The panel will assess the SIR’s impact on eligible voters and hold public hearings to record the views of affected citizens. A panel of five former Supreme Court and high court judges has been set up by a lawyers’ body to examine the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, as the poll…
On NSE, Nifty too showed a similar trajectory and closed 199 points (0.9%) down at 22,422 points. For both leading indices, it was the first time in 25 years that they recorded lower weekly closes for eight consecutive weeks. MUMBAI: Rising bond yields in almost all major markets around the world, along with spiking crude…
In the dry, rolling hills of Sherman County, Oregon, farming continues alongside huge green energy projects. For one local wheat-growing family, having wind turbines on their land has changed their yearly finances without stopping their traditional harvest. According to a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive, Kevin McCullough and his wife, Kathryn McCullough, grow wheat on land…
Mahatma Gandhi spent his early legal career in South Africa. He fought against racial discrimination and developed his philosophy of Satyagraha and community-based ethical living during his years there. Gandhi travelled extensively across South Africa, which has several sites associated with his early activism and legacy. Tolstoy Farm, near Johannesburg, was established in 1910 with…
Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Vishal Dadlani join protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park – Report Several names from the entertainment industry joined the CJP protest at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Friday, October 2. Veteran actors Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, singer-composer Vishal Dadlani, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj and actor Atul Kulkarni were among those linked to…
Asian Games 2026 – Archery – Recurve Women’s Team – Gold Medal – South Korea v India – Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Square, Okazaki, Japan – October 2, 2026. India’s Ankita Bhakat in action NEW DELHI: A father sold cardboard sweet boxes in a tiny shop in Amravati. Another awoke at 4 am to deliver…
Motivational quote of the day by Zac Efron: ‘I learned to take myself a lot less seriously,’ a powerful life lesson on self-acceptance, perspective and personal growth(Image Credit: @zacefron on Instagram) Growing up as a public figure makes it difficult to draw a line between who you are and the person everyone thinks you are….
Protesters stage a protest under the leadership of CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke, seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over voter roll deletions at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, Dadar, in Mumbai (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Protests demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar intensified across Delhi and Mumbai on Friday, with around 700 people detained…
High gold prices have made the precious metal out of reach for several people. (Image for representative purpose only) This festive season, Indians may opt to buy silver instead of gold as prices of the yellow metal stay high despite the recent fall. Silver, traditionally playing a supporting role to gold in India’s jewellery market,…
A homeowner in Parkville, a suburb of Baltimore, opened her mail one day to find an unexpected check for $234,368.25 (£176,000) made out to her. It was not a lottery prize or a bank mistake. Instead, it was a tactic used by a potential buyer who wanted to purchase her home without putting it on…
