Rajya Sabha Election 2024: Congress emerges victorious securing three seats, BJP bags one “Those who want personal gains…”: Akhilesh Yadav’s direct message to SP MLAs ahead of RS Polls LUCKNOW: BJP registered a stunning win in Rajya Sabha polls in UP, winning eight of 10 seats, amid cross-voting by at …...Read More
Rajya Sabha polls: Cross-voting by SP MLAs gives BJP stunning UP win
Abhishek Singhvi alleges betrayal after tie in HP seat election
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Singhvi may be used to winning the knottiest of legal cases but on Tuesday , what he thought was a ' win ' soon turned out to be a loss.As the candidate for the lone HP seat, he ended up in an unexpected tie with rival Harsh …...Read More
Adele postpones Las Vegas residency dates as illness takes 'toll on voice'
Adele has been forced to postpone her Las Vegas residency next month due to illness. The singer announced the update on social media, apologising to fans for the "inconvenience" and explaining she had not fully recovered after falling ill at the end of the last leg of her Weekends With …...Read More
Melting Arctic ice caps helps predict UK heatwaves, study finds - as scientist reveals this summer's forecast
When the UK sizzles during an intense summer heatwave it could well be linked to melting ice caps and glaciers in the frozen North, according to a new analysis. While increased melting due to climate change could make such events even more extreme, the connection may also make heatwaves possible …...Read More
After two additional seats, NDA just four short of Rajya Sabha majority mark of 121
NEW DELHI: Of 56 Rajya Sabha seats that fall vacant in April, BJP won 30 — 20 unopposed and 10 in elections held Tuesday. This would take the party’s tally in Rajya Sabha to 97 and that of BJP-led NDA to 117 — just four short of the majority mark …...Read More
Rochdale by-election: The fight for 'the forgotten corner of England'
Nestled in the foothills of the Pennines, Rochdale is a town with a proud history. It was once home to the world's foremost cotton processing centres and is widely known as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. But in recent years the town has been marred by child exploitation …...Read More
Pranab Mukherjee's Daughter Slams Congress Amid Manmohan Singh Memorial Row
Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former President late Pranab Mukherjee, has criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a separate memorial for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Dr. Manmohan Singh died of age-related illnesses at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on …...Read More
Stringent Security To Secure Parliament May Inconvenience Visitors: Lok Sabha Speaker
"We have utilised the latest technology to strengthen security," Om Birla said (File) Elaborate safety arrangements, which may inconvenience visitors, are in place in Parliament to ensure that incidents such as last year's security breach do not recur, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday. Two people had jumped …...Read More
Oliver Campbell: Brain-damaged man appeals against murder conviction more than 30 years after being jailed
A brain-damaged man jailed for life as a teenager will tell the appeal court today he was pressed by police into making a false murder confession. Troubled Oliver Campbell, now 53, was interviewed without a lawyer after his arrest for a fatal shooting during an off-licence robbery in 1990. He …...Read More
Mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son says she caned him because Bible allows it, court hears
A mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son has claimed she used a bamboo cane to beat him because the Bible told her she could "chastise her child", a court has heard. Christina Robinson, 30, called the emergency services to her home in Bracken Court, Durham, in November 2022 and …...Read More
