take out a dictator and longtime hostile actor to the U.S. and in the region as a whole. Top GOP lawmakers have also argued there was no need to notify Congress prior to what they called a law enforcement action rather than a military operation.