NEW DELHI: Calcutta high court on Thursday pulled up the Election Commission for assigning the “envelope” symbol, previously used by the Indian Secular Front, to the newly formed Democratic Trinamool Congress ahead of bypolls in West Bengal.In an oral observation, the court said that the poll panel “should act fairly” and questioned why the commission…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Mohammad Kaif believes India could face a major selection headache in the T20I format within the next six months, with the former batter predicting that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will force his way into the first-choice side.Kaif feels the teenage sensation’s emergence could eventually leave either Tilak Varma or…
Customers with disabilities and older adults said that they were allegedly pressured into spending thousands of dollars at Bee & Co.’s mall-based skincare stores across the Southland, according to CBS California. Now, California congressman Rep. Brad Sherman, whose congressional district includes the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, said he plans to bring the allegations…
NEW DELHI: “If I were pardoned for one murder, the first person I would shoot is Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar!” former Bihar minister and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani said on Thursday amid the ongoing row over the functioning of the Election Commission.Speaking to reporters, Sahani accused the Election Commission of acting…
Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan pose with their bronze medal (PTI Photo) For rower Salman Khan, winning an Asian Games medal is the latest chapter in a journey that began with family responsibilities, financial struggles and a job as a cab driver.The Indian rower won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls…
Aircraft rear right wheel came off during landing A Sita Airlines aircraft carrying 16 people suffered a runway mishap while landing at Juphal Airport in Dolpa district of Nepal’s Karnali Province on Thursday after its rear right wheel came off, officials said.According to PTI, the aircraft was carrying 13 passengers and three crew members, including…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to decide at the earliest which of the two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress will get the party’s name and symbol.Hearing a plea filed by Mamata Banerjee, the top court asked the poll panel to inform it by Monday when it…
India’s Roshibina Devi Naorem holds the silver medal after the Women’s 60kg Wushu final match during the 20th Asian Games. (PTI Photo) Naorem Roshibina Devi’s Asian Games journey began with uncertainty but ended with another medal. The 25-year-old Manipuri wushu player won silver in the women’s 60kg Sanda category after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang…
Cong MP Priyanka Gandhi targets EC over SIR, alleges ‘voter roll tampering’. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that Gyanesh Kumar should be “criminally prosecuted” for “tampering with electoral rolls and deleting voters’ names.“Her remarks came a day after The Indian Express published a report claiming that Election…
Picture credit: Matthew Aaron VanDyke’s Social Media handles and official website (file photo) NEW DELHI: An NIA court in Delhi Wednesday granted bail to six Ukrainian nationals arrested in March this year for allegedly running a training camp for ethnic armed rebels in India and Myanmar.The court, which ordered their release on a cash bond…