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Bihar elections: Tejashwi Yadav promises more pay, pensions for Panchayat leaders

PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said allowances of the representatives of Bihar’s panchayati raj system will be doubled if the INDIA bloc...

LIC denies Washington Post report on $3.9 bn Adani link, reaffirms all investments made with integrity

Congress alleges systematic misuse of LIC funds to benefit Adani group NEW DELHI: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Saturday denied reports by The...

Bihar polls : Shah exhorts voters to choose ‘development’ under NDA over Mahagathbandhan’s ‘jungle raj’

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday addressed a public gathering in Khagaria and reiterated the election pledge to...

TMC questions BJP’s ‘silence’ on woman doctor’s suicide in Maharashtra

KOLKATA: Slamming the BJP for its “silence” over the death by suicide of a woman doctor in Maharashtra after alleged rape, the Trinamool Congress...

Lalu criticises Centre over inadequate Bihar-bound trains during Chhath Puja

PATNA: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Saturday accused the Centre of not running adequate Bihar-bound trains to facilitate passengers to come to their native...

Veteran actor Satish Shah, known for iconic series ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, passes away at 74

MUMBAI: Veteran actor Satish Shah passed away on Saturday at the age of 74. Widely celebrated for his iconic role in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...

We don’t do deals with a gun on our head’: Goyal on trade pact with US

NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing negotiations over a trade agreement with the United States, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday made it clear that India...

20 dead in Andhra Pradesh bus fire incident

Passengers describe horrific scenes NEW DELHI: Survivors of the Kaveri Travels bus fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday recounted the horrifying moment when...

PM Modi says Bihar will choose NDA again, praises Karpoori Thakur’s legacy

SAMASTIPUR (BIHAR): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the people of Bihar have made up their minds to bring back the NDA...

Bihar polls: Tejashwi named as INDIA bloc’s CM candidate

PATNA: The opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministerial candidate for Bihar assembly polls, in what is being...

PM Modi spotlights India’s waterways revival, USD 8 bn Maritime push for ‘Viksit Bharat’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday highlighted a visionary write-up by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, underscoring the transformative potential of India’s rivers and...

Punjab CM’s viral video ‘completely fake’, says AAP; BJP questions his silence

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said that the purported video of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that has been going viral...

While Modi conceals, Trump reveals: Congress after US Prez repeats Russian oil claims

NEW DELHI:The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the government after US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that India is "not going...

Helicopter carrying Prez Murmu gets stuck in newly laid helipad in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu, who was on her way to the famed Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, got stuck at the helipad on...

‘People are fed up with Nitish-led NDA govt’: TejashwiYadav

Urges Bihar people to vote for change PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has intensified his attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar, urging...

Belgian court clears extradition of Mehul Choksi to India

NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Antwerp Court of Appeal in Belgium has dismissed fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s appeal and upheld a decision...

India upheld righteousness, avenged injustice with Op Sindoor: PM Modi in letter to citizens

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday penned a letter to the citizens of the country on Deepavali, highlighting the successes of Operation...

Police Commemoration Day : PM, other leaders pay heartfelt tributes to police personnel

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of the Police Commemoration Day on Tuesday, October 21, leaders from across the country paid heartfelt tributes to police...

Delhi post-Diwali: ‘Very Poor’ AQI, thick smog; residents complain of breathing issues

Rival politicians blame each other NEW DELHI: As the national capital Delhi woke up to thick smog and ‘very poor’ air quality index (AQI) levels,...

Why JMM pulled out of Bihar election, which parties it blamed

NEW DELHI: Aday after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Monday announced that it is withdrawing from the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar after earlier...

Congress announces seven more candidates for Bihar polls

PATNA: The Congress on Monday released names of seven more candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls, taking the total number of candidates announced by...

NDA’s balancing act: Can Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan coexist? BJP walks tightrope in Bihar

NEW DELHI: The seat-sharing deal for the upcoming 2025 Bihar assembly election revealed a subtle but significant shift in internal power dynamics within the...

EC deploys observers to ensure free & fair elections in Bihar, eight by-polls

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed Central observers to oversee the conduct of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections and the...

Raj Thackeray claims 96 lakh fake voters in Maharashtra

Challenges EC to clean up rolls MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra's electoral...

Celebrate Diwali safely, in environment-friendly manner: Prez

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted fellow citizens on the eve of Diwali and urged everyone to celebrate the festival safely, responsibly...

Shah approves Rs 1950.80 crore to K’taka, Maha for flood relief

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has approved advance release of Rs 1,950.80 crore, as 2nd installment of the...

Pragya Thakur says break legs of daughters who want to marry Muslims

NEW DELHI: Former BJP Lok Sabha Member from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, courted controversy on Sunday, as she was seen speaking in a video,...

BJP accuses Karnataka govt of ‘diverting attention’ by curbing RSS activities

BENGALURU: The opposition BJP on Sunday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of trying to 'divert public attention' from its alleged failures, by restricting...

SC terms pendency of over 8.82 lakh execution petitions ‘alarming’

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has described as “highly disappointing” and “alarming” the pendency of more than 8.82 lakh execution petitions before various courts...

Chandrayaan-2 detects first-ever impact of solar eruption on Moon

NEW DELHI: India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter has achieved a groundbreaking scientific milestone by making the first-ever observation of how a solar storm, specifically a...

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