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'Sends wrong message': Humayun Kabir drops Ballygunge candidate within 24 hours over 'vulgar' social media posts

India, Dec. 24 -- Nisha Chatterjee on Tuesday was dropped as the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) candidate from Ballygunge for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, with party founder Humayun Kabir citi... Read More


At 50, no change in Mohali ward count

Mohali, Dec. 24 -- The Punjab government on Tuesday approved the ward delimitation and redrawing of ward boundaries for the upcoming Mohali municipal corporation (MC) elections, retaining the total nu... Read More


Davido joins Accord Party

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Nigerian singer David "Davido" Adeleke has joined the Accord Party. The 33-year-old announced the move on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday. The "Unavailable" hitmaker ali... Read More


18-year-old UP woman strangled to death by fiance, his lover; body set ablaze to destroy evidence

India, Dec. 24 -- An 18-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur, and her body set ablaze after being doused in kerosene in order to destroy evidence, police said o... Read More


Thackeray cousins Raj-Uddhav come together for BMC polls, Congress left isolated

Mumbai, Dec. 24 -- Amid the confirmation of the UBT Sena-MNS alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS Chief Raj Thackeray, accompanied by their wives, paid tribute to party founder Bal... Read More


J&K ACB files chargesheet against businessman in bribery case filed by ex-SP Jammu South

Jammu, Dec. 24 -- : Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday filed the chargesheet against a businessman in a bribery case filed against him by former Superintendent of Police, Jammu Sout... Read More


Green groups seek cancellation of forest clearance in Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone

India, Dec. 24 -- Several environmental and social organisations in Dehradun on Wednesday demanded the immediate cancellation of the forest clearance granted for the felling of thousands of trees with... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Consumer grievance redressal: India must not let aggrieved homebuyers down

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- To mark National Consumer Day on 24 December in honour of India's Consumer Protection Act of 1986, the government has made "efficient and speedy disposal through digital justice"... Read More


Kabir fields ex-cop as Ballygunge candidate

Kolkata, Dec. 24 -- Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Bharatpur Humayun Kabir on Wednesday fielded retired police officer Abu Hasan as his party, Janata Unnayan Party's (JUP) Ballygunge cand... Read More


Insurance: Bengal disburses 'over Rs 3K cr benefiting 1.13 cr farmers'

Kolkata, Dec. 24 -- At a time when the BJP-led government at the Centre is alleged to have fallen short of its promise to double farmers' income by the end of 2022, the Mamata Banerjee-led government ... Read More