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newselectionElection campaign in temples: Poll committee notification for BJP candidates. The Religious Places (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1988 prohibits political activity in places of religious worship. Officials said the notice for the rally was issued on the basis of a complaint from a “vigilant citizen” who submitted campaign photographs of two BJP candidates. (file photo)Mitesh Patel, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Anand, and Chirag Patel, the party’s candidate for the Khambat assembly by-election, have broken the model code of conduct by holding a joint public meeting “on the premises of a temple”. He received a campaign notice from the…
First appeared on E!online Ellen DeGeneres is revealing all. Two years after leaving her eponymous daytime talk show (which was mired in toxic workplace allegations during its final year), the comedian reflected on the controversy and its impact on her. . “I got kicked out of show business,” DeGeneres quipped on April 24 during a stand-up comedy set at the Coronet Theater in West Hollywood, according to Rolling Stone. “There are no mean people in show business.” “The girl who said, ‘Be kind,’ wasn’t being kind,” the 66-year-old continued. “I became a one-dimensional character who gave things away and danced…
Pakistan’s Punjab government has sought more time from the High Court on the issue of renaming Lahore’s Shadman Chowk after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.The Lahore High Court (LHC), headed by Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza, was hearing a petition filed by Pakistan’s Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation. The petition had sought contempt proceedings against three state and district government officials for failing to comply with a court order issued in 2018 to rename Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh.In 2018, the LHC had directed the government to rename Shadman Chowk in Lahore after Bhagat Singh, who was hanged 93 years ago. In a…
If you’re looking for home decor inspiration for the coming summer, Etsy is the place to be. Launching its first-of-its-kind trend guide, the online marketplace has shared a selection of the biggest trends that will lead this summer. With insights from shopping search data, these emerging trends are informed by key cultural influences and closely tied to this year’s biggest interior design trends. We asked the brand’s own trend expert, Dana Isom Johnson, to tell us how these trends translate into interiors. From Western decor to a return to spring flowers, these home décor ideas cover so many styles, we’ll…
Oklahoma City (Cook) — Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday questioned the timing surrounding a recent audit that found problems with federal aid spending in the midst of a pandemic.At his weekly news conference Friday, Gov. Stitt likened the audit and subsequent calls for the attorney general to resign from the cabinet to a political move during a campaign.”There are governors who have already announced that they will run for governor,” Stitt said. “We have a comptroller running for lieutenant governor. And within an hour, they orchestrated a press statement on this 200-page report.”Despite months of rumors at the state Capitol,…
Pakistan is “blackmailing the West” over fears its nuclear program could fall into the wrong hands if aid is cut, experts warned last night.This follows a recent decision by the US to subject Islamabad’s nuclear program to new sanctions.A move by Washington, D.C., sparked by a new defense and economic cooperation agreement between Pakistan and Iran, has identified three Chinese companies and a Belarusian company as suppliers of key components for Islamabad’s nuclear delivery system.The US State Department said the sanctions target “proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery” and strengthen the global non-proliferation “regime.”Pakistan’s long-range…
The first round of the NFL Draft has been decided, with rounds two and three taking place tonight, and rounds four through seven on Saturday. Over the past few years, players like Jordan Mason, Juannie Thomas, and Tyler Davis have gone from being late picks/undrafted to making an impact on their teams. Will the Yellow Jackets be able to acquire such a player in this year’s draft?One player to watch is linebacker Andre White Jr., who came to Georgia Tech after starting his career at Texas A&M. White played just 134 snaps last season, but he did pretty well on…
The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft was dominated by offensive players, with six quarterbacks selected in the first 12 picks. Some teams made the pick, some missed. Want to know what I think about all the picks made Thursday in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft? You can find them all below. You can also move forward with the rest of the draft on Day 2 and his Day 3 for further scoring and analysis. Be sure to refresh this page throughout the weekend to get the latest results. Having done all this, if you want…
Since taking office, President Biden has embarked on a strategy to expand U.S. military access to allied bases across the Asia-Pacific region and deploy a variety of new weapons systems there. He also said the US military would protect Taiwan from Chinese aggression.On Wednesday, Biden signed into law the $95 billion supplemental military aid and spending bill that Congress just passed, including $8.1 billion to counter China in the region. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken also traveled to Shanghai and Beijing this week to meet with Mr. Xi and other officials, calling China’s military activities in the Taiwan Strait…
The areas in which the United States and China can cooperate appear to be rapidly shrinking, and the risk of conflict is increasing. But on Friday, it was clear both countries were trying to salvage whatever they could.Maintaining a facade of cooperation, and the difficulties of doing so, centered on Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. It was the latest effort by rival companies to keep communications open amid escalating disputes over trade, national security and geopolitical tensions.Officials from both countries said progress had been made on some small, practical…