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The PMK has written to the Election Commission (EC) and Tamil Nadu Chief Election Officer Satyabrata Sahoo, seeking their intervention to ensure free and fair polling in the by-elections to the Vikravandi Assembly constituency, scheduled for July 10.PMK spokesperson K Bal, in a representation submitted to the constituency’s Deputy Electoral Officer K Yubaraj on Tuesday, said the ruling DMK has appointed an election task force comprising ministers of each panchayat union in Vikravandi and hence the Election Commission needs to work intensively and continuously on the constituency.While DMK leaders and ministers will no doubt be involved in electioneering for party…
There are many lessons to be learned from the verdict on the 2024 general election. Some say it has expanded the space for dissent and democracy that was shrinking, while others say it has raised hope for future change by restraining what some have called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s de facto dictatorial rule.But these are just the visible effects.This judgement has deep philosophical implications. It is indeed an opportunity for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its establishment to strike back at civilisation. The Hindutva project spearheaded by Mr Modi has reawakened doubts about the old civilisation in the minds…
TikTok is rolling out tools that allow brands to use AI-generated avatars of real people in ads on the platform.The company will offer a set of “stock avatars” trained to resemble the likeness of paid actors licensed for commercial use, and will allow advertisers to create custom avatars designed to resemble TikTok creators and brand spokespeople in multiple languages. The company said in a June 17 blog post that it is testing the feature with creators and will label ads made with the tool as AI-generated.In a demo in the announcement, the company showed off AI-generated avatars of what appeared…
Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammed Rizwan strongly condemned the behaviour of US fans after Haris Rauf alleged personal abuse during a heated argument on Tuesday. Rizwan was one of a number of Pakistani cricketers who took to social media to slam the apparently indisciplined behaviour of fans. A video of Haris Rauf jumping over a footpath hedge to confront a fan wearing a Pakistan jersey went viral on social media after the fan apparently said something to upset the fast bowler, who was out walking in the city with his wife. Harris and the fan nearly got into a fistfight A group…
Image source, Getty ImagesArticle informationauthor, Francesca Gilletterole, BBC News9 hours agoMillions of people who have not yet registered to vote are being urged to do so before a later deadline.Tuesday is the last day for voters to register in time for the general election, with the deadline being 23:59 BST on 18 June. The election is just over two weeks away, on Thursday, July 4, and registering online takes about five minutes.Last Thursday was the busiest day for voter registration this year, with 330,621 applications submitted, including 75,605 people aged 18 to 24, according to government data.But the Electoral Commission…
An agreement was reached between businesses and labor groups to resolve issues surrounding California’s unique law, which allows workers to sue employers for labor law violations on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the state. Business groups raised funds and rallied support for the referendum, which would repeal the private prosecutor law and replace it with a new system that would hold the state more accountable for enforcing labor laws. The groups have criticized PAGA for allowing lawyers to file costly, frivolous lawsuits against vulnerable companies. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced Tuesday morning that the agreement would change the state’s…
Murphy, who has previously questioned General Motors about exiting the market, said the “D3″ automaker needed to focus on its core products and more profitable geographies.”I think D3 should get out of China as soon as possible,” he said Tuesday at an event in suburban Detroit hosted by the Bank of America Automotive Press Association for its annual “Car Wars” report. “China is no longer core for GM, Ford and Stellantis,” he said.This would have been an unthinkable prospect for automakers, especially GM, just a few years ago, but the rise of homegrown Chinese automakers such as BYD and Geely…
We are testing the use of an AI-powered tool to provide an audio version of this article. This audio recording was machine-generated, but the article was written by a human journalist. Learn more about our AI policy here. Sign up for The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter, “The Brief,” to keep readers up to date on the most important Texas news. Texas’ top campaign finance watchdog on Tuesday passed a bill requiring social media players to disclose when they were paid for political ads, nearly a year after The Texas Tribune reported that influencers had been secretly paid to defend impeached…
One of the longest-lasting and most intense June heat waves in recent years is gaining momentum across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.The most severe heat will be concentrated in the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and New England initially through Thursday before moving toward the Mid-Atlantic coast this weekend.”Daytime heat is expected to break records over a wide area, with some monthly records also likely to be broken,” the National Weather Service said in its latest important heat message. “The rapid onset of the heat, continued heat over several days, and light winds will increase the risk of extreme heat more…
(TNS) — As Western New York’s tech sector grows, workers are needed to fill vacant jobs.TechBuffalo seeks to aid in that effort by not only supporting the Buffalo region’s current tech ecosystem, but also helping to develop the next generation of tech workforce.For the second year in a row, TechBuffalo is running a summer program designed to develop professional skills, build networks and introduce area college tech talent and students interested in tech-related careers to the opportunities Buffalo has to offer.Each year, thousands of students interested in technology or tech-related careers complete local internships or training at the region’s roughly…