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Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is embroiled in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case, has been making waves ever since his transfer to Ballari jail. The buzz isn't just about his legal battle, but also the curious detail of his undertrial prisoner number – 511. Darshan's previous identification in Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail was UTP No. 6106. However, after a controversial photograph surfaced showing him smoking with a notorious rowdy sweater, he was relocated to Ballari prison. Here, he was assigned UTP No. 511, a number that adds up to 7, aligning with the actor's well-documented obsession with the digit.

TMC MP Jawahar Sircar's letter to West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee has exposed the «dirt, corruption and dictatorial attitude» within the party, the BJP said on Sunday as it pressed for her resignation. Sircar wrote to Banerjee stating that he has decided to resign from the Rajya Sabha and leave politics. He claimed that corruption by a section of leaders of his party — the Trinamool Congress (TMC) — and lack of action against them was one of the reasons for his decision. In a statement, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, «The letter by Jawahar Sircar, TMC MP, exposes dirt, corruption and dictatorial attitude within the TMC. TMC means 'too much corruption'». It indicates that every institution in West Bengal has been corroded with corruption by the Mamata Banerjee government and those who raise the issue are heckled and silenced, he alleged.

2024. Mark the start of festival season and the harbingers of change with a great new read; or 20 of them. Here’s an entire list: CREATION LAKE BY RACHEL KUSHNER A disgraced FBI agent-turned-freelance operative infiltrates a rural French commune of environmental anarchists in Kushner’s latest thriller, which grapples with a question that has preoccupied philosophers and scientists for centuries: What, at our core, makes us human?

It is a major development that could soon lead to mainstream adoption of crypto assets and open the stage for more investors to access digital assets.

Prakash Singh case. State governments have been loath to implement the order because it would mean political leaders relinquishing personal control over the coercive apparatus that they covet. As much as these structural reforms are desirable, we need to think of other politically feasible reforms that take us in the right direction.

Congress chief Ripun Bora, who had recently resigned as the state Trinamool Congress (TMC) president, returned to the Congress on Sunday. AICC general secretary in-charge of Assam Jitendra Singh welcomed Bora back into the party fold at the beginning of an Extended Executive Committee meeting at Charaideo. «The people of Assam are fed up with the misrule of BJP government. We will all work together to strengthen the Congress further and expose the ruling alliance's corruption, communalism before the people,» Bora said. Several top functionaries of state TMC also joined the Congress along with him.

presidential campaigns should devote more resources to activating the base or persuading the undecided. For congressional candidates who are challenging the majority party, however, prioritizing persuasion is a must. At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, I sat down with two House candidates running to unseat freshmen Republicans to ask: What does it take a turn a red district blue? One of them I’ve known for many years through New York politics: John Avlon, the former CNN host running against Representative Nick LaLota on Long Island. The other, Rachel Bohman, is taking on Representative Brad Finstad in a district that’s been thrust into the national spotlight: Tim Walz’s old seat in southern Minnesota.

Also Read: Unified Pension Scheme: a suitable compromise for pensioners? The upcoming variant, the unified pension scheme (UPS), can halt states from reverting to OPS and instead shift to UPS. The UPS strikes a middle ground by reverting to a defined benefit system, but with some contribution from employees. For 2024-25, the Centre’s projected spending on pensions is ₹2.67 trillion.

Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery

school principal and father of a 14-year-old rape survivor have been arrested for allegedly tampering with the birth records of the girl to help the accused secure bail, police said on Sunday. The principal was arrested from Deoria on Thursday while the girl's father was caught from Behror in Rajasthan on Saturday night, Station House Officer (SHO) of Murlipura Police Station Sunil Kumar Jangir said. The girl had lodged an FIR in July alleging that her aunt had sold her to one Sandeep Yadav, a resident of Haryana, for Rs two lakh and that she was subsequently raped. The case was registered under various sections of the IPC and POCSO Act and after investigation, her aunt, Sandeep Yadav and his father Satveer Yadav were arrested and sent to judicial custody.

