Biden nominates Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari to be promoted to Brigadier General

Nearly a year after he returned from a six-month-long mission to space, Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force Brigadier General. The nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate. The US Senate approves all senior civilian and…

TMC nominates ex-Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro as candidate for RS bypoll from Bengal

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominated the party’s newly-appointed national vice-president Luizinho Faleiro as its candidate for the upcoming bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from West Bengal. Faleiro, the former chief minister of Goa, had quit the Congress and joined the TMC in September. Taking to Twitter, the TMC…

Taliban Ask To Address UN, Name Suhail Shaheen As Afghan Envoy

United Nations:  The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s UN ambassador, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi made the request in…

BJP picks Sonowal, Murugan as candidates for Rajya Sabha bye-elections

The BJP on Saturday nominated Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and L Murugan for the Rajya Sabha bye-elections, from Assam and Madhya Pradesh, respectively. Both the ministers were inducted into the Union Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his July 7 Cabinet expansion. The Election…