Author: Rahul M

PatnaSeptember 23, 2025 08:00 AM IST First published on: Sep 23, 2025 at 08:00 AM IST Back in 2015, just before the last phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, Sanjay Yadav brought Lalu Prasad a vital piece of information.Sanjay, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav’s advisor, told the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief that RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat had talked about the need to review the reservation system. Bhagwat’s remarks had not been widely reported at the time and as he saw the news clipping, an elated Lalu said in Bhojpuri, “Badka mudda mil gel ba (We have got a big issue).”The RJD-led…

New DelhiSeptember 23, 2025 07:00 AM IST First published on: Sep 23, 2025 at 07:00 AM IST In line with Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” campaign, the Congress has rolled out a “pilot project” to appoint “booth rakshaks”, with the aim to train party workers on the ground to detect and report “irregularities in electoral rolls”.The party has picked five Lok Sabha constituencies – Jaipur Rural and Alwar in Rajasthan, Janjgir–Champa in Chhattisgarh, Morena in Madhya Pradesh, and Bansgaon in Uttar Pradesh – where its candidates lost by relatively narrow margins in the 2024 elections, for…

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s Congress fell short Monday of the supermajority required to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of immunity in order to prosecute him on corruption charges.Chaves’ opposition needed a 38-vote supermajority, but only managed 34 votes in favor of lifting the president’s immunity. Twenty-one lawmakers voted against the effort and two more were absent. It was the first time such a vote had occurred about a sitting president in Costa Rica’s history.Prosecutors allege that Chaves pressured a video producer who had been awarded a contract by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to give…

Marvel Studios Not everyone thinks actors deserve the extremely high paychecks they receive. But when considering that movies sometimes permanently damage an actor’s body, it becomes a little easier to justify those salaries. Even with stunt performers and an increasing reliance on green screen and digital effects, actors who do action films still risk injury on set. This seems particularly true for actors who play the heroes and villains of Marvel films. Though some of these injuries ruined the take, and — unfortunately for the actors — had to be…

Amazon exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, U.S. labor board attorneys told a judge Monday.“Amazon structured its logistics network to maintain all the benefits of control while denying any responsibility as an employer,” Sanam Yasseri, a lawyer for the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, told an agency judge during opening statements at a hearing in Los Angeles. “It controls every minute of the drivers’ day.” The judge is considering labor board prosecutors’ claims that Amazon was legally the boss of a group of subcontracted drivers in Palmdale, Calif., and that the e-commerce giant violated federal…

Paramount Pictures Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” comics began running in 1984. Nobody knew when those issues began hitting shelves that a pop culture phenomenon was brewing which would dominate every medium imaginable in the years to come. That included movie theaters, where the “Ninja Turtles” brand found itself just six years after the first comic. 1990’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” kickstarted a slew of further sequels and separate “Ninja Turtles” adaptations. The visual and tonal aesthetic of these projects ranged widely from gritty realism to heavily…

Ahead of the upcoming Ashes series against England, Former captain Ricky Ponting has suggested Australia to play Head at the No. 3 spot. Ponting believes that vice-captain Head’s aggressive approach could give Australia early momentum against England’s pace attack in the home Ashes series.  The ICC Hall of Famer feels that playing Head at No. 3 spot could create space for all-rounders Cameron Green and Beau Webster to bat together in the middle order as Australia look to keep hold of the urn and carry on in their ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaign.  “As a young bloke you used…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker.Hak Ja Han, the widow of the church’s South Korean founder, Sun Myung Moon, has denied allegations that she directed church officials to bribe Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, and the lawmaker.The Seoul Central District Court approved investigators’ request for an arrest warrant for Han, saying she posed a risk of destroying evidence.Han did not speak to reporters as she arrived…

UP Yoddhas snapped their four-game losing streak with an authoritative 39-22 win against Tamil Thalaivas in a pulsating Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 match at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. Sumit Sangwan led the way with a High Five, while defenders Mahender Singh and Ashu Singh racked up four tackles each. On a night when Arjun Deshwal struggled with only two points, Nitesh Kumar was the lone warrior for Tamil Thalaivas, registering seven tackle points for his side. It was a neck-and-neck start with neither team giving away an inch in this engaging encounter. Nitesh Kumar made…

Bengaluru Bulls emerged victorious over Gujarat Giants in a pulsating Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 contest, winning 28-24 at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. Despite a late surge from the Giants, it was the Bulls’ defensive discipline, led by skipper Yogesh, that made the difference with his six points alongside Akash Shinde’s seven points, as their side returned to winning ways.  The Bulls made the better start in the opening minutes of their clash against the Giants, with raiders Aashish Malik and Akash Shinde chipping in early points to keep them ahead. They looked composed in both…