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Patna: A Jan Suraaj delegation on Friday met Election Commission officials in Patna and accused the BJP of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) in the run-up to the July 30 Bankipur assembly bypoll. The delegation submitted a memorandum highlighting what it described as major violations.The contest is among BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor and RJD’s Rekha Gupta. The seat fell vacant after BJP national president Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha.After the meeting, Jan Suraaj state president Manoj Bharti alleged that BJP workers had put up “confusing posters” at key locations…
Jaipur: A July 15 govt notification directing urban local bodies to dispose of all pending applications received during urban service camps by Aug 15 has confused civic officials because it appears to conflict with a July 9 directive issued after a Rajasthan High Court stay.The earlier order froze applications linked to unapproved colonies developed by encroaching on govt land, and plots backed by unregistered land deeds.Officials said the latest instruction asks civic bodies to process applications, petitions and pending cases while applying exemptions granted during the camp period, but does not clarify whether services covered by the court stay are…
Akola: Three corporators of Akola Municipal Corporation (AMC) — one each from Congress, AIMIM, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) — have been disqualified after the civic administration declared their caste validity certificates invalid.Municipal commissioner Sunil Lahane issued the orders, triggering fresh political uncertainty within the civic body. Those disqualified are Amreen Sadaf Syed Nazim, elected from Ward 16-B on NCP (SP) ticket; AIMIM’s Seema Anjum Sheikh Anis who was elected from Ward No. 2-A; and Sheikh Abdullah Sheikh Salim, elected from Ward No. 1-A on Congress ticket.As per sources, a few more corporators could also face scrutiny over…
Missing national level shooter Damayanti Sen returns home (FIle Photo) HOWRAH: National-level shooter Damayanti Sen, who had been missing since Thursday afternoon, was found safe in Howrah on Saturday.The 15-year-old, who was recently selected for national team trials, had left her home on Thursday to buy household items but did not return. Police launched a search after she was reported missing.She has now safely returned home. Further details are awaited. Source link
More than 100 homes have been destroyed by a massive fire burning through Drammen in southern Norway, rescue officials said.Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, around 30 miles west of Oslo. No casualties or missing people have been reported so far.Dozens of firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze, which has spread to a nearby forest. Local police said the fire was “still not under control”.It was not immediately clear where or how the fire had started, but a Drammen Red Cross worker said it had spread quickly due to the weather.”It says something about the heat…
Wayne Rooney is a man of his word.Turn the clock back to the last 16 of the World Cup, when the former England striker pledged to row down the River Mersey if Norway beat Brazil.Norway did exactly that, beating the five-time champions 2-1, so BBC Sport pundit Rooney confirmed live on air that he would take on the challenge in the US.He and fellow pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards swapped their microphones for oars and took to the Hudson River in New York.”I loved it,” Rooney said. “The fans were brilliant. So we’ve done it out of respect for…
Thursday night during the course of the second ODI a storm hit Indian cricket after a report claimed that Rohit Sharma has been told by the BCCI that he is not in its scheme of things for the 2027 World Cup and that Sunday’s third game against England at Lord’s could very well be his last in India colours.Yashasvi Jaiswal’s exclusion says it all. (PTI)If Rohit indeed doesn’t play again, then who replaces him? Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a century against Afghanistan last month, is the ideal replacement. If the BCCI has indeed made up its mind on Rohit, be…
In 2016, The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which oversees the laws of the game, approved trials for video referees. This edition marks the third time that VAR has been used in World Cups starting with the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This World Cup has also seen numerous instances where lovers of the game have been up in arms regarding the interventions of VAR. Nevertheless, the Round of 16 match between Portugal and Croatia may be one of the best advocates for the usage of VAR in football. The decision to disallow Gvardiol’s equaliser would have been impossible with…
In spiritual, psychological and traditional contexts, dream interpretations are fascinating. When many people see death in their dreams, they get nervous. They can wake up feeling anxious, they think something bad is going to happen. But in many dream traditions, the sighting of dead people in dreams is not always a bad sign. Sometimes, uncompleted emotions, love, guilt, grief or memories cause such dreams. Other times, people see them as a sign that healing or change is happening within them, or as a message from their subconscious mind. It depends on the person you met, the mood of the dream,…
Aryan Gupta with his parents. (Photo Credit: ANI) Aryan Gupta from Punjab’s Ludhiana secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the Re-NEET UG 2026 examination conducted on June 21. He top-scored with 715 out of 720 marks. In a recent interview, Aryan spoke about the people who influenced his journey, the study routine that took him to the top and why he feels luck and the grace of God also played a role in his success.A childhood dream nurtured by a family of doctors3 Jul 2026 | 12:38How do you teach children about money and financial responsibility?For Aryan, medicine was…