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Three defectors from the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) find places in the BJP list, announced in two installments on Wednesday.According to the party’s list of candidates, announced by BJP national General Secretary Arun Singh, former Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo and former Minister K. Beichhua would contest from Mamit and Siaha constituencies, respectively.Both Sailo and Beichhua, who were in the ruling MNF and elected to the Assembly several times, earlier this month joined the BJP quieting their party.BJP’s lone MLA Buddha Dhan Chakma, elected in 2018 Assembly polls from Tuichawng constituency, is not contesting the polls this time, with party’s young…

The court had earlier issued notice on the petition against the notification issued by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare barring the use of donor gametes for an intending couple willing to undergo surrogacy. The amendment after the notification dated March 14, states that the couple undergoing surrogacy must have both gametes from the intending couple and that donor gametes are not allowed. The case is of a married couple, medically deemed infertile due to wife’s medical conditions, including the inability to produce viable oocytes (eggs) and the couple has been barred from opting surrogacy services as per the…

Hearing a suit filed by Viacom18 Media Private Ltd, the producer of the show, a bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh recognised the enormous popularity of the programme and stated that the unauthorised dissemination of its content, regardless of past or future seasons, would infringe on Viacom18’s copyright over the broadcast and reproduction rights of the show. The plaintiff alleged that various websites with “Bigg Boss” as part of their domain name were illegally broadcasting the programme without authorisation, causing financial harm to their business. The court ordered the defendants to cease broadcasting, telecasting, streaming, retransmitting, and hosting any episode…

Batting first, New Zealand were in a spot of trouble at 110/4 after three quick wickets derailed a solid start. But Glenn Phillips (71) and Tom Latham (68) stitched 144-run stand and helped New Zealand up to a challenging total of 288-6, aided by some sloppy fielding from Afghanistan.In reply, Afghanistan were restricted to 139 in 34.4 overs as New Zealand’s pace bowlers got among the wickets, with Mitchell Santner also starring both with the ball and in the field.Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bowl first, and his side spilled an early chance when Will…

Suzuki will start producing electric vehicles at the Gujarat plant and export them to Japan as well.The company will also consider supplying India-made EVs to partner Toyota Motor for European markets that would be sold under the Toyota brand, the report published in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper on Wednesday stated.Nikkei said Suzuki will set up a new production line for electric cars at the Gujarat plant which also produces petrol cars. The battery-powered cars that Suzuki plans to export to Japan would be small SUVs priced around 3 to 4 million yen ($20,043), Nikkei said.At present Maruti Suzuki is lagging behind…

The shocking incident occurred at Bhanur in Sangareddy district near Hyderabad. According to police, the accused lured the girl and raped her. When the victim started crying, he throttled her to death. The girl’s body was found in the cotton fields under the limits of BDL Bhanur police station on Monday night. The police investigations revealed that the accused enticed the girl by offering her a soft drink. He took her to cotton fields, where he raped and murdered her. A police officer said the victim, along with her parents and grandparents, were staying at a construction site. Her parents…

As many as 91 fraudsters have been apprehended in connection with these cases.In order to tackle the menace of GST evasion, the DGGI develops intelligence, especially in new areas of tax evasion, through advanced tools for data analytics besides using its intelligence network across the country to collect such information, the statement explained.Overall in 2023-24, Rs. 1.36 lakh crore has been detected as overall GST evasion (including fake input tax credit) and voluntary payment of Rs. 14,108 crore has been made as a result.Since June 2023, DGGI has laid special emphasis to identify and apprehend the masterminds and disrupting syndicates,…

The platform said it is introducing an immersive watch page experience for news stories on YouTube.The news watch page will pull together content from authoritative sources across video on demand, live streams, podcasts, and Shorts, allowing viewers to deep dive and explore multiple sources and angles.“All on one watch page, people will be able to find relevant long-form video, live coverage, and Shorts to quickly catch up,” the company said in a statement.This feature is rolling out over time for mobile users in approximately 40 countries, with desktop and living room integration to come.YouTube said it is also launching the…

The convict identified as Mainuddin is a native of Jamawara village under Naraini Block in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh.Mainuddin has also been directed to deposit Rs two lakh as fine. He would serve imprisonment for one more year if failed to pay the fine amount. The court pronounced the judgment after examining the statements of 20 witnesses and other documentary evidence.The interstate drug peddlers were transporting contraband Ganja in a truck (MP-17-HH-1053) from Semilguda via Satiguda Chhak to Raipur in Chattisgarh on March 23, 2018. The Bhawanipatna Police after a long chase intercepted the vehicle at Madingpadar Chhak of…

He termed Rahul Gandhi “poor and illiterate fellow”. Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said: “First of all, Rahul Gandhi needs to understand what is meant by dynastic politics. While Rahul Gandhi’s entire family is in the Congress, Amit Shah’s son is not a member of the BJP.””Rahul Gandhi thought that the BCCI is a wing of the BJP. Poor illiterate fellow,” he added.Sarma even said he could not understand how Amit Shah’s son came into this debate of dynastic politics.”He (Rahul Gandhi) criticises everything without realising that he is the root cause of everything.”Earlier on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi said in…