SIR fallout: EC orders house-to-house drive to trace voters dropped from rolls NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has directed state poll officials to launch a special drive to immediately enrol “left-out” and new voters in areas where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has been completed. The move comes amid allegations by the opposition parties that…
PC: US Fish and Wildlife Service In northeast Illinois, the Greenbelt Forest Preserve covers 607 acres between North Chicago and Waukegan. Invasive plants, including teasel, Canada thistle, canary grass, buckthorn and common reed, have displaced native vegetation there. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, working with the Lake County Forest Preserve District and…
Setty sees UPI with the potential to become a point-of-sale credit platform, with credit made available when customers transact through UPI and vows to work with NPCI and other lenders to ensure that MDR is not passed on to consumers. SBI chairman CS Setty sees UPI as an opportunity to provide credit lines through Kisan…
Linda Evangelista’s New York City penthouse that she recently sold for USD 6.75 million. (Instagram) Supermodel Linda Evangelista owned this New York City penthouse for over 25 years; however, according to recent reports, it has been confirmed that the star finally sold off the property. The West Chelsea loft has seen her through her entire…
India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara reacts with Neeraj Chauhan. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s men’s recurve team added another silver medal to the country’s growing archery haul at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, losing 1-5 to South Korea in the gold-medal match on Friday.Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan were unable to overcome the formidable Korean…
Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) Restoring woody habitat in a degraded section of Australia’s Murray River has led to a major increase in the populations of two native fish species. In the research carried out over seven years, the number of Murray cod in the restored reach increased threefold, while the population of golden perch increased…
“How many metro stations will you shut down? People will come walking, and they’ll come running too,” Das said in a post on X. MUMBAI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Friday reacted to the closure of entry and exit gates at 12 Delhi Metro stations amid security arrangements around Jantar Mantar,…
Four passengers died and four others were injured in a bus crash on Gorakhpur Link Expressway LUCKNOW: At least four passengers were killed and four others injured after an AC bus travelling at around 100 kmph crashed into a trailer on the Gorakhpur Link Expressway in Ambedkar Nagar district early Friday morning.Police suspect the bus…
The DMK chief criticised the TVK government’s functioning. CHENNAI: DMK president M K Stalin on Friday issued a strong warning to the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK govt, accusing it of surrendering TN’s interests by attempting to impose Hindi in the state.In a social media post, Stalin said TN had traditionally fought against Hindi imposition by…
Jordan’s Ferrari 550 Maranello outside his former home in Illinois. Image Credit: JOOPITER Michael Jordan’s 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello has resurfaced after spending nearly 24 years out of public view. Jordan sold the red Ferrari through an Illinois dealership in December 2002, after driving it during the final championship years of his Chicago Bulls career….
