Lok Sabha polls: nominations of 16 candidates rejected in Thiruvananthapuram district

April 05, 2024 10:47 pm | Updated 10:47 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The nominations of nine candidates in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and seven in the Attingal constituency were rejected on Friday after a scrutiny by election officials ahead of the April 26 Lok Sabha polls. Thiruvananthapuram constituency currently has 13 …...Read More

Police investigation into Utah women’s basketball allegations finds audio containing racial slur

A police investigation into allegations that the Utah women’s basketball team was subjected to "racial hate crimes" while in Idaho for the NCAA women’s tournament last month has turned up evidence that "corroborates" players’ testimony, law enforcement said Thursday. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department issued an update confirming that detectives …...Read More

California sees low-elevation snow, unseasonable cold from spring storm system

Spring took a back seat again Friday as a wintry weather system brought more low-elevation snow, hail, rain and unusually cold temperatures to California. A cold and unstable air remained in place after a late-season low pressure system spun into the state a day earlier and spawned unseasonable conditions at …...Read More

Fire reported outside Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office

A fire outside the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders in Vermont caused minor damage but no injuries, the Burlington Fire Department said Friday. VERMONT LEGISLATURE ADVANCING BILL TO REQUIRE FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES TO COVER DAMAGES FOLLOWING EXTREME WEATHER Firefighters responded to a call Friday morning and found a fire between …...Read More

SC indicates it may quash money laundering case against ex-IAS officer Tuteja

April 05, 2024 10:34 pm | Updated 10:34 pm IST - NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court indicated on April 05 that it may quash a money laundering case against former IAS officer Anil Tuteja and his son in connection with the alleged ₹2,000-crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, saying there were …...Read More

Of 358 Lok Sabha candidates who filed nominations, 276 validly nominated

April 05, 2024 10:31 pm | Updated 10:55 pm IST - Bengaluru After scrutiny of the 492 sets of nominations filed by 358 candidates for the first of the two-phase Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, polling for which will be held on April 26, the Election Commission has rejected 60 …...Read More

Elderly couple felt pressured to sell their home by local council amid government’s push to house migrants

An elderly couple had just moved into their home when they received a letter they took as a threat to give up their property for migrants, the British residents told the Daily Mail. A letter from the North Northamptonshire Council was left on Jose and Ted Saunders' door mat in …...Read More

Shaquille O’Neal says he's only watching women's college basketball this year: 'The boys suck'

NBA great Shaquille O’Neal has not shied away from his support of the LSU women’s basketball team and star player Angel Reese, but the former Los Angeles Lakers star recently expressed his interest in the women’s game as a whole over the men’s. During a recent episode of "The Big …...Read More

House GOP leaders say Biden conditioning US support for Israel will 'benefit Hamas'

House Republican leadership is blasting President Biden after he suggested the U.S. could curb its support for Israel if it did not do more to protect civilians in Gaza. "There's only one group of people who stand to benefit from conditions to Israel aid, and that is Hamas. Once again, …...Read More

Babu Jagajivan Ram Jayanti celebrated in Belagavi

April 05, 2024 10:24 pm | Updated 10:24 pm IST - Belagavi Babu Jagajivan Ram Jayanti was celebrated in Belagavi on Friday. Folk artists performed along a procession in the main streets of the city. Senior officers paid tributes to the former Union Minister by garlanding his statue. Officers administered …...Read More