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Vadodara: BJP councillor from Sama and political heavyweight Parakramsinh Jadeja on Wednesday announced that he will not contest any elections in the future, saying he wants to pave the way for the next generation.Jadeja was considered a frontrunner for key posts in the BJP organisation, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) positions, and election tickets. Though he has not been appointed to any major post so far, he said this was not the reason behind his decision.He made the announcement on the sidelines of the VMC general board meeting convened to discuss the civic body’s budget. Recalling his first election, Jadeja said…
Thiruvananthapuram: The detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed Metro rail in the city is likely to face more delay, with officials indicating that revisions to alignment slowed its completion. The DPR is being prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), while Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is the project implementing agency.KMRL earlier expressed confidence that DPR would be submitted within one-and-a-half months after state govt granted administrative sanction to Phase I alignment in Nov 2025, but that timeline now appears difficult to meet. However, sources said that changes in alignment, reportedly aimed at optimising ridership, reducing land-acquisition challenges and…
Kolkata: Police urged citizens to check the genuineness of a traffic challan message before making a payment, warning that cybercrooks are sending fake links, similar to the original payment gateway.The detective department cybercrime branch has arrested a Haryana-based businessman, Deepak Kumar (29), who was involved in six such cases, duping multiple people from Kolkata of over Rs 5 lakh. Among the victims is a person, who lost Rs 60,000, said joint CP (crime & traffic) Rupesh Kumar.But Deepak claimed he was set up even as he replied to all the four notices served on him and came to Kolkata to…
Mexico City conducted its first earthquake drill of 2026, activating 13,900 loudspeakers across the capital along with mobile phone alerts to prompt residents to evacuate, according to Laura Velázquez, head of the National Civil Protection Coordination.About 8.2 million people participated in the drill, with the average evacuation time being 1 minute and 52 seconds, according to Mayor Clara Brugada. Two more nationwide drills are set to occur on 6 May and 19 September.The annual drills commemorate the devastating 8.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the city on 19 September, 1985, killing an estimated 12,000 people, though the exact death toll remains unclear.…
A court is due to deliver its verdict in the insurrection trial of Yoon Suk Yeol. Source link
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A tragedy that pierced the heart of France has taken a deeper, more devastating turn. In October 2022, 12-year-old Lola Daviet was found raped, tortured, and murdered in her Paris neighborhood. The nation recoiled in shock and sorrow as details of her brutal killing at the hands of Dahbia Benkired, a 27-year-old Algerian migrant with an expired visa, came to light. As the investigation unfolded and a rare life sentence was delivered to the perpetrator, another heartache quietly unfolded: Lola’s father, once a devoted building caretaker and family man, died of grief in the months following his daughter’s murder, overwhelmed…
Qarabag, in truth, played right into Gordon’s hands.This side had previously drawn against Chelsea and defeated Benfica, Eintracht Frankfurt and Copenhagen.But the sight of the rapid Gordon playing further forward than Woltemade appeared to catch Qarabag a little cold.By the time they finally readjusted, and dropped deeper in the second half, the damage had been done, as Match of the Day pundit Thomas Hitzlsperger noted.”I have to say I was surprised by how high Qarabag defended, and how they kept a high line in the first half when the Newcastle goals were going in,” he said.”I was thinking, ‘are they…
A file image of Canada’s Navneet Dhaliwal. | Photo Credit: AP Former Canada captain Navneet Dhaliwal has announced that he will retire from international cricket following Canada’s final match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Afghanistan on Thursday (February 19, 2026).Dhaliwal confirmed his decision after Canada’s loss to New Zealand on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), according to ESPNcricinfo.The result against New Zealand ended Canada’s hopes of progressing to the Super Eight stage.Dhaliwal has so far scored 108 runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 tournament. He top-scored with a 49-ball 64 for his side…
This day asks for hard work, and yes, it can make you tense. Saturn presses you to prove your sincerity, while Mars makes you restless. You’ll want to finish everything quickly, but the day won’t move at your speed.You might make a new friend, and that connection can feel refreshing. Neighbour relations improve too. A small chat near the gate, a shared laugh in the lift, even a polite exchange about parking, it eases the mind. There’s also a possibility of joining a celebration at a neighbour’s residence. Go if you can, it will lighten you up.Love and Relationship:You may…