India’s captain Shubman Gill during a practice session ahead of the first Test cricket match of series between India and South Africa, at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) Former cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara believes Indian men’s Test and ODI team captain Shubman Gill’s biggest test as an all-format cricketer will be his ability to…
NEW DELHI: As the 2025 Bihar mandate crystallised on Friday, the National Democratic Alliance emerged with a patchwork of clear victories, tight contests and unexpected setbacks across the state. With counting underway since 8 am, beginning with postal ballots and followed by EVM rounds across 46 heavily secured centres, the alliance found itself navigating a…
NEW DELHI: And the winner is … Well, if it’s Bihar, who else but Nitish Kumar. The JD(U) chief, who was contesting the 2025 assembly elections with his back to the wall, has fought against all odds to prove yet again that he is the undisputed leader of Bihar. Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), which had managed…
The great cosmic joke of spicy food is that it was never meant for us to enjoy. Nature designed the chilli as a tiny red “do not touch” sign, and humans, being the only species that sees a warning label as a personal challenge, took one bite and said, “Interesting… let’s build an entire cuisine…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar–led National Democratic Alliance is set to retain power in Bihar — this time with an even stronger mandate. According to the latest trends, the NDA is projected to win around 200 seats in the 243-member Bihar assembly.In a standout performance, the BJP is leading in 91 seats while the…
Kolkata: One of the premier institutions in the country, the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, was rocked by Islamophobic graffiti a day after a devastating car explosion killed at least 13 people and left several injured in Delhi. The “hateful and derogatory” statements were displayed at several places in the C V Raman Hall, which houses…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (Image credits: IANS) NEW DELHI: As the Congress faced a massive setback in the Bihar assembly elections, leading in just two of the 61 seats it contested, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said he was not invited to campaign in Bihar, adding that the party would need to study the…
The Bihar 2025 assembly elections delivered a historic defeat to the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) with latest trends showing that the alliance may secure just 36 seats. Despite high expectations and an alliance that sought to challenge the incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the MGB was unable to translate its efforts into electoral success. Multiple factors converged…
Megyn Kelly says she did not think of Epstein as a pedophile as his victims were all ages around 15. Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly made a disturbing defence for Jeffrey Epstein as she suggested that she did not initially believe that Epstein was an actual pedophile because the reported victims were not children, but 15…
Bihar has delievered its verdict. It’s NDA ‘phir ek baar, with 200 paar’. They’re poised to break the 2010 record, when the NDA won 206 seats. The results have given both stunning victories and crushing setbacks. Here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers of Bihar’s high-stakes 2025 election.WINNERS1. Nitish KumarJanata Dal (United) chief…
