‘Doomsday president’: Who is Donald Trump’s ‘designated survivor’ Mike Thompson, kept away from State of the Union?

Image: X@/RepThompson, AP As US president Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, one senior official remained away from the Capitol.The individual served as the designated survivor, a long-standing security measure to ensure continuity of government.California’s 4th District Congressman Mike Thompson appeared to be…

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‘Tariffs will replace income tax’: Donald Trump defends trade deals after Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that most of the US’ trading partners want to continue trade arrangements negotiated under his tariffs despite the recent ruling by the Supreme Court striking down many of them.Speaking at the joint session of Congress during his 2026 State of the Union address, Trump also reiterated that tariff revenue…

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Donald Trump calls US SC ruling on tariffs ‘very unfortunate’ — top quotes from State of the Union address

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised the US Supreme Court ruling that struck down tariffs imposed by his administration, calling the decision “very unfortunate.”During the first official State of the Union of his second term, Trump said that despite the ruling, almost all the countries want to keep the deal that they already made.Interestingly,…

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Jharkhand, Odisha judicial officers to be drafted to speed up Bengal SIR | India News

Representative image (File photo) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Calcutta HC chief justice to requisition judicial officers from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha to help such officers in West Bengal in expeditiously scrutinising and determining validity of claims of voters falling under ‘logical discrepancy’ or ‘unmapped’ categories of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…

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India, Israel condemn terror attacks, review emerging threats | India News

NEW DELHI: Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Israel, India and Israel unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, and reaffirmed zero tolerance in a joint statement.They strongly condemned the “brutal terror attacks in both countries, including the Oct 7, 2023, terror attack in Israel, the dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam”, and…

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Nirahua: Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal Yadav aka Nirahua confesses he never loved his wife Mansha Devi in 26 years of ‘forced’ marriage | Bhojpuri Movie News

Bhojpuri superstar Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, has once again grabbed headlines — this time for his candid remarks about his personal life. The actor, who has been married to Mansha Devi since 2000 and is a father to two sons, opened up about his marriage and his views on love during a…

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Great-grandson of Edwin Lutyens in the UK criticises removal of Lutyens’ bust from Rashtrapati Bhavan

LONDON: The great-grandson of British architect Edwin Lutyens, Matt Ridley, has criticised the removal of the bust of his ancestor from Rashtrapati Bhavan.President Droupadi Murmu unveiled its replacement — a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and last Indian governor-general of independent India — on Monday.Ridley, a science writer, posted a photo of himself on…

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Four dead, 11 injured after speeding bus hits two vehicles on NH-31 in Bihar’s Bhagalpur | India News

NEW DELHI: Four people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed and 11 others injured after a speeding bus collided head-on with two smaller vehicles on National Highway 31 near Bagri Pul in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Tuesday evening, officials said.The accident took place around 6:30 pm in the Jhandapur police station area of Naugachia subdivision….

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