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Thiruvananthapuram: In opposition in Kerala for almost a decade, the state Congress unit has launched an early campaign for the upcoming local body polls in several cities, including capital Thiruvananthapuram, even before the dates have been declared.The party declared the names of over 60 candidates, a mix of both youngsters and senior leaders, for the Thiruvananthapuram municipal corporation this week, projecting former MLA K.S. Sabarinadhan as its mayoral candidate. An MBA graduate, Sabarinadhan represented the Aruvikkara constituency from 2015 to 2021. He is also the current general secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Show Full Article The party has…

South Korea: One killed, four feared dead, two unaccounted for in power plant collapse Ulsan, Nov 7 (IANS) One worker has died and four others were presumed dead after being discovered under a collapsed boiler tower at a thermal power plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan on Friday, with two others remaining unaccounted for, firefighting officials said. The boiler tower collapsed at a power plant of the Ulsan branch of Korea East-West Power Co., a state-run utility company, the previous day, Yonhap news agency reported. One worker was pronounced dead Friday, while another four were feared dead, firefighting officials…

South Korea: Ex-President Yoon, wife to appear in court on same day for 1st time Seoul, Nov 7 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, were set to appear in court Friday in their separate trials, the first time both have appeared on the same day since their arrests. Yoon is scheduled to attend one of his trials related to his failed martial law imposition in December over his alleged attempt to obstruct his detention by investigators in January and involvement in deleting secure phone records from servers. Kim, the former first lady,…

At odds with the BJP leadership since he lost from Arrah on the party ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, former Union power minister R K Singh has now alleged a loss of “Rs 62,000 crore” to the state exchequer in the award of a thermal plant in Bhagalpur by the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government.In an interview to The Indian Express, Singh said that while he was the Power Minister, he had worked out with industry experts that the Rs 2,400 MW Pirpainti Power Project in Bhagalpur “was worth about Rs 24,900 crore”, at an estimated cost of Rs…

20th Century Studios It’s the eve of the release of the next “Predator” movie — Dan Trachtenberg’s “Predator: Badlands,” a follow-up the director’s widely beloved 2022 installment “Prey” and his 2025 animated take “Predator: Killer of Killers” — and you might be wondering where you’ve seen one of the film’s stars before. Specifically, where have you seen the actress who plays both Thia and Thia’s synthetic (and evil) sister Tessa, the latter of whom is hunting Thia in order to permanently destroy her? The actress in question, Elle Fanning — sister of…

While ministers and political leaders come and go with elections, police officers and bureaucrats, the men and women who make up the country’s “steel frame”, manage governance and public welfare, law and order, and represent the continuity in power. In Bihar, the political landscape is seeing a trend of former bureaucrats and police officers contesting polls, with a party such as Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, which is contesting its debut elections, actively fielding them. From seasoned ex-IPS officers to a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) official, at least seven retired civil servants are contesting the Assembly elections, bringing with them…

Making Carol a writer is, while not absolutely essential to the story of “Pluribus,” a kind of thematic master stroke from Vince Gilligan and his writing team, because creative writing is, at its core, problem solving. Put a character in a complicated situation, then figure out how they escape it. It positions the lead character of the show, who spends a lot of time onscreen by herself, as someone whose wheels are constantly turning, whose mind is fiddling with this particular dramatic knot all day, every day, and it’s something Rhea Seehorn can play perfectly. As Carol, Seehorn brings to…

20th Century Studios Predators (also known as Yautja) are iconic horror antagonists, but “Predator: Badlands,” which earned solid marks in Looper’s review, flips the script by making one our hero. Dek must kill a seemingly unkillable beast in order to earn the respect of his father and find a place within his clan. Suffice it to say, this is the most time we’ve gotten to spend with a single Predator on the big screen, as he goes through his own hero’s journey. The character is surprisingly emotive, even within the myriad fight scenes.…

South African president expects G20 summit to boost global finance reform, address inequality Cape Town Nov 7 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit is expected to take concrete steps to reform the global financial system while addressing the deepening divide of global wealth and income inequality. Speaking during a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly in Cape Town on Thursday, Ramaphosa said South Africa’s G20 presidency aims to “foster a more stable, a more effective and resilient international financial architecture.” He said one of the major outcomes envisaged from the…

Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra met Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur at the State Department office in Washington, their second meeting in four days. The State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs posted on X on Thursday, quoting Paul Kapur, “I thank @AmbVMKwatra for visiting me at the @StateDept this morning. Discussed common interests and ways to advance the U.S.-India partnership. Looking forward to continuing the conversation.” On Monday, the ambassador hosted Kapur at his residence in Washington. Kwatra had posted…