Adopt excellent leadership values over demagoguery – Paul Boateng
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Adopt excellent leadership values over demagoguery – Paul Boateng

Top Stories Tamfitronics A member of the House of Lords, United Kingdom, Rt. Hon. Paul Boateng has urged Ghanaians to adopt excellent leadership values over demagogues.Speaking at the 2024 University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Annual Leadership Lecture at the Kofi Ohene-Konadu Auditorium on Tuesday, June 18, Lord Boateng said excellent leadership is one of the major ways Ghana can continue to safely navigate through today’s world, which he said is smeared and confronted by multifaceted economic and social difficulties.Speaking on the theme “Fulfilling the Promise: The Challenge of Leadership! Moving from Rhetoric to Delivery,” Lord Boateng said Ghanaians must move away from demagoguery to evidence-based and reasoned debate on its developmental journey.“For the scale of the problems our world faces at this time and the complexity of their nature, the multifaceted nature of effective...
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U.S. and India advance human spaceflight cooperation
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U.S. and India advance human spaceflight cooperation

Top Stories Tamfitronics Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets India’s first astronauts in February, one of whom may fly to the ISS. Credit: Office of Indian PM ModiWASHINGTON — The governments of the United States and India announced June 17 they are moving ahead with cooperation on human spaceflight that would include flying an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station, although with few details on who would fly and when.The White House released a fact sheet regarding a meeting of the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), held June 17 in New Delhi and chaired by the national security advisers of the two countries. The statement highlighted the progress made by the two countries in cooperation in various technology sectors.In space, the fact sheet hailed “securing a carrier for the first-ever joint...
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‘My Entry Has Begun…’: Jayalalithaa’s Aide Sasikala Makes Dramatic Announcement
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‘My Entry Has Begun…’: Jayalalithaa’s Aide Sasikala Makes Dramatic Announcement

Politics tamfitronics Sasikala Announces Her Comeback To Politics | Image:PTIChennai: V. K. Sasikala, confidante of the late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, made a dramatic declaration on Sunday, asserting that despite its recent electoral setback, the AIADMK is far from being decimated, as her "entry has begun." She vowed to restore Amma's rule by leading the party to victory in the 2026 Assembly elections.Sasikala also emphasized her intent to hold the government accountable, stepping in as the "opposition party" when Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the current Leader of the Opposition, fails to ask the right questions.Following her prolonged and unsuccessful attempts to reclaim control of the AIADMK from Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Sasikala addressed her supporters, stating that the time is ripe for her return to the political arena.  "This is the time I have been telling you,...
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Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes
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Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes

Politics tamfitronics BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country's monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. Thaksin, an influential political figure despite being ousted from power 18 years ago, reported himself to prosecutors Tuesday morning and was indicted, Prayuth Bejraguna, a spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General, said at a news conference. A car believed to be carrying Thaksin...
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