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Trump mulls inaugural flight of new Air Force One at Mount Rushmore event

President Donald Trump is considering taking the inaugural flight of the new Air Force One jet, gifted to him from Qatar, when he travels to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota next month as part of celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary, according to a senior White House official and a source familiar with the plans. No final decision has been made, but months of retrofitting the $400 million luxury jet to serve as the presidential aircraft are nearly complete, the sources said. They said...

'No writs after polls begin': Supreme Court rejects Meenakshi Natarajan's plea

After an hour-long proceeding, during which senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi for the BJP candidate whose election was facilitated by Natarajan’s disqualification and solicitor general Tushar Mehta for MP govt cited a judgment where SC had refused to entertain a similar plea against rejection of nomination papers, the bench said the SC or HC cannot entertain writ petitions in exercise of their jurisdictions under Articles 32 or 226 of the Constitution. Once the election process commences with...

Afghans Hold Rare Public Protests Against Taliban Rules

Beyond street food: The new hotels, restaurants and bars refreshing George Town, Penang

Beyond street food: The new hotels, restaurants and bars refreshing George Town, Penang From the storied Eastern & Oriental Hotel and newly opened Soori Penang to Michelin-selected restaurants, independent bookstores and intimate cocktail bars, George Town’s heritage scene is finding fresh energy. I discovered Areca Books while visiting the newly opened Soori Penang. After lunch one day, I followed the hotel’s architect-owner, Chan Soo Khian, into the bookstore, where he bought several...