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The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence

Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged the Election Commission has changed the date of counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls at the behest of the BJP. «They (ECI) do what suits the BJP. When I contested the (Lok Sabha) elections, they unnecessarily changed the date (of polling). Everything is done as per the wishes of the BJP and its proxy parties,» she told reporters here. Mufti was talking to mediapersons after several second rung politicians joined the PDP at the party office here. The Election Commission on Saturday announced a change in the day of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir from October 4 to October 8.

BJP in-charge for Jharkhand assembly polls Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said people were joining hands with his party to save the «ruined» tribal-dominated eastern state. The Hemant Soren-led coalition government in Jharkhand has ruined the state and there is anarchy everywhere, Chouhan told PTI.

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence

National Grocers Association President Greg Ferrara explains factors contributing to the rise in grocery prices in an interview with FOX Business Network's Edward Lawrence.

Poland’s electoral authority says that the former governing nationalist conservative party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote

Awami League leader of Bangladesh, Ishaque Ali Khan Panna. His body was recovered from a betel nut plantation in East Jaintia Hills district. The district is in close vicinity of the Indo-Bangladesh border. East Jaintia Hills SP Giri Prasad M said that investigation was on into the matter. “On the evening of 26th August 2024, one unknown male dead body in a semi-decomposed state was found lying at the betel nut plantation located in the Dona Bhoi Area of East Jaintia Hills. One Bangladesh passport bearing the name of Ishaque Ali Khan Panna was recovered from the dead body,” the SP said in a statement. “Later, after observing all the formalities at the PO, the dead body was shifted to Civil Hospital Khliehriat for post-mortem examination.

Jay Shah’s election as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Banerjee wrote, “Congratulations, Union Home Minister!!! Your son has not become a politician, but has become the ICC Chairman — a post much much more important than most politicians'!!! Your son has indeed become very very powerful and I congratulate you on his this most elevated achievement indeed! Kudos!!”

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said credible media is important for the qualitative transformation of democracy and socio-economic development of the country. Addressing an event here, Gadkari said every politician expects media support, but the media should support what is good for democracy and the country. He noted that once upon a time, people were only dependent on print media and electronic media, now they are dependent on social media. «In media, what we need is credibility, goodwill...people are expecting information from the media by which they can make the qualitative transformation of our democracy,» the minister said.

Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration among children and adults alike across the city

Left wondering In a move that has left the Naval community confused, former Navy chief Admiral Hari Kumar has quit as chairman of National Maritime Foundation. Traditionally, the most recently retired Navy chief functions as chairman of the foundation. While he took charge just a few months ago, those still part of the foundation are wondering what triggered Admiral Kumar's move. On lighter note The collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue in Sindhudurg has caused a political storm in Maharashtra. But there was a lighter side to the issue too. Asked if this is a bad omen for BJP ahead of assembly polls, a senior BJP leader said Sharad Pawar does not believe in such superstitions, so collapse will not be viewed as a positive or negative sign by him and his followers. This logic could be debatable as Pawar, Sena (UBT) and Congress have aggressively cornered BJP on the incident.

The leaders of France's main left-wing coalition have accused President Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy

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JD Vance would go to St. Gertrude to meet the friar. It was a fitting place for the millennial aspiring politician, who was drawn to the Catholic Church's ancient ways. For years he had flirted with joining the church. Now he wanted to explore the desire in earnest. St. Gertrude Church was led by the Dominican Friars from the Province of St. Joseph, part of a religious order founded in 1216. Its sanctuary smelled of incense but felt modern, its concrete walls pierced with bright stained-glass rectangles in reds and blues.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the Delhi excise case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday told the Supreme Court that Kejriwal is likely to tamper with the evidence and hamper its ongoing probe if released on interim bail. The CBI filed an affidavit in response to Kejriwal's plea seeking quashing of his arrest by the CBI and seeking interim bail.

U.S. officials say they referred 43 cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution in the last year

A Texas-based investment adviser has been fined $95,000 by the SEC after an investigation by the agency found the firm in violation of the “pay to play” rule under the Advisers Act.

₹1,500 each into the bank accounts of many beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. The scheme pays out that amount each month to women in the age group of 21 to 60 with an annual household income of less than ₹2.5 lakh. News reports suggest that 1.6 crore women have applied for the benefit.

Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi on Monday said that no talk was held yet with Champai Soren regarding his joining the saffron party. Marandi said that Champai is a seasoned politician and he would himself decide his own path. Amid speculation about a potential switch to the BJP, Champai reached Delhi on Sunday afternoon. Later in a social media post, Champai Soren said that he experienced «bitter humiliation» as chief minister, which compelled him to seek an alternative path.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren may quit the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party and join another front, JMM leader Manoj Pandey warned that such a move would be self-sabotage for Soren. Speaking to on Sunday, Pandey said, «Champai Soren is a cautious leader and remains a member of the party. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment on any of his remarks. However, if he does make such remarks and leaves the party for another, such as the BJP, it would be self-sabotage for him.» Pandey added that he «can't believe that a mature politician like Soren would make such a decision to join the BJP, which is already a sinking ship.»