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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit Sunday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy 200 National Guard troops to Portland.The suit was announced by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield within hours of Gov. Tina Kotek receiving a memo from Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in which he authorized the troop deployment for 60 days.According to the order seen by Fox News Digital, the federally controlled Oregon National Guard would be stationed in Portland to protect federal property “where protests are occurring or likely to occur.”Kotek, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson,…

Britain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow against the UK, according to a former head of MI5.Eliza Manningham-Buller, who led the domestic spy agency two decades ago, said she agreed with comments made by the Russia expert Fiona Hill, who argued in a Guardian interview earlier this year that Moscow was at war with the west.Lady Manningham-Buller argued that the situation had changed “since the invasion of Ukraine and the various things I read about that the Russians have been doing here –…

New Delhi: Banks in a few Indian states are closed today, September 29, 2025, to mark Maha Saptami and Durga Puja. Customers in these regions are advised to plan their banking activities accordingly. Branches in all other states will operate as usual during regular working hours. States Where Banks Are Closed Banks remain shut today in Tripura, Assam, and West Bengal on account of Maha Saptami and Durga Puja. In other states, banks are open and following normal business schedules. Add Zee News as a Preferred Source Extended Bank Holiday in Some States In Tripura, Sikkim, and West Bengal,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Score another victory for President Donald Trump in the high-stakes political battle between Republicans and Democrats over congressional redistricting.GOP Gov. Mike Kehoe of Missouri on Sunday signed into law a new congressional map, Missouri First, that is likely to hand Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of next year’s midterms elections.Missouri, once considered a swing state that has dramatically shifted to the right over the past decade and a half, is the latest battleground in the congressional redistricting showdown after the passage of new maps in GOP-dominated…

New Delhi: India’s commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle segments get a cautiously optimistic outlook for FY2026, with moderate growth expected in both segments amidst GST rate reductions, a report said on Sunday. In August, wholesale volumes of commercial vehicles increased by 6 per cent year-on-year (YoY), while retail volumes rose by 3.2 per cent, a report from ratings agency ICRA said. The moderate growth was because of purchase deferment among fleet operators in anticipation of GST reductions. This also resulted in a modest 1.3 per cent increase in wholesale volumes for the first five months of FY2026. ICRA forecasted a…

Rachel Reeves will deliver a library in every primary school in England as part of Labour’s plans to give all children the best start in life regardless of their background.The scheme, which will create libraries in the 1,700 primaries currently without them, will be funded from £132.5m of dormant assets that will be unlocked to give young people access to cultural opportunities.Thousands of children will get access to literacy during their early years as a result. One in seven primary schools in the UK do not have a library, according to the National Literacy Trust, rising to one in four…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of War’s Gold Star Advisory Council (GSAC) convenes for the first time Monday, providing an unprecedented, direct channel for families of fallen service members to meet and engage with senior military leadership and have their voices heard at the decision-making level.Gold Star Families, relatives of U.S. military members who lost their lives in service, have long carried the weight of sacrifice while often feeling overlooked in military policy discussions and, according to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, this new council arrangement is to “drive changes that will stick.”PENTAGON’S NEW PRESS…

New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced a revamped electronic challan-cum-return (ECR) facility from the wage month of September, aimed at making return filing easier and error-free for employers and establishments, as per the latest notification issued by the Central Provident Fund Commissioner. The new facility separates the process of submitting returns from payment generation. It also includes system-based validations to prevent the filing of incorrect returns. The updated system will automatically calculate damages and interest under sections 14B and 7Q of the Employees’ Provident Funds Act. It will also make it mandatory for employers to pay…

Andy Burnham has said there is a climate of fear in Labour and it needs to change, as he defended his actions in “launching a debate” about the future of the party – seen by many as a challenge to Keir Starmer.The Greater Manchester mayor has prompted outrage within No 10 and among cabinet ministers after he said last week that many MPs had urged him to run as Labour leader and questioned the government’s economic approach.No 10 had hoped Burnham would stop criticising the party at its Liverpool conference, with Starmer warning that navel-gazing and introspection was not the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With New York City Mayor Eric Adams abruptly ending his reelection campaign on Sunday, rivals of front-runner Zohran Mamdani scrambled to capitalize.Adams announced his decision in a nearly nine-minute video posted on X. He offered no clues about his plans after leaving office and did not endorse any of the remaining mayoral candidates.ERIC ADAMS DROPS OUT OF NYC MAYORAL RACE AS MAMDANI GAINS GROUNDMamdani, a democratic socialist, cast the moment as a turning point, vowing that on November 4, “New Yorkers will turn the page on the politics of big money and…