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Nigel Farage to be questioned as he battles to contain growing donations scandalGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The Reform UK party leader, Nigel Farage, is scheduled to appear on Laura Kuenssberg’s Sunday politics programme at 9am, where he will likely be asked more about an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News which showed two of his senior aides appearing to plot to get around electoral laws on foreign donations.Accepting donations from a foreign company, including donations in kind such as polling, could constitute a criminal offence and the party has been reported to…

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) F-17 and carried the EOS-05 satellite to orbit. India achieved a significant space milestone after successfully launching GISAT-1A, also designated Earth Observation Satellite (EOS)-05, its advanced Geo-Imaging Satellite, aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk II rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.The launch marks a redemption story of sorts for Isro. The original GISAT-1, launched as EOS-03 in August 2021, failed to reach its intended orbit after the launch vehicle’s cryogenic upper stage did not ignite as planned. This time around, the mission has gone off without a hitch, giving India…

Before and after images of a banyan tree that was axed earlier this week, triggering a protest by HRBR Layout 2nd Block residents in Bengaluru on Saturday.Before and after images of a banyan tree that was axed earlier this week, triggering a protest by HRBR Layout 2nd Block residents in Bengaluru on Saturday.Before and after images of a banyan tree that was axed earlier this week, triggering a protest by HRBR Layout 2nd Block residents in Bengaluru on Saturday.Before and after images of a banyan tree that was axed earlier this week, triggering a protest by HRBR Layout 2nd Block…

Rourkela: For most teachers, lessons end with the school bell. For Snigdha Rani Dash, a headmistress in Bargarh district, teaching has become a life-long mission to protect nature. The 50-year-old has transformed her home into a bio-diversity hub, nurturing over 1,600 species of trees, medicinal and ornamental plants. Also, she has planted trees in schools and public spaces by spending from her earnings. Snigdha works at Govt Rajkumar High School, Buromunda, in Gaisilet block. She started her career with PM Shri Govt Nodal High School, Gaisilet, in 2007 .Since childhood, Snigdha collected saplings and planted them in her yard. After…

Kannauj: Three teenagers were killed after a speeding bus hit their motorcycle near the Dudwa Bujurg cut on the eastern bypass in Gursahaiganj area of Kannauj district late Friday, police said.The deceased were identified as Anurag (18), Ashish (15) and Aman (18).According to police, the trio had gone to see Janmashtami tableaux in Gursahaiganj town and were returning to Baisanpurwa when a speeding bus struck their motorcycle. Police said the bus ran over the victims after the collision and the driver fled the scene.A police team from Gursahaiganj police station reached the spot and rushed the injured to the Community…

Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi has directed the revenue machinery to execute all pending MahaRERA recovery warrants by April-end, stressing that homebuyers must receive their “hard-earned money” without further delay.The directive follows a review meeting on Friday with tehsildars from all talukas. According to data from the Pune district administration, 186 recovery warrant orders involving Rs146.5 crore remained pending as of Jan 2026.These figures are part of a broader pool of 304 warrants totaling Rs248.77 crore. While the administration successfully executed 118 cases worth Rs102.17 crore between April 2025 and Jan 2026, a significant backlog persists. The highest pendency is…

Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant assured the House to expedite the process of establishing a Mati Kala Board to safeguard the interest of clay artisans in Goa, who are into making of idols. Sawant said that govt had already planned such a board, responding to the demand by Mayem MLA Premendra Shet, who is himself part of a family of clay idol making artisans.Shet said that traditional clay idol makers are not receiving the required support, which he said is leading to their trade and art fading. He said that this is also leading to the local markets being flooded…

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Chandigarh: Amid speculation over a possible change in the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) leadership, embattled state president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has sought to brush aside the uncertainty, saying he would continue his political fight regardless of who comes or goes.“Koi aave, koi jaave. I have always been fighting and will continue to fight,” Warring said while speaking to mediapersons in Sangrur.The Punjab Congress remains caught in an internal tussle ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. The friction intensified after the party decided…

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue (BOR) has launched three online portals to speed up revenue-related cases and make it easier for people to track their cases and land-record applications online.Board chairperson Archana Agrawal launched the e-filing portal, lower court record portal and a trial version of the Section 34 mutation portal.Officials said the e-filing portal will allow people to register new revenue cases online and check their progress without repeatedly visiting offices.The lower court record portal will allow records of cases to be sent digitally from lower revenue courts to the Board. At present, physical movement of records…

KMC heath department during a safety drive on Saturday. picture by Bipab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: The raid on restaurants across Kolkata and beyond has led National Restaurants’ Association of India (NRAI) to announce a two-day “Food Safety Supervisor Training” for eatery employees. The sessions, to be held on Sept 18 and 21 at a restaurant in Rajarhat, have been fully booked and could be attended by representatives of more than 50 establishments in and around Kolkata. They are being conducted at the request of restaurant authorities ‘in view of the urgency of the current situation’, said NRAI.A notice issued by NRAI…