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Kolkata: Actress-turned-politician and Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Koel Mallick (Rukmini) resigned from the party on Thursday and met Union minister Bhupender Yadav. With this, the total number of MPs of Mamata-led TMC in Rajya Sabha has been reduced from 13 to 9. Her resignation comes a day after Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra resigned.Three former MPs — Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakashchik Baraik — have joined BJP and have been nominated by the BJP as Rajya Sabha candidates. Banerjee, in a Facebook Live session, said: “To escape from the hands of the police, CBI and ED, those who…

Actor Sana Saeed, best known for her roles in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Student of the Year, recently opened up about growing up with the eating disorder bulimia. She revealed that she struggled with the condition for years before she understood what she was actually going through.Sana Saeed recalls battling bulimia.Sana Saeed recalls battling bulimiaOn Thursday, Sana took to Instagram and shared a video in which she said, “I cannot constantly want to hide and eat or be worried that he’ll (her husband) enter my room and think that I’m overeating. I remember when I started reading the book,…

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Kim Kardashian is mourning the loss of her grandmother, Mary Jo Campbell, affectionately known as “MJ”. News of the Kardashian matriarch’s demise broke on Thursday, after Kris Jenner announced her passing in an emotional social media post.Kris Jenner announces mother Mary Jo’s demiseSharing the heartbreaking news, Kris wrote, “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye.”Kim Kardashian pays tribute to her late grandmotherKim also paid an emotional tribute and posted a gorgeous throwback photograph from her childhood.…

The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the MSME Development Act to improve liquidity, strengthen the Udyam portal, decriminalise minor offences, and speed up payment resolution for small businesses. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to use new tools to enhance liquidity for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and will move amendments to the MSME Development Act in the monsoon session of Parliament that begins on Monday.Govt officials said cabinet on Wednesday cleared several amendments to the law as it seeks to remove hurdles coming in the way of MSMEs, a crucial cog in the wheel, which…

Australian government advocating for charges ‘with teeth’ over Laos methanol poisoningsThose responsible for the fatal poisoning of two Australians travellers must be held accountable, the government has said, as Lao authorities prepare to lay charges.Melbourne travellers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, were backpacking through the south-east Asian nation in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol while drinking at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng.Earlier, Morton-Bowles father, Shaun Bowles, said he was devastated about news of the charges, with ABC reporting the two offences expected to be laid collectively carry up to one year in jail…

NEW DELHI: WHO has issued new global guidelines saying up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity and, for the first time, air pollution, while advising against the routine use of vitamin and omega-3 supplements for dementia prevention in people without a diagnosed deficiency.The updated recommendations, the first major revision since 2019, reflect growing scientific evidence that lifestyle choices, management of chronic diseases and environmental exposures can significantly influence brain health. The inclusion of air pollution marks a key addition to WHO’s dementia prevention…

FILE PHOTO: Trump Media & Technology has announced plans to launch Truth PSI, a premium service that will provide Wall Street firms and institutional clients with millisecond-fast access to posts on Truth Social. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic President Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.The move announced Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news from Truth Social contributors in milliseconds so they could profit off subsequent moves in stocks, bonds and interest rates. Called…

Andy Burnham will promise a new path for Britain in a speech as he becomes the new Labour leader on Friday.The Makerfield MP will be confirmed in the role at a special party conference in central London, ahead of taking over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.In his speech, Burnham will say that when he is in Downing Street, the government will be “unashamedly Labour in our priorities” and have the “courage to fix the big things that politics has neglected”.Burnham cemented his status as the sole leadership candidate after being backed by 379 Labour MPs and…

The IEA Global EV Outlook 2026 is broadly in line with NITI Aayog’s advocacy of a technology-neutral strategy for decarbonising transport. (AI-generated image) MUMBAI: India’s transition to cleaner mobility is expected to follow a technology-agnostic path rather than an exclusively electric vehicle (EV)-led route, with industry experts and policy think tanks indicating that EVs, hybrids, compressed natural gas (CNG), biofuels, hydrogen and cleaner internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies will coexist over the coming decade.The evolving approach is also expected to reshape India’s automotive component industry, creating opportunities for manufacturers to diversify product portfolios while strengthening the country’s position as a…