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Sumit Pande, a teacher with a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kolkata, who was presiding officer at an election booth in Beldanga-II block in Murshidabad district made the admission in an affidavit to the single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha.The bench was hearing a CPI(M) candidate Nasima Begum’s plea seeking re-election.Earlier, Justice Sinha asked Pande, who was the presiding officer at a booth, to file what happened on the polling day in an affidavit.In the affidavit, Pande said, “miscreants took total control of the booth where he was a presiding officer by 12 noon. They broke the CCTV camera, snatched ballot papers…

Karachi, Sep 1 (IANS) Ahead of the opening match of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, starts on Friday, interim captain of South Africa women’s team Laura Woolvardt feels excited to lead her side for the first historic tour to Asian nation.Wolvaardt, a talented top-order batter, is eager to begin her reign with a series victory over Pakistan. She was only named Sune Luus’ replacement as interim captain last week.”It is very exciting to be here, It is an incredible journey to be here for the first historic tour to Pakistan and I think everyone is excited. We have had…

Oman, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian men’s hockey team booked a spot in the semifinals of the Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier after recording a thumping win over Japan and Malaysia. India beat Malaysia 7-5 with Gurjot Singh (7′, 11′, 17′, 29′ 30′) scoring five goals, and Maninder Singh (12′), and Mohammed Raheel (21′) getting a goal each against the opponents on Thursday. Relentless India pushed past Japan with a stunning 35-1 win in their last Elite Group stage game with Maninder Singh (1′, 3′ 5, 6′, 9′, 15′, 20′, 24′, 25′, 29′), Mohammed Raheel (3′, 4′, 11′, 12′, 17′,…

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Integrated technology solutions provider Redington Limited on Friday announced the appointment of VS Hariharan as the Group CEO.Hariharan earlier worked at Wipro in India before transitioning to Singapore, where he spent over 18 years at Hewlett-Packard, holding numerous senior positions.He then went on to be a founder of a company specialising in solar solutions for emerging markets.“Having witnessed his unwavering commitment, deep industry insights, and exceptional dedication during his time as an Independent Director, I am delighted with his appointment as the Group CEO,” said Professor J Ramachandran, Chairman of the Board and Independent Director,…

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder and CEO of leading stock broker Zerodha, is reportedly acquiring more stake in homegrown gaming platform Nazara Technologies.According to CNBC-TV18, citing sources, Kamath is aiming to acquire a total of 3.5 per cent stake in the firm “in his personal capacity”.Kamath already holds about 1 per cent stake in the mobile gaming platform.The deal is expected to close soon, Nazara Tech, however, refused to comment on the “speculation”, said the report.The deal will come as the Indian gaming industry is witnessing a stupendous growth.The Indian gaming market is expected to grow from…

Kavitta said that the role will always be special for her. “’Kaala’ came to me when it was a very low phase in my life. It’s a special role which is performance-oriented. I was in a very low phase of my life and nothing was working out. But that’s the beauty; it gives you the strength to stand alone,” she said.“That’s when my book of poetry got published and got a good response. Bejoy read the book and connected with me to write poetry on the title ‘Kaala’, which you hear in the teaser. Then he asked me to do…

The new basic edition of the Model 3 can go as far as 606 kms on a single charge, 9 per cent longer than the earlier version’s 556 kms, reports South China Morning Post.The long-range edition of the new Model 3, which can go 713 kms on a single charge, is selling for 295,900 yuan in the country.Sales of Tesla cars in China fell 58 per cent month on month in July to 31,423 units, according to latest data, as Tesla faces tough challenge from Chinese rivals like Li Auto, Nio and Xpeng in mainland China.Tesla also said that new…

The accused even punched her face, slit her lips with a blade, and tried to strangle her, the official added.In a statement issued on Friday, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said that they have received information of rape with an 85-year-old woman who lives in a slum in Shakurpur area of Delhi.“She told DCW that she lives alone in her jhuggi after the death of her husband. She has alleged that on September 1, at around 4 a.m, a person forcibly entered her jhuggi and raped her. She also said that the accused punched her face, cut her lip…

It said that in August, Rajasthan witnessed 80 per cent less than the average rainfall and this is the third season in the last 117 years when the month of August has received the least rainfall.Officials said that the average rainfall for the month of August in Rajasthan remains around 155.7MM. However, Rajasthan has received around only 30.9MM rainfall.Met officials said that the situation worsened in August under the influence of El Nino and the same weather conditions are expected to remain in the month of September as well.“After 85 years, there has been 30.9MM rain in August 2023. The…

The experts say that this alarming trend highlights the growing impact of climate change, leading to more extreme weather events.August 2023 saw a scorching mean maximum temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius, surpassing the normal by 1.2 degrees. The last time Safdarjung weather station in Delhi witnessed a higher mean maximum temperature in August was in 2014 when it reached 36.3 degrees Celsius.Rainfall remained elusive, making August the second driest in at least 14 years. Safdarjung, the base station in the national capital, suffered a rainfall deficit of 61 per cent, recording only 91.8 mm of rainfall compared to the normal…