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THE CONGRESS may endorse RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the chief minister face of the Mahagathbandhan as the alliance tries to smoothen the wrinkles and get off the ground. Sources said that talks held Wednesday had helped narrow the differences, and friendly fights might now come down to a handful of seats.Ahead of the final deadline for withdrawal of nominations on Thursday, the Mahagathbandhan has not yet announced a seat-sharing deal. The alliance is facing at least three friendly fights in the first phaseof polling on November 6, for which withdrawal of nominations has already closed. There is no clarity…

Folks, if you’re glued to the markets this morning, you’ve probably spotted GoPro lighting up the board like a Fourth of July sparkler. As of this writing, shares in GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) are charging ahead by a whopping 18.6%, trading around $2.61 after yesterday’s close at $2.20. That’s the kind of move that grabs your attention and makes you wonder: What’s got investors piling in so early in the session? Buckle up, because it’s all about a slick announcement that’s got creators and adventure junkies – and now Wall Street – fired up. The Big Reveal: Accessories That Take 360…

Eric Lu, a 27-year-old American classical pianist, won the top prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday.The prestigious event, which happens every five years and is known to some as the Olympics of the piano world, began this month with 181 performers. Most participants came from China, Japan and South Korea, which together had more than 100 pianists competing in the event. Seven of the pianists were from the United States. Lu, who is from Massachusetts, was selected by a 17-member jury. As the winner of the top prize, he will receive 60,000 euros (about…

Folks, if you’re glued to the markets like I am, you know those days when a stock just explodes out of nowhere? That’s Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today, as of this writing. Shares are rocketing higher by more than 30% in early trading, turning heads from Wall Street to your neighbor’s water cooler chat. Why the fireworks? The company’s just dropped third-quarter results that left analysts picking their jaws up off the floor. Revenue smashed expectations, profits soared, and the buzz is all about their tech that’s supercharging the AI boom. Let’s break it down – no fancy suits required,…

Listen, folks, if you’re glued to the market like I am every morning, you know those days when a stock just explodes out of nowhere? That’s exactly what’s happening right now with Applied DNA Sciences, ticker BNBX. As of this writing, shares are up a whopping 47% to around $5.05, turning heads and lighting up trading screens across the board. This isn’t some random pump – it’s tied to a massive announcement that’s got investors buzzing about fresh cash, smart cost cuts, and a gutsy dive into the wild world of digital assets. Buckle up, because we’re diving into what…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas, officials said Wednesday.The items, including an Inuit kayak, are part of the Vatican Museum’s ethnographic collection, known as the Anima Mundi museum. The collection has been a source of controversy for the Vatican amid the broader museum debate over the restitution of cultural goods taken from Indigenous peoples during colonial periods.Negotiations on returning the Vatican items accelerated…

Ukhrul (manipur)October 22, 2025 07:06 PM IST First published on: Oct 22, 2025 at 06:54 PM IST At 3:25 pm on Wednesday, a chopper landed on a newly-made helipad in a village nestled among Manipur’s Naga hills, kicking up a storm of dust towards the gathering, which stood holding the pale blue ‘Naga national flag’ in their hands. Once the dust settled, an elderly and visibly frail Thuingaleng Muivah stepped out, assisted by his security entourage, stepping foot in his native village Somdal, in Manipur’s Ukhrul, for the first time in over five decades. At 91, Muivah remains the face…

While West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee has been up in arms against the Election Commission’s proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, her party leaders, including the MLAs and MPs, have ramped up their preparations for it.Holding the TMC workers’ meetings in their constituencies, the party legislators have been galvanising them into getting their act together for the impending SIR exercise. At these meetings, several legislators have made a common pitch to the party’s rank and file: “Go with BLOs (Block Level Officers) when they go to the houses in…

RanchiOctober 22, 2025 06:15 PM IST First published on: Oct 22, 2025 at 06:15 PM IST THE cracks within the INDIA bloc over seat-sharing in Bihar are being felt in Jharkhand, with the RJD and JMM attacking each other over the JMM not being given any tickets in the alliance and deciding to stay out of the Assembly polls. At a press conference in Giridih Monday, JMM general secretary Sudeep Kumar Sonu accused allies RJD and Congress of “dhoortata (deceit)” and of failing coalition dharma. Some JMM leaders then demanded that the RJD be dropped from the Jharkhand Cabinet. RJD…

Sarah Ferguson is officially a duchess no more — and she knows it.The ex-wife of Britain’s Prince Andrew removed the royal moniker from her social media, days after Buckingham Palace announced her former spouse would be giving up his titles.Fergie, as she’s popularly known, has since changed her X (Twitter) handle from “@SarahTheDuchess” to “@sarahMFergie15.”Even though the couple divorced in 1996, the London native had continued to use Duchess of York as a courtesy title throughout her professional pursuits.Fergie’s move comes after Andrew made the shocking announcement Friday that he would relinquish his royal titles, including the Duke of York,…