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Venkatesh Garg & Bhanu Rana NEW DELHI: Indian security agencies have achieved a big breakthrough in their operations against criminals, with the detention of two of most-wanted gangsters -Venkatesh Garg and Bhanu Rana – operating from foreign soil. The detentions were made in Georgia and the US, marking a major success in the effort to…

PATNA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday criticised Mahagathbandhan for making a “corrupt neta” their CM face, claiming that only NDA can give a clean administration to maintain Bihar on the path of development. He said, “Those who have spent time in jail on charges of corruption and are still facing charges of corruption are…

AQI close to ‘severe’ NEW DELHI: The capital’s air quality continued to deteriorate for the fourth day running, with the city’s average AQI inching closer to ‘severe’ levels on Sunday. The day’s average air quality index was recorded at 370, in the upper range of ‘very poor’, the second worst of the season so far…

For NDA, Union minister Chirag Paswan-led LJP (RV) is contesting 15 of its total 28 seats and Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM (Secular) all six of its constituencies in the second phase of elections NEW DELHI: NDA and Mahagathbandhan face the challenge of retaining their bastions and making fresh headways in the last phase of Bihar…

PATNA: Union minister Amit Shah vowed Sunday to uproot remaining Maoist influence in Bihar and “drive out infiltrators”, while telling voters at rallies in Arwal and Sasaram that victory for opposition could reopen doors for Left-wing insurgents, revive ‘jungle raj’, and push investors out. Campaigning on the final day before second phase of polling on…

PATNA: A child sits cross-legged on the mud floor of a dark hut. His tiny, dirty hands dip into a bowl of rice and watery lentils. Grains stick to his face as he focuses on his meal, oblivious to the harsh conditions that shape his world. Outside, the fields stretch towards the horizon, dotted with…

Single-engine helicopters for four passengers cost around Rs 1.5 lakh an hour while twin-engine models come for Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh PATNA: Rotor blades beat over Bihar for weeks. Sky turned battleground. By Sunday evening, the helicopter armada fell silent as campaigning for the second phase of assembly elections shut down after…