Mangaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khader has said that an academy would soon be started to guide graduates on working in the field of politics.

Khader, who addressed reporters in the city on Thursday, said, “Such a political training academy was founded in Pune. We will take suggestions of the administrative board of the academy regarding setting up and maintenance of such an institute in Karnataka also.”

He added, “The academy will be opened in one of the major cities of the state. We will plan to have a one-year training course and also decide on the curriculum. Full-time lecturers will be appointed to hold classes. Political leaders and experts will also be invited to take up classes. This will help the graduates grow into good leaders. The students can also work with MLAs during the period of the course.”

Sadashiva Ullal, Santhosh Shetty, Ishwara Kulal, Ramesh Shetty, Devdas and others were present at the press meet.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.