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A division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya opined that the Commission’s report was not satisfactory and incomplete. Justice Sivagnanam also observed that the fate of the candidates declared elected in the three-tier of panchayat system will to a great extent depend on the outcome of the petitions filed on this count. He directed all the petitioners in the matter to submit the related documents by Thursday. The matter will come up for hearing again on July 18. Three PILs have been filed at the division bench of the Chief Justice in relation to the poll-related…

Researchers from Norway and France have found a way of coordinating and recalibrating two conflicting systems of dating the surface of the Moon.This new evaluation, detailed in The Planetary Science Journal, shows that large parts of the crust of the Moon are around 200 million years older than had been thought and allows the scientists to clarify the sequence of events in the evolution of the Moon’s surface.Researchers stressed that this does not change the estimates of the Moon’s age itself, just the estimate of its surface. The new system of dating changes the age of all areas of the…

In a series of tweets, Kamal Nath posted: “Many toppers are from one exam centre, a private college run by a BJP MLA in Gwalior.””Youths of Madhya Pradesh were being cheated repeatedly in the name of recruitment exams many times,” he said.”It is useless even to demand an investigation from them because always bigger fishes are saved. I demand that an independent agency should investigate the matter and do justice to the lakhs of unemployed people who appear in these competitive and recruitment exams,” the veteran Congress leader added.Responding to the allegations of the Congress, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra…

Circle Inspector (CI) Anju Yadav publicly slapped the JPS worker when the supporters of the opposition party were staging a protest in Srikalahasti town of Tirupati district.The video of the woman police officer slapping the worker of actor Paan Kalyan’s party went viral on social media.The CI was seen slapping the man with both her hands.The incident occurred when police tried to prevent the JSP workers from burning an effigy of Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy during the protest against his remarks about their leader Pawan Kalyan.A heated argument ensued between policemen and the protesters.A scuffle also broke…

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Ishan Kishan’s childhood coach Uttam Majumdar is hopeful that his prodigy will be named in the playing XI against West Indies in the first Test, starting on Wednesday in Dominica.He further said that the young wicket-keeper batter should play at number 6.“I have a gut feeling that both Ishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal will play today against the West Indies. The duo young stars will deliver well for team India. I would suggest Ishan should play at number 6, that will be good for him and the team,” Uttam Majumdar told a YouTube channel Cricket Basu.India…

London, July 12 (IANS) After making his maiden Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon to set a rematch with world-beating Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner said he is a better player than 12 months ago when his two-set lead against the 23-time Grand Slam champion vanished into thin air.Sinner can be the one to upset the seven-time champion. Last year, the Italian led Djokovic two-sets-to-love at Wimbledon quarterfinal before the Serbian thwarted his dream and stormed back to win.The Italian will continue the quest for his first major against Djokovic on Friday. The 21-year-old, who lost in five sets against the Serbian…

San Francisco, July 12 (IANS) US-based software company Sisense has announced to lay off 15 per cent of its workforce, or about 100 employees.The job cuts will affect all departments, including the Israeli headquarters, which employs 150 employees, reports CTech.In addition to the current layoffs, the software firm has experienced a long series of developments, including the departure of senior executives last year, relatively small layoffs, and a halt in hiring.”Like any responsible company during this period, and in order to maintain the growth and level of profitability that we have sustained for a significant period of time, we realised…

San Francisco, July 12 (IANS) Meta has announced that it is rolling out real-time avatar calls on Instagram and Messenger.This feature will be helpful when users don’t want to show their real faces during video calls and want a third option between camera-off and camera-on, the company said in a blogpost on Tuesday.The company also mentioned that users can share animated avatar stickers in Instagram and Facebook Stories and Reels, Facebook comments, and 1:1 message threads on Messenger and Instagram.”From a jaunty wave hello or a slow clap of approval to showing off your avatar’s dance moves, there are plenty…

According to party sources, Rahul Gandhi is likely to shift to the residence of former Delhi Chief Minister and veteran party leader Sheila Dikshit in the Nizamuddin East area of south Delhi.The three-time Delhi Chief Minister’s son Sandeep Diskhit, a former party MP, has already vacated the residence for Rahul Gandhi.Gandhi has taken the property on rent for residing there.Upon vacating his official residence at 12 Tughlak Lane in central Delhi, Rahul Gandhi had shifted with his mother and former party chief Sonia Gandhi at the 10 Janpath in April.The three-BHK house into which Rahul Gandhi will move belongs to…

Leading the ‘Maun Satyagrah’ was State President K.Sudhakaran, Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan and other numerous law makers from the parliament and assembly besides state level leaders and district level leaders.The ‘Maun Satyagrah’ began at 10 a.m and will continue till 5 p.m.Last week, the Gujarat HC had dismissed the Congress leader’s plea to stay his conviction and two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case that cost him his Lok Sabha membership.To protests against the order, the Congress had decided to organise a day-long ‘Muan Satyagraha’ at all the state headquarters on July 12 against the court decision.–IANSsg/dan