CHENNAI: Days after Madras high court recommended the names of 13 advocates for appointment as judges of the court, a public interest writ petition has been filed questioning the legality and constitutionality of the collegium which shortlisted and made the recommendations.In his PIL, A Prem Kumar said the HC collegium comprises the chief justice and the two seniormost puisne judges of the court....
Kabir drops influencer 24 hrs after picking her as candidate KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: In less than 24 hours after Humayun Kabir announced the name of social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as his Janata Unnayan Party's Ballygunge candidate, the Bharatpur MLA dropped her, citing her "inappropriate social media posts". Chatterjee has threatened to drag Kabir to court, alleging he defamed her "public image"....
Mumbai: Bombay high court directed the state govt to file an affidavit by Wednesday to outline short-term mitigating measures to tackle pollution at the Kanjurmarg dumping ground and to take the support of IIT-Bombay in fine-tuning the action plan.A bench headed by Justice Girish Kulkarni was hearing petitions that highlighted grievances of residents in the area adjoining the dumping ground. Justice...
Kolkata: The SIR led to the deletion of 44,787 electors from the Bhowanipore constituency. With 2,06,295 electors in chief minister Mamata Banerjee's constituency before the revision, one in five names, 21.7%, were deleted in the current exercise.The list indicates that at Mitra Institution Booth No. 260, under the CM's own polling station, 127 names were excluded, of which 13 individuals died. The...
Cameron Green (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Australian all-rounder Cameron Green emerged as the biggest attraction at the IPL auction underway at the Etihad Arena, with Kolkata Knight Riders snapping him up for a staggering Rs 25.20 crore. The buy made Green the most expensive overseas player in the history of the tournament.Once the bidding crossed the Rs 25 crore mark, Green surpassed the previous overseas...
Bengal's draft electoral roll will feature 7,08,16,621 names, excluding over 58 lakh absent, shifted, duplicate, and dead voters KOLKATA: The draft electoral roll for Bengal, which will be published on Tuesday, will contain 7,08,16,621 names, among the 7,66,37,519 who were issued enumeration forms as part of the special intensive revision of voters’ records, Election Commission officials said.The...
Kolkata: Even after marking untraceable voters as absentees, BLOs can upload their forms if they turn up before Thursday. However, if any untraceable voter misses the Dec 11 deadline and contacts the BLO later, the latter will not be able to roll back the forms digitised with absentee marking.Following the instruction received on WhatsApp, the BLO will have to write a letter to the electoral...
BHOPAL: Congress released its first list of 144 candidates for the MP polls Sunday with a nod to numerology - at 9.09 am on the first day of Navratri, fielding 69 of its 96 sitting MLAs in a mix skewed towards youth. PCC chief Kamal Nath was among the nominees, 65 of them below 50. Rahul Gandhi calls ‘unemployment’ single biggest issue in IndiaBesides 19 women, there are six Muslim, 39 OBC, 30 ST...
MUMBAI: In its recent report, UK’s migration advisory committee – which is the government’s independent advisory on immigration policy, has recommended abolishing the shortage occupation list (SOL).The SOL is the official list of skilled jobs that have been assessed by the committee to be in shortage. UK employers who hire overseas workers to fill in such shortage occupations, benefit from a lower...
The 360 ONE Wealth Hurun Indian Rich List for 2023 has been unveiled, revealing that out of the 360 individuals listed, 96 are Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). According to an ET report, what's striking is that an impressive 84% of these NRIs are self-made, underscoring their entrepreneurial prowess and achievements.Among the featured NRIs, the United States stands out as the preferred destination, with 47...
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