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Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday pulled up Election Commission for allotting ‘envelope’ symbol — used by Indian Secular Front in the 2026 assembly election — to Democratic Trinamool Congress for the Oct 6 bypoll, and berated the commission for “creating trouble” and forcing parties to start legal proceedings thereby “burdening” the court.“Really fed up...

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Thursday he feared he could be subjected to an “encounter” for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “Today,...

Ripley’s San Francisco museum and mirror mazePhoto credit: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (San Francisco)/ FACEBOOK After nearly six decades at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is preparing to close its doors before the end of 2026. The attraction, which opened on February 2, 1967, contains more than 400 unusual artifacts...

Four men allegedly got out of the SUV and tried to open his car door. GURGAON: Four men allegedly intercepted a car and smashed its window on Thursday before attacking the complainant and two of his associates outside New Colony police station, where they had gone to lodge a complaint about the incident.The complainant, Gautam,...

Shehbaz Sharif meets Masoud Pezeshkian Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and the ongoing regional conflict.According to a statement issued by Sharif’s office, Pakistan’s deputy prime...

Judge blocks Trump ban, CNN, MS NOW and Politico regain White House access CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists returned to the White House on Thursday after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to ban the three news organisations, ending days of an extraordinary standoff between the administration and media outlets it...

Sahil Wakode’s death by suicide has sparked significant discussions about academic culture at IIT-B. MUMBAI: The death by suicide of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode has triggered more than just a debate over academic rules, student distress and institutional accountability. In conversations on campus and across social media, it has exposed what some see as a...

Several VIPs including Jaishankar, Dhankhar, Upendra Dwivedi have been validated and prepared for inclusion in the final rolls NEW DELHI: Electoral entries of prominent voters in New Delhi assembly constituency who received notices during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) have been validated and parked for inclusion in the final electoral rolls after district poll...

Protest ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations, in New York. (Reuters Photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing large protests in New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, with hundreds of demonstrators blocking roads outside the UN headquarters.According to The Guardian,...

File photo. NEW DELHI: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Goa on Thursday clarified the controversy surrounding 97 voters who were not included in the final electoral roll published in February 2026, saying the cases were subsequently processed through house-to-house visits and that many of the voters have since been enrolled.In a press...