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Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to halt the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, asserting that continuing the “unplanned and coercive drive” would not only endanger more lives but also jeopardise the legitimacy of the exercise. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that BLOs have not been imparted adequate training, support and time for undertaking this mammoth exercise. Banerjee’s three-page letter came against the backdrop of two deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in the state after the exercise was launched on November 4. A third BLO was…

Lleyton Hewitt’s comeback from retirement as a doubles act ended in the quarter-finals of the New South Wales Open challenger tournament. The two-time Grand Slam singles champion had returned to the court with his 16-year-old son Cruz in tow. Despite the long retirement-induced layoff from tennis, Hewitt senior was good enough to power the duo to the quarters, where they eventually lost 7-5, 6-4 to Dane Sweeney and Calum Puttergill. Cruz Hewitt is one of three children Hewitt has with his wife, former actress Bec. Once ranked No 1 in the world in men’s singles, Hewitt had won the U.S.…

The other day, I went to buy my first big Christmas gift of the year, and there it was, on the checkout page: Would I like to split this purchase up into four easy interest-free payments?Parting with a smaller amount of money to get something you want sooner is a compelling offer. So compelling that half of all shoppers in the United States plan to use so-called “buy now, pay later,” or BNPL, services for holiday shopping this year, according to a PayPal survey. The same survey showed that one in four millennials and Gen Z-ers use payment options like…

9 a.m. Beat the Sunday rush Word to the wise: In Memphis, you have to beat the after-church rush if you want to get into Sunrise Memphis, one of the more popular breakfast spots downtown. The counter-service restaurant has all the classics of a robust Southern breakfast, including biscuit sandwiches like “the Rooster” with a fried chicken breast, pickle and Tabasco honey ($7). While you wait, you can watch the biscuits being made through a window. You’ll need the sustenance before the next stop. 11 a.m. Walk through Elvis’s world The kitsch alone — the shag carpets, the mirrored walls…

It’s gift-giving season, and some consumer and child advocacy groups are raising concerns about the latest buzz-worthy AI toys Elva Etienne/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elva Etienne/Getty Images A nonprofit children’s safety organization, Fairplay, is urging gift givers to avoid buying AI toys for children this holiday season, according to an advisory issued on Thursday. Fairplay, along with other child and consumer advocacy groups, say these toys – playthings like plushies, dolls, action figures, and kids’ robots embedded with chatbots and other artificial intelligence technologies – can be dangerous. Designed to mimic human behaviors and interact with kids as…

If you’re not one of the few people who know about the secret Amazon outlet store, consider yourself in the know now. The site’s outlet section offers overstock products you can grab at incredibly low prices. And because the outlet is also hosting an early Black Friday sale, many of the prices on clothing, shoes, luggage, and travel accessories are lower than they’ve ever been.  So, to help you avoid the overwhelming, endless task of sifting through the outlet’s sale inventory, we found the best Black Friday deals on everything from comfortable walking shoes to RFID-blocking travel wallets, up to…

Jordan’s letter asked Grant to respond by December 2 to schedule an interview [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A U.S. congressional committee called on Australia’s internet regulator to testify about the country’s laws governing the internet, calling her a “noted zealot for global takedowns” who “threatens speech of American citizens.”In a letter dated November 18, U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, a Republican, accused Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant of colluding with pro-censorship bodies by participating in a Stanford University panel of “foreign officials who have directly targeted American speech and represent a serious threat to the First Amendment.”A…

Beginning in the 1980s, when figures like Wolfgang Puck and Marco Pierre White ushered in the era of the rock star chef, we’ve taken an outsize interest in what chefs eat when they’re off duty. Anthony Bourdain turned this notion into a second career, of course, and countless shows during the age of peak food TV, from Chef’s Table to Ugly Delicious, have cast an eye toward where cooks choose to eat when they’re not in the kitchen, considering how these experiences impact their own approach to food. More recently celebrity gourmands including Stanley Tucci and Eva Longoria have gotten…

Shubman Gill along with other India team players arrives ahead of India’s crucial Test against South Africa in Guwahati airport on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Second test match between India-South Africa is beginning from 22 November 2025 at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar India captain Shubman Gill, who has not trained due to a neck spasm sustained during the first Test against South Africa, will undergo a fitness test on Friday (November 21, 2025) in a last-ditch attempt to be available for the second game, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has indicated. Gill developed the spasm…

New Delhi, Record-breaking heatwaves are directly fuelling a surge in electricity demand, thus increasing the country’s dependence on fossil fuel, a new study released on Thursday has warned, calling for urgent investment in renewable energy storage and smart grid infrastructure to break India’s “heat-power trap”. Heatwave-linked surge in power demand may deepen India’s fossil-fuel dependence: Report The report, ‘Breaking the Cycle’ jointly published by Climate Tends and Climate Compatible Futures shows that the number of heatwave days with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius spiked sharply over the last decade, with 14 states recording a 15 per cent increase in summer…