Polling Officer Asks Woman To Vote For TVK's 'Whistle' Symbol, Removed
Polling was briefly halted at a booth near Dharapuram in Tirupur district after an election officer allegedly instructed an elderly woman voter to cast her vote for the ‘whistle’ symbol
Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her.
Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death

The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.
US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86

Jim Bakker co-founded The PTL Club with his then-wife Tammy Faye before being jailed for fraud and conspiracy.
Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial

Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.
3 New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath, Strength Rises To 37
Chief Justice Surya Kant administered oath of office to the three judges at a ceremony held at the Supreme Court.
Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China

With the release of its new trillion-parameter model, Mistral is hoping to demonstrate it’s “still in the race” to build frontier-level artificial intelligence.
On Camera, Kilometres-Long Queue Of Cars In Snow-Covered Adi Kailash
The ‘white traffic jam’, triggered by heavy snowfall in the region, was seen at an altitude of 14,500 feet as the number of pilgrims and vehicles shot up on the weekend and several tourists got stuck for hours.
Never Expelled From BSP: Mayawati Sets Record Straight On Nephew Akash Anand
Most media outlets have exaggerated this matter quite a bit, writing that Mr. Aakash Anand was expelled from the party four times and has now been taken back into the party and made the National Coordinator again,” Mayaw…
A First Ride With Lightfoot, a Solar-Powered Scooter

Otherlab’s Lightfoot looks like a box on wheels, but this head-turning urban scooter is designed to go farther thanks to the power of the sun.