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Law enforcement authorities in the southern Saratov region arrested Communist Party firebrand Nikolai Bondarenko on Friday, a move the politician slammed as an attempt to bar him from running in parliamentary elections next month. Bondarenko, a former Saratov regional lawmaker who is now running for a seat in the lower-house State Duma, confirmed his arrest on his blog. “Ten police officers detained me at my home,” Bondarenko later told news outlet Ostorozhno Novosti. “This is connected to my political activity, and it’s an attempt to pressure both the Communist Party and me, and to ‘adjust,’ so to speak, the results of the…

Sabeera Haris, a first-year BBA student at Jamia Millia Islamia and an international shooting player, has attained the top position at the Perazzi Cup Sabeera Haris, a first-year BBA student at Jamia Millia Islamia and an international shooting player, has attained the top position with 187 out of 200 points in the Senior Women’s category at the Perazzi Cup, an international shotgun shooting competition, which took place in Lonato, Italy, from July 23 to 26. This remarkable achievement was made possible through the coaching and mentorship of Rayyan Rizvi, a JMI alumnus and fellow international shooting player.Sabeera currently holds the…

CM Mohan Charan Majhi and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan, among others, at Laxmanananda Saraswati birth centenary celebrations at Gurujang village in Angul district on Friday Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced that Gurujang village in Angul district, the birthplace of social reformer and spiritual guru Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati — who was killed in 2008 — will be developed as a heritage village, while the entire gram panchayat will be upgraded into an ‘adarsh (model) panchayat’ with enhanced infrastructure and civic amenities.Announcing this during the seer’s birth centenary celebrations at Gurujang, the chief minister also said that justice will…

G A Pathanjali, managing director of High Energy Batteries, inaugurated the four-day event in the presence of Codissia president Rangaswamy and National Institute of Solar Energy director general Mohammad Rihan. COIMBATORE: The eighth edition of Elektrotec, an exhibition of electrical and electronic products organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (Codissia), began at the Codissia Trade Fair Complex on Friday, with a dedicated e-vehicle hall showcasing EVs ranging from two-wheelers and cars to 10-seater models and tipper trucks pulling the crowd.G A Pathanjali, managing director of High Energy Batteries, inaugurated the four-day event in the presence of Codissia president…

Forest personnel keep watch from a watchtower in VTR as they search for a tiger amid rising human-wildlife conflictA group of bears roams through a residential area in ValmikinagarForest personnel keep watch from a watchtower in VTR as they search for a tiger amid rising human-wildlife conflictA group of bears roams through a residential area in ValmikinagarForest personnel keep watch from a watchtower in VTR as they search for a tiger amid rising human-wildlife conflict Bettiah: Human-wildlife conflict is emerging as a challenge for villages along the fringes of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district with three people…

A viral “yellow mosaic” disease is spreading through pulse crops, causing concern among farmers.The viral “yellow mosaic” disease is spreading through pulse crops, leaving farmers concerned.Farmers are worried as a viral “yellow mosaic” infection spreads through pulse crops.Farmers are concerned as a viral yellow mosaic disease is spreading through pulse crops.The viral “yellow mosaic” disease is spreading through pulse crops, causing concern among farmers.Farmers are concerned as a viral yellow mosaic disease spreads through pulse crops.A viral “yellow mosaic” disease is spreading through pulse crops, causing concern among farmers.The viral “yellow mosaic” disease is spreading through pulse crops, leaving farmers…

The herd had already claimed two lives at Barkipona village four days ago. Forest officials said a group of 12 elephants had moved to Gobardarha from Barkipona in Chitarpur block. Ramgarh: A 38-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant on Friday when he was allegedly trying to film a herd of tuskers in Gobardarha village under Ramgarh police station limits.The deceased, identified as Yashwant Kumar Mahto, a resident of Chhotki Punnu village under Gomia block in Bokaro district, had come to visit relatives in Gobardarha village.Ramgarh divisional forest officer (DFO) Nitish Kumar said that despite repeated advisories from…

Priscilla Chan’s journey from the daughter of Vietnamese refugees to a Harvard graduate, paediatrician and major science philanthropist is rooted in a family story shaped by war and migration. Her grandparents put her parents, who were teenagers at the time, on boats to flee Vietnam during the war. Chan grew up in Massachusetts, where her parents worked to build a new life after arriving in the US as refugees. She became the first person in her family to attend college, graduating from Harvard before earning her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. Her experiences as a teacher…

A man has been jailed for life for murdering his flatmate in the UK just three years after completing a prison sentence in Romania for a “strikingly similar” killing.Construction worker Eugeniu Neamtu, 59, known as Jimmy, was found guilty of fatally stabbing his flatmate Gheorghe Trica, 63, in Walthamstow, east London, on 20 February.Appearing at the Old Bailey on Friday, Mr Justice Marks sentenced Neamtu to life with a minimum term of 27 years.Neamtu had stabbed his fellow Romanian Trica in the heart in almost identical circumstances to an earlier killing in his home country dating back to 2006, the…

Vulnerable people are being warned not to eat under-cooked or runny eggs when they are eating out because of the developing salmonella outbreak.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) told the BBC the under fives, over 65s, women who are pregnant and those with health conditions should avoid them along with freshly-made products that might contain uncooked eggs, such as mayonnaise, souffle and hollandaise sauce.But the FSA said well-cooked eggs in restaurants, cafes and from takeaways were fine to eat.It comes after the UK Health Security Agency declared a national outbreak of salmonella food poisoning after one person died and hundreds more…