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TOI correspondent from Washington: At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day 2026, New York turned a page in its long, turbulent chronicle. In a decommissioned subway station beneath the city it once ferried to power and possibility, Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office on the Quran, becoming the 112th mayor of the…
As Zohran Mamdani took the oath as the New York City mayor on two Qurans, MAGA activists rejected the oath and condemned how NYC forgot 9/11. “Disgusting. We are an occupied country!” right-wing commentator Laura Loomer wrote while Steve Bannon accused the New York Times of ‘gushing’ about the move. The New York Times, in…
Zohran Mamdani taking oath Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani made history on Thursday as the New York City’s first South Asian and Muslim mayor after being sworn in during a private midnight ceremony in an old subway station on a Quran. 34- year old Mamdani becoming the second-youngest mayor in NYC history.The intimate swearing-in ceremony took place…
As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, Zohran Mamdani will officially assume office as the mayor of New York City, marking the start of his term with two separate swearing-in ceremonies.The Democrat’s team has planned a private oath-taking with family at midnight, followed by a public ceremony in the afternoon outside City Hall….
Zohran Mamdani will take the oath as the mayor of New York City when the clock strikes 12 and the countdown to 2026 ends. It will be a private event at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station and New York Attorney General Letitia James will administer the oath of office to Mamdani. After the…
Image: The Globe and Mail When Prabjot Singh Wirring was preparing to enter the legal profession in Alberta, he encountered a requirement that placed him at the centre of a constitutional and cultural debate. Like all prospective lawyers in the province, he was expected to swear an oath of allegiance to the reigning monarch, now…
PATNA: JD(U)’s newly elected MLA Vibha Devi struggled to read out her oath during the first session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha on Monday. Devi, who won from the Nawada constituency and is the wife of former MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, paused midway and sought help from a fellow legislator to dictate the lines to…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday criticised Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for not attending the oath-taking ceremony of Justice Surya Kant as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, alleging his absence reflected “disrespect” towards B R Ambedkar and the Constitution. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the Congress leader of “skipping…
NEW DELHI: Justice Surya Kant on Monday took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, marking the start of a nearly 15-month tenure at the helm of the judiciary. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Kant.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath…
Justice Surya Kant, a judge known for his role in several landmark constitutional and civil liberties rulings, will on Monday be sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice BR Gavai, who demits office on Sunday evening.Appointed as the next CJI on October 30, Justice Kant will have a relatively long…