India is gearing up for an exceptionally harsh winter, as forecasted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has pointed to the onset of the La Niña phenomenon in September 2024, which is expected to cause a significant drop in temperatures and increased rainfall across the country. La Niña, the cooler counterpart to El Niño, is characterised by lower sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, leading to widespread climate effects, including colder and harsher winters. According to the IMD's announcement on September 2, 2024, La Niña is likely to result in a severe winter. Typically, La Niña begins between April and June, strengthening between October and February, and can last from nine months to two years. It is driven by strong easterly winds pushing ocean waters westward, which cools the ocean surface. This contrasts with El Niño, which brings warmer conditions. Different regions in India are expected to experience varying degrees of winter severity. Northern states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir may see especially frigid conditions, with temperatures potentially falling as low as 3°C. Additionally, the combination of colder weather and increased rainfall could impact agriculture, particularly in areas that rely on winter crops.

Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.

Nehru’s First Recruits: The Diplomats Who Built Independent India’s Foreign Policy, is a reminder that India’s foreign policy did not take shape in the hands of the current external affairs ministry, but has been built on a long legacy of a storied foreign service founded in 1948 by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. As the title suggests, Bhattacherjee’s book is about India’s very first diplomats, the men and women recruited to the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in the first dozen years after independence who helped shaped an independent foreign policy for a country that had been a British colony for nearly two centuries.

Wide Camera: 50 MP Octa PD | ƒ/1.68 aperture | 82° field of view | 1/1.31" image sensor size Ultrawide Camera: 48 MP Quad PD | ƒ/1.7 aperture | 123° field of view | 1/2.55" image sensor size [Only on Pro variants] Telephoto Camera: 48 MP Quad PD | ƒ/2.8 aperture | 22° field of view | 5x optical zoom | Super Res Zoom up to 30x | 1/2.55" image sensor size When it comes to the camera experience on a Pixel smartphone, the focus isn’t much on the hardware but on a flock of AI features and how Google continues to push the boundaries of computational photography. The Pixel 9 series brings along signature Pixel imaging tools like Night Sight, Astrophotography, Face Unblur, Action Pan, Top Shot, et al, from the previous generations but also introduces a slew of new features, which work with varying degrees of success.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania say they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and badly delayed high-speed rail project integrating the three Baltic countries with the continental European rail network

Taylor Fritz became the first American man since 2009 to reach a Grand Slam final on Friday, setting up a US Open title showdown against world number one Jannik Sinner. Fritz, the world number 12, twice fought back to defeat compatriot Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in his semi-final. Australian Open champion Sinner became the first Italian man to make the New York final with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 win over an ailing Jack Draper of Britain.

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Europe's autos industry could face fines of 15 billion euros ($17.4 billion) for carbon emissions due to slowing demand for electric vehicles, Renault chief executive Luca de Meo said on Saturday. Automakers face tougher European Union CO2 targets in 2025 as the cap on average emissions from new vehicles sales falls to 94 grams/km from 116 g/km in 2024. «If electric vehicles remain at today's level, the European industry may have to pay 15 billion euros in fines or give up the production of more than 2.5 million vehicles,» de Meo told France Inter radio.

It’s not exactly how MANU BHAKER wanted to enjoy her Olympic success — two bronze medals. After a hectic schedule, she was looking forward to ‘some time off’ where she would put her feet up and just relax. Instead, she has been on a whirlwind tour of media houses, photo shoots, corporate events, podcasts studios etc. But, like she handles all the tricky situations at the shooting range, she is acing this phase of her life too. ET catches up with Bhaker to talk about her life after the Olympic success, her memories of pressure moments just before she won the medals and more. Excerpts What has changed around you since winning the Olympic medals? I have been attending a lot of events since then. Which is okay because I enjoy everything. It was pre-decided that I would take a long break after the Olympics. But because of these events, I have been travelling a lot. I had thought I would get some time off and I would sleep, have rest, and stay at home. But I haven’t got time to do all that. I am not complaining (laughs). I am enjoying this phase also.