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The deadline ended on Thursday and not all rebels from both parties backed out.Many of the rebels have stayed put as independent candidates after they were denied tickets from their respective political parties — the Congress and the ruling BJP. This has made the contest more interesting. Importantly, in some of these seats, the rebels are from close families.The Congress leadership managed to convince around one-and-a-half dozen of its workers to withdraw their nomination and give a sense of relief for the party’s candidates, however, the problem could not be resolved in nearly a dozen of Assembly seats.For instance, rebel…

It’s time to celebrate your last few days of singledom. And what’s the ultimate way to do that? A bachelorette party, of course.A proper bachelorette needs three things: exquisite drinks, a touch of glam, and the perfect spot to let loose with your girl gang, without a care in the world.To ensure you not only have a blast but make life-long memories (or at least blurry ones you’ll laugh about later),CREDshares with IANSlifea list of four places in India that will give you the ideal break you need, right before the wedding chaos ensues.GoaNot to be cliche, but in this…

Akhtar looked pleased after Shami clinched his second five-for of the tournament and registered his best bowling figures (5/18) against Sri Lanka.The veteran right-arm pacer also went past Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath to become India’s highest wicket-taker in World Cups. Shami now has 45 wickets in just 14 matches.He has the best average (12.29) and best strike rate (15.75) among all bowlers who have taken more than 30 wickets in the history of World Cups.”India is becoming a ruthless side from this point the onslaught cannot be stopped but my request to Indians is to start celebrating your fast…

Tickets have been given to Swaroop Singh Khara from Shiv seat and Ramniwas Meena from Todabhim constituency.Ramniwas Meena had joined BJP on Thursday night itself and was given a ticket just 10 hours after joining the saffron party.Swaroop Singh Khara has been given a ticket as a new face from Shiv constituency.Earlier, Ravindra Singh Bhati’s name was doing the rounds for Shiv but Khara was given the ticket.With the fourth list released on Friday, the BJP has so far announced candidates for 184 seats in the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly.In major decisions, BJP this time has not fielded former Chief Minister…

During their meeting on Thursday, the leaders discussed the West Asia situation as well as the Ukraine conflict.”A comprehensive and productive meeting this evening with DPM & FM @Antonio_Tajani. Conversed about deepening our strategic partnership. Agreed that potential in agro-tech, innovation, space, defence and the digital domain should be explored,” Jaishankar posted on X late on Thursday night.”Spoke about the West Asia situation, Ukraine conflict and the Indo-Pacific landscape in detail. Appreciated Italy’s support for our initiatives and also for the G20 Presidency,” he said further.The two leaders also signed the mobility and migration partnership agreement and the cultural exchange…

While taking the stand on Thursday, November 2, Tiffany slammed Graham by labeling her “crazy,” “psychotic” and “nuts.”During her testimony, Tiffany claimed that Graham genuinely believed she was the ‘Goodfellas’ star’s wife. “I now think she believed that. I think that’s what she believes, reports aceshowbiz.com.”She’s crazy,” the 45-year-old told the judge. “I think she knows she’s not, and that made her angry because she was striving to be,” she added.Tiffany could not complete her sentence as attorney Herbert McNight cut her off to ask, “Striving to be De Niro’s wife?” To that, Tiffany replied, “Yes.”Tiffany, who shares a daughter…

Cricket, as one popularly defines it, is a religion in India and followed as a ritual by more than a billion people. One was glad that the Mumbai Cricket Association recognized the “God of cricket”, Sachin Tendulkar, through a life size statue at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. One gathers there were barely a handful of cricketers present during the unveiling ceremony. An occasion like this should have been flooded with cricketers of all ages and especially ones who had played and been involved with him.The irony of it all is that the very administrators who should be commended for…

In the quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the iPhone 15 was performing better in its early days than the iPhone 14 last year at this time.The iPhone 15 series was made available on September 22 and received a good response globally, including in India.“Customers are loving the entire iPhone 15 family and reviews have been off the charts,” said Cook.The iPhone active installed base grew to a new all-time high and fiscal 2023 was another record year for switches.The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus feature a gorgeous design and are powered by industry-leading…

In a post on X, Ramesh, who is a former Union environment and forest minister said, “The Air Pollution (Control and Prevention) Act came into being in 1981. Thereafter, ambient air quality standards were announced in April 1994 and later revised in October 1998. In November 2009, after a thorough review by IIT Kanpur and other institutions a more stringent and wide-ranging National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) was put into effect. This covered 12 pollutants considered very detrimental to public health.”He said that the press note that accompanied the implementation of NAAQS revealed the thinking for the significant shift…

Recently, the airline has also inducted eight Boeing 737s, including four 737 Max.Expanding its flight network, SpiceJet also announced plans to connect Shillong and Kolkata with daily flights.”SpiceJet is also enhancing connectivity between Chennai and Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata and Jaipur and Delhi,” said the airline spokesperson.The airline also launched a daily flight connecting Mumbai with Bangkok.”We are excited to enhance our network and add 44 flights in our winter schedule. This expansion allows us to better serve the increasing passenger demand across the country,” said Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet.”Flights have been carefully selected with a strong focus…