Evening brief: Ahead of EC’s delimitation deadline, Assam merges 4 districts; and all the latest news

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Published on: Dec 31, 2022, 16:59:19 IST

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Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

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Assam merges 4 districts, redraws boundaries ahead of EC’s delimitation deadline

The Assam Cabinet decided to merge four districts with existing ones and redraw boundaries in 14 places on Saturday, a day ahead of the Election Commission’s (EC) deadline on starting the delimitation exercise for assembly and parliamentary seats. Read more

Passengers, officials injured as mob pelts stones at train in Bihar

At least six passengers and five railway staff including travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) sustained injuries after an angry mob resorted to pelting stones at a passenger train soon after it reached a station in Bihar’s Madhepura district under Samastipur division on Friday late evening, people familiar with the matter said. A bogey of the train suffered damage. Read more

Want to buy Google's Pixel 6a? Get it for less than ₹10,000 from Flipkart

Google's Pixel 6a is good option for those looking to buy a mid-range smartphone. It has a maximum retail price (MRP) of ₹43,999. However, you can get this smartphone from Flipkart for less than ₹10,000. Read more

‘Nobody would've imagined that Virat Kohli…’: Ex-IND star picks top 5 T20I batters in 2022, excludes Babar Azam

One of the major highlights in cricket in 2022, was the surreal return to form by Virat Kohli. The former India captain was going through a lean patch before the Asia Cup 2022. He had not hit an international century for 1020 days, something which was amiss from his usual run-machine self. Read more

Shaheen Bhatt sings Adele’s Easy on Me perfectly in unseen video, impressed Alia Bhatt shares a 'petition'. Watch

Alia Bhatt took to Instagram Stories and shared a video of sister Shaheen Bhatt singing Adele’s Easy On Me. Alia shared the unseen video of Shaheen, and wrote, “Petition to convince Shaheen Bhatt to sing more often for us." She added a red heart emoji along with it. Read more

Mumbai police warn people against the dangers of drinking and driving with witty posts

The new year is just a few hours away, and a lot of us are waiting to celebrate tonight. Some might celebrate at home with their families, some will go to their friend's place, and others might have a good time at a club. Read more

Healthy and delicious egg recipes to satiate winter cravings

Winter cravings are often intense and relentless that make us indulge in something or the other at regular intervals. This makes it almost impossible for us to stick to our diet plan and the guilt adds to our winter blues. With change in weather, it is also important to tweak our diet a little and add foods that keep us full and warm as the mercury goes down. Read more

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