NEW DELHI: The women’s 50 and above category at the Times Internet Half Marathon brought stories of resilience, late beginnings, and the power of steady effort.Nivedita Kapoor set the pace and claimed first place with a chip time of 1:48:13, delivering a performance defined by consistency and experience. Her steady approach carried her through the…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Agnimitra Paul’s car was allegedly vandalised in a stone-pelting incident on Wednesday after she exited a polling booth in Asansol during voting.According to the video, the back of the vehicle was heavily damaged after unidentified persons allegedly hurled stones at her moving car in the Rahmatnagar area of Burnpur. The leader…
Voting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections across 234 constituencies saw brisk participation, with long queues reported at several polling stations and steady turnout across urban and rural pockets.The day also saw a strong public focus on high-profile voting, with top political leaders, celebrities and first-time voters turning up in large numbers across Chennai, Salem,…
NEW DELHI: The first phase of high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal was marred with violence, allegations of voter intimidation and technical glitches.On the eve of polling day, crude bombs were allegedly hurled in Murshidabad, injuring at least one person.The victim told news agency ANI, “I had stepped out yesterday to offer Namaz at around…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday responded to the opposition’s criticism over his unscheduled stop to buy “jhalmuri” during poll campaigning in West Bengal.While addressing a rally in Krishnanagar, the Prime Minister said Bengal will celebrate the BJP’s victory with sweets and jhalmuri.“You must wave the flag of the BJP-NDA’s victory with all…
A former minister in Bihar, Jha was originally in the BJP and served as its link with Kumar before crossing over to the JD(U). (File Image) PATNA: JDU on Wednesday released a fresh list of its national office-bearers, with Sanjay Kumar Jha, a Rajya Sabha member and aide of JDU president Nitish Kumar, retaining the…
KOLKATA: EC ‘erred’ in issuing a blanket direction by treating citizens as ‘troublemakers’, Calcutta HC observed on Wednesday, granting an interim stay on an order naming 800 people ‘troublemakers’ till June 30.“The general power of superintendence and control of EC under Article 324 is subject to other law,” the HC said, reiterating a Supreme Court…
JAIPUR: Three Congress IT cell workers were among four arrested by police on Wednesday, a day after they were detained by MP police, for allegedly creating and circulating an AI-generated fake news video. It claimed former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje criticised the BJP’s handling of the Nari Shakti Vandan legislation. The purported fake video had…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission has instructed presiding officers of all polling stations in West Bengal to check electronic voting machines (EVMs) and ensure that all candidate buttons on them are clearly visible to the voter, with not a single button covered with tape, glue or any other material.“No colour, ink, perfume or any other chemical…
KRISHNAGIRI: Three men died, and another man suffered serious injuries after the car they were travelling in collided with a private bus near Hosur in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri on Wednesday morning.The accident occurred around 4 am while the four men, staying in Bengaluru, were returning to their native place in the Dharmapuri district to cast…