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Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials.According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora.Since gaining independence from Portugal in 1975, the island country off Africa’s west coast has built a solid reputation for peaceful, competitive elections. But this year’s vote comes amid a tense political atmosphere and a lingering constitutional crisis.The president, Carlos Vila Nova, is running for a…
Image credit: Major League Cricket NEW DELHI: The Los Angeles Knight Riders held their nerve in a breathtaking final over to beat Washington Freedom by one run and win their maiden Major League Cricket (MLC) title at the Oakland Coliseum in California, California on Saturday.Needing 14 runs off the final over, Washington looked favourites after Obus Pienaar smashed the first ball for six. But Shadley van Schalkwyk produced three wickets in the last five deliveries, including a run-out off the final ball, to spark wild celebrations as the Knight Riders became MLC’s newest champions. MI New York won the inaugural…
Navi Mumbai: A Vashi family who lost their 22-year-old daughter helped save the lives of four patients on Thursday, said Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC) officials.Mumbai metropolitan region has so far seen 39 cadaver donations this year, which have resulted in 100 patients getting a fresh lease of life.ZTCC officials said the Vashi donor suffered “hypoxic brain damage due to hanging” on Monday, and was declared brain dead at MGM Hospital in Vashi a couple of days later. Brain death is an irreversible condition but provides a window period for organ donation.The donor’s father, a 50-year-old grocery store owner in…
Kannada film Mithya bagged honours in three categories, including Best Kannada Film, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Child Artist at 72nd National film awards Bengaluru: Kannada cinema made its presence felt at the 72nd National Film Awards with Mithya emerging as the standout film from Karnataka. It bagged honours in three categories, including Best Kannada Film, Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Child Artist. Besides, Karnataka also won the award for the best writing on Cinema.Mithya, directed by Sumanth Bhat and produced by Paramvah Pictures and KRG Studios, was adjudged the best Kannada film. The…
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport reports over one hundred laser beam incidents recently (File photo enhanced with AI) HYDERABAD: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has emerged as one of the country’s worst-affected airports for laser beam incidents, with more than 100 such cases reported over the past two years.The rising number of incidents has raised serious concerns among aviation experts, who warn that laser strikes pose a significant threat to flight safety, especially during take-offs and landings.The issue came into focus about two weeks ago when a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt was struck by a laser beam while on final approach…
Chennai: An unidentified elderly man died after being run over by a reversing truck on the Vanagaram-Poonamallee service road here on Friday night.Police said the accident occurred around 11pm when the man was sitting on the roadside. When the driver reversed the truck to park it on the Poonamallee-Vanagaram service road, its rear left wheel ran over the elderly man, killing him on the spot.The body was recovered by the Maduravoyal traffic investigation wing police and sent to the Kilpauk Government Medical College Hospital for postmortem.Police registered a case and arrested truck driver Kandeeban, 62, of Arumbakkam for negligent driving.…
Ahmedabad: A photograph purportedly showing two accused persons tied to a tree inside the Sanand police station compound triggered a controversy after it went viral, raising concerns regarding alleged custodial punishment and public humiliation. The two accused, both around 20 years old, were arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 22-year-old woman. According to police, the men had been harassing her for nearly three months, taking photographs and videos of her and threatening her. The case reportedly escalated when the accused allegedly teased and abused the woman in front of her fiance while the couple had gone out to eat.Sanand police…
More than 10,000 residents of new sectors along Dwarka Expressway spent a sleepless Saturday night GURGAON: More than 10,000 residents of new sectors along Dwarka Expressway spent a sleepless Saturday night after a prolonged power outage, triggered by the snapping of a 66kV transmission conductor over NH-48, left several residential societies without electricity for nearly eight hours amid sweltering summer conditions.Power supply remained disrupted from around 8 pm on Friday till nearly 4 am on Saturday in several high-rise societies, forcing families to struggle through the humid night without fans or air-conditioners. Residents said the worst affected were infants, young…
times News NetworkKanpur: Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Pichhda Varg Federation staged a protest at Phoolbagh in Kanpur on Saturday afternoon against the Central govt over the forcible removal of social activist Sonam Wangchuk from Delhi’s Jantar-Mantar. The protesters questioned the action taken against Sonam Wangchuk, sought an answer from the govt, and demanded protection of democratic rights.Federation state president Engineer Vivek PalThe federation announced that, in support of Sonam Wangchuk, a large number of workers will reach Delhi on July 20 to gherao Parliament.also demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He alleged that the future of…
Pune: A magisterial court has held that setting aside an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) report in a proceeding under the POSH Act cannot, by itself, give rise to criminal liability against every member of the panel.Judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) USM Alamodi on Thursday rejected the complaint of a former vice-principal of a prominent city college seeking an FIR and probe against the ICC members for holding him guilty of sexual harassment in a “biased” inquiry process and report on Oct 3, 2023.The former vice-principal’s case was that a teaching staff member lodged a false complaint of sexual harassment under…