Bankipur bypoll outcome highlights shifting political dynamics in Bihar. (Prashant Kishor – PTI image) NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday won the Bankipur assembly bypoll, defeating BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar by 19,324 votes after securing 64,151 votes, marking the first electoral victory of his political career.The bypoll, necessitated after BJP national president…
26-year-old Afghan man arrested on charges of murdering British woman Elisabeth Ross in Greece where Ross used to help migrants. Two weeks after 38-year-old Elisabeth Ross was found stuffed inside a suitcase in central Athens, police arrested an Afghan suspect over the death of the British woman who was an aid worker who used to…
Christopher Phillips/Image: Sky News A 60-year-old man has been jailed after concealing his mother’s body in a chest freezer at their home for almost three years while continuing to claim more than £78,000 in her pension and state benefits.Christopher Phillips, from Porthcawl, Wales, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after admitting…
US may expand H-1B, L-1 visa fees to extension applications The Trump administration is likely to expand the ambit of fees for large employers hiring H-1B and L-1 workers. Companies with more than 50 employees in the US, where over half the workforce holds H-1B or L-1 visas, may be required to pay the additional…
State Farm Settlement Saving California Consumers Approximately $530 Million Receives Final Approval California insurance regulators have officially approved a settlement with State Farm General after the insurer requested premium increases of up to 52 per cent. The deal is expected to save homeowners and renters across the state about $530 million (£395 million), reports the…
India is significantly expanding its airborne surveillance fleet to bolster air defence capabilities. New Netra Mk-1A aircraft will triple the indigenous fleet size by 2028. The Netra Mk-2 program aims for advanced indigenous AWACS platforms by 2032. This expansion will increase the fleet from six to eighteen aircraft. These systems will provide comprehensive battlespace awareness…
Bob Montgomery and Tom Malcolm crossed the finish line on Sunday (Picture: MND NSW) An 82-year-old grandfather and his 18-year-old grandson have completed a nearly 5,300-kilometre cycling journey across Australia to raise money and awareness for motor neurone disease (MND), a condition that has deeply affected their family.Bob Montgomery and Tom Malcolm crossed the finish…
BJP candidate Satish Govindbhai Patel defeated Congress challenger and former minister Bhikhabhai Rabari by 30,630 votes. VADODARA: The BJP retained its stronghold of Manjalpur in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Monday, but the sharp decline in its victory margin compared with the 2022 assembly elections could raise concerns for the ruling party despite its comfortable bypoll…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to interact with 2,000 teenagers in Mumbai on August 6 amid growing youth assertiveness NEW DELHI: Days after saying that the era of unquestioned obedience was over and young people now sought reasons and logic, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will interact with nearly 2,000 teenagers in Mumbai on August 6, bringing…
Photo credit: Kern County Sheriff/YouTube A woman was pulled to safety after falling into California’s Kern River and being carried downstream by the fast-moving current, in a rescue that was captured on dramatic video over the weekend. First responders found her partially submerged beneath a rock outcropping near a steep cliff before using a life…