‘Do you affirm that Trump is fascist?’: American journalist asks Mamdani in front of US President
Washington DC: While the meeting between the new Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani and US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday proved to be unexpectedly warm and friendly, American media made sure the leaders were reminded of their hostility spanning weeks.
Mamdani was cornered by a journalist asking him if he affirmed that Trump was a fascist, as he had called the President barely a day prior to the meeting. Ironically, Trump came to the Mayor’s rescue, intervening and telling Mamdani, “That’s ok. You can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s easier than explaining.”
Further, Trump said that Mamdani was rational and might surprise some conservative people. The President stressed that he would be happy with an excellent performance by the Mayor and everyone would help him make dreams come true.
Mamdani called the personal meeting with the President as very productive and added that both of them shared admiration and love for New York City.
Concurring with the new Mayor, Trump said, "We have one thing in common. We want this city of ours that we love to do very well.”
The leaders, however, were seen taking potshots at each other, as 34-year-old Mamdani calling Trump "bad landlords... taking advantage of their tenants" and Trump calling him a “communist lunatic.”
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ED attaches fresh assets in PMLA case against Reliance Group; total attachment over Rs 10K cr
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.
Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.
The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.
The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.
