Three members of the group behind the highbrow “TED Talks” lecture series resigned, claiming that the group took an anti-Palestinian stance for naming Bill Ackman as a 2024 main stage speaker. Astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz, filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky and entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir co-signed a resignation letter on Wednesday, saying they are “no longer willing to … Read more
Anand Mishra, the Superintendent of Police in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, on Wednesday resigned from the Indian Police Service, saying he wants to concentrate on social work. He was recently deputed to the special investigation team to probe Manipur violence. In a letter to Assam’s chief secretary, Mishra cited “social and personal goals in life” for … Read more
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan submitted his resignation to Governor Mangubhai Patel after Mohan Yadav was elected as the leader of the state legislative party at a meeting held here on Monday. Chouhan reached Raj Bhavan immediately after the meeting of newly-elected MLAs concluded and tendered his resignation. The BJP has picked Mohan … Read more
