NEW DELHI: Alinagar, a constituency in Bihar’s Darbhanga, was catapulted into limelight when BJP decided to field Maithili Thakur, a popular young folk singer, as its candidate. The high-profile candidature immediately ignited resistance from the grassroots, with old party faithfuls threatening to contest as rebels and jeopardise PM Narendra Modi’s experiment of bringing the young…
Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath emerged as one of the most effective star campaigners of the BJP in the Bihar assembly elections, the results of which were declared on Friday.Out of 31 assembly seats (27 contested by BJP and one each by JD(U), LJP (RV), HAM and Rashtriya Lok Morcha) where Yogi campaigned, the NDA…
PATNA: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a stunning landslide in Bihar, with the governing coalition headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar bagging 202 of 243 assembly seats in a hugely one-sided outcome that underscores the JDU boss’s political resilience despite two decades in office, and PM Narendra Modi’s sway over voters, while deflating the Grand…
Veteran actress Kamini Kaushal, who passed away at 98, revealed in her memoir a past heartbreak with Dilip Kumar. Both were deeply in love and happy, but circumstances forced them apart. Kumar, in his biography, also acknowledged Kaushal as his first love, describing their intense connection and his profound first heartbreak. Veteran actress Kamini Kaushal…
Lucknow: UP BJP president Bhupendra Chaudhary described the landslide victory of the NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections as the result of development policies and Garib Kalyan Yojanas implemented under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.He said the victory was proof of the unwavering faith of the people of Bihar in the able leadership of…
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday said the new UP was confidently racing ahead on the path of development and has transformed into a state with world-class infrastructure, robust law and order and unprecedented investor confidence.He was addressing the Indo UP-US Economic Summit 2025 organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in Lucknow….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday took serious view of an alleged attempt by a “revered member of the higher judiciary” to influence a judicial member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai, and said the matter will be dealt with appropriately on the administrative side by CJI B R Gavai.Hours after the…
Lucknow: The state govt will soon launch FASTPAS (fast and simplified trust-based plan approval system), an online platform that will streamline the procedure of securing approvals for building plans.The need to introduce a new system backed by the latest technology and advanced features was felt since the state govt in July notified the new building…
Jammu: J&K govt Friday suspended a DSP posted in Jammu’s Gandhi Nagar for assaulting a block development officer (BDO) and attached him to police headquarters, pending inquiry into the matter.After a video showing DSP Sunil Singh beating BDO Azhar Khan went viral on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers wrote to the Lieutenant…
Lucknow: The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued a directive to UPPCL, clarifying that the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Service Provider (AMISP) project under the central govt’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) does not cover the installation of smart meters for new electricity connections and is limited to replacing meters of existing consumers, distribution transformers, and…
