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Chennai: In the 2026 assembly polls, TVK was the most aggressive in pushing its campaign on Instagram. Five months later, Madurantakam and Dharapuram bypoll candidates across parties have adopted the same playbook, with dedicated teams, hyper-local pages, influencers and even war rooms for the four-week campaign. They are courting younger voters, who make up more than a third of the electorate in both seats.DMK, which admitted that poor social media outreach hurt its prospects in 2026, is now busy posting reels through newly created social media pages, amplifying speeches of party president M K Stalin and leader of the opposition…

Kids participating in painting competition event in city on sunday Prayagraj: In accordance with the directives of the Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation (Railway Board, New Delhi), the Central Railway Electrification Women’s Welfare Organization, Prayagraj, on Sunday organised an All-India on-the-spot drawing and painting competition at ‘Aarohi’ auditorium of the CORE (Central Organisation for Railway Electrification) Headquarters to encourage artistic talent among the children of CORE employees.Vimal Kumar, PRO (CORE) said that the competition was conducted across three age groups. Children aged 6 to 9 years drew on themes including fruit basket, train, or their favorite cartoon and those aged…

IAS Ashish Kumar Goel (L); IAS Amit Ghosh (R) LUCKNOW: The state government on Saturday transferred 10 senior IAS officers, relieving additional chief secretary Amit Kumar Ghosh of the health portfolio and moving additional chief secretary Ashish Kumar Goel out of the energy department.According to the order, Ghosh, who was holding charge of medical health and family welfare and medical education, has been shifted as additional chief secretary, higher education.V Hekali Zhimomi, principal secretary, forest, environment and climate change, has been appointed principal secretary, medical health and family welfare and medical education.In another major change, Goel, who was ACS, energy…

Buxar: Buxar has emerged as the top-performing district in Bihar in GST collection during the first six months of the 2026-27 financial year, exceeding its tax collection target by more than 34%.Between April and Aug 2026, Buxar collected Rs 175 crore in GST against a target of Rs 130 crore, achieving 134% of the assigned target, according to Tejkant Jha, joint commissioner of state tax and circle in-charge, Buxar.Jha attributed the performance to the collective efforts of tax officials and departmental employees, as well as growth in industrial and infrastructure activity in the district.“There are 59 circle offices in Bihar,…

Babulal Marandi said if the entire examination process was fundamentally compromised, the roles and accountability of Prashant Kumar, Sudhir Gupta, Anurag Gupta (ex-DGP), and Manoj Kaushik must be thoroughly investigated Jamshedpur: Leader of opposition in Jharkhand assembly and BJP functionary Babulal Marandi on Sunday said the state govt’s affidavit filed in the Jharkhand high court a day earlier has exposed the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) recruitment exam as “tainted”.“When the state govt itself accepts that the examination process was compromised, it raises doubts about the authenticity of the affidavits they filed before the high court earlier.…

Aditya Birla Group’s chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla, held an extensive meeting with Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday Kolkata: Aditya Birla Group is likely to invest more in Bengal and expand its presence across the state. Aditya Birla Group’s chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla, held an extensive meeting with Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday and is scheduled to meet chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Monday.After BJP assumed office, Bhattacharya wrote a letter to Birla requesting that the group expand operations in the state, emphasising govt efforts to create an investment-friendly environment.“He will invest more in this…

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 20 : The death toll in the Rasuwa floods has risen to 1,451, Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Sunday, as search, rescue and relief operations continued in the affected areas.Providing an update on the operations as of 7 PM on Sunday, the NDRRMA said a total of 13,784 people have been rescued, while 5,786 people remain missing, including 636 foreign nationals.According to the disaster management authority, 33 Nepalese Army helicopters conducted flights to the affected areas as part of the ongoing rescue and relief efforts.It further said 15 people are currently…

More than 1,300 tonnes of old concrete pipes are being dropped into the Gulf of Mexico to create a series of artificial reefs off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The project uses three million pounds of recycled concrete culverts to create three separate underwater habitats. Each site will receive about 500 tons of heavy material. The project is being led by Okaloosa County’s Natural Resources Team, along with the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. As reported by regional TV station WJHG, the project is the second major deployment of…

Mumbai: A 30-year-old woman constable attached to Bandra police station was allegedly duped of Rs 11.2 lakh after befriending a man identified as Ravi Kumar on a marriage portal. Fraudsters claimed gifts and jewellery worth Rs 32 lakh sent from London were held by customs and asked her to pay delivery charges and make other payments. She transferred money to 34 beneficiary bank accounts between Sept 1 and 17, said the cyber police.She became suspicious when the fraudsters demanded another Rs 1.15 lakh and her Aadhaar card. One caller allegedly threatened to circulate her photographs if she refused to pay.…

New Delhi: Climate change is having serious repercussions on food security, health and livelihoods, and a well-structured framework of policies and actions is essential to effectively address such a complex challenge, said President Droupadi Murmu Sunday.Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day international conference on ‘The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics’, organised by National Green Tribunal, she said climate change creates imbalances across multiple levels of human existence and issues such as biodiversity loss, water stress and land degradation are deeply intertwined with it.“A well-structured framework of policies and actions is essential to effectively address such a complex challenge.…