SIR chaos: Hearings disrupted in Bengal; EC observer’s car attacked

Spread the love       Kolkata: A man checks his documents at a school during a hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)(PTI12_29_2025_000184B) Kolkata: SIR hearings in Bengal were disrupted in Chinsurah and Midnapore on Monday after EC said booth-level agents (BLAs) would not be allowed to be present during the...

BJP-Shiv Sena seat-sharing deal: Allies finalise 137-90 formula; joint BMC campaign next

Spread the love       Mumbai: After a week of hard negotiations, BJP-Shiv Sena finalised a 137-90 seat-sharing formula. Till late Monday, Sena functionaries said there was a dispute over 14 seats and said they had put the onus on BJP as the big party in the alliance to take ‘everyone’ along.Political observers said after a week of parlays, deputy CM Eknath...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin leadership update: Amazon founder welcomes executive

Spread the love       Amazon founder and Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos made a rare social media post to welcome his Space company’s new joinee. United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) former CEO Tory Bruno has joined Jeff Bezos’ Space venture Blue Origin as president of its newly created National Security Group. “We’re pleased to announce that @torybruno is joining Blue Origin as...

Himachal doctors’ strike ends: CM Sukhu intervenes; promises review of medic’s suspension

Spread the love       Shimla: A week-long healthcare crisis in Himachal Pradesh has eased after the state govt agreed to review the sacking of a senior resident for assaulting a patient, prompting hundreds of striking doctors to return to their wards.Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu intervened to end the deadlock on Monday, signalling a conciliatory shift by promising a fresh inquiry...

‘Major blast’: US hits drug boat loading facility in Venezuela; tensions set to rise

Spread the love       Donald Trump on Monday said that the United States had “hit” an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, which would mark the first known time the US carried out operations on land in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against the President Nicolas Maduro government.“There was a major explosion in the dock area where...

Deal gone wrong: US tech company drags acquisition adviser to court; alleges fee-driven bad advice

Spread the love       AI Image for representation Two American technology companies are fighting over an acquisition, supposedly gone wrong. According to a report in Geekwire, a Washington-based tech company SmarTek21 has sued its New York-based acquisition advisor, TGP GP Management, alleging that it was pushed into a $5.2 million acquisition. SmarTek21 is a longtime technology consulting services company that provides...

Ayesha Curry says she felt ‘disrespected’ by women pursuing Stephen Curry

Spread the love       Stephen Curry’s wife, Ayesha Curry, opens up about women flirting with the NBA legend.(Image via Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, have inspired billions around the world with their love, support and the commitment they have shown to each other over the years.Due to his talent and fame, the Golden State Warriors’ star...

‘Take VRS’: What Tripura youth killed in Uttarakhand told father; had landed job

Spread the love       Protesters seek justice for Anjel Chakma Dehradun: Anjel Chakma, 24, a native of Tripura, had grown up across several states as his father served as a BSF head constable, moving from one posting to another. Family members said the frequent relocations shaped his childhood and made him adaptable, grounded, and aware of life’s uncertainties from an early...

Paperless: J&K govt takes green leap; saves 4.5 lakh trees

Spread the love       AI-generated image Red tape may be often associated with officialdom but for J&K’s paperless bureaucracy, green is the go-to colour this year-end as it has achieved the equivalent of “planting over 4.5 lakh trees or taking over 2,200 cars off the roads permanently”, according to a study.Released on Monday, the study by Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, secretary in...

‘No right to abuse country’: Mehbooba Mufti calls India ‘lynchistan’; J&K Sena (UBT) reacts

Spread the love       Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti Shiv Sena (UBT) J&K unit chief Manish Sahni on Monday demanded a public apology from PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for terming India “lynchistan” over the killing of a labourer from Bengal in Odisha’s Sambalpur and a tribal MBA student in Uttarakhand.“Mehbooba has no right to abuse the country,” Sahni said,...

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