NEW DELHI: The anti-incumbency wave against several sitting MLAs seems to have played a major role as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shortlisted 71 candidates out of its 101 allotted seats for the upcoming Bihar elections.In Patna alone, the BJP replaced three out of six sitting MLAs and gave a chance to fresh faces. The…
Congress asks PM Modi to clarify Trump’s praise for ‘killer’ Field Marshal Asim Munir NEW DELHI: With US President Donald Trump calling Pakistani general Asim Munir “my favourite Field Marshal” at a summit of world leaders in Egypt, Congress on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify what kind of friendship he shares with…
Bhupendra Yadav with André Corrêa do Lago, president designate, COP30 (@byadavbjp) NEW DELHI: Building momentum for a desired outcome at the upcoming UN climate summit, India, at a preparatory meet in Brasilia, has emphasised that the 30th session of the annual conference (COP30) next month must reaffirm faith in “multilateralism, equity and collective resolve” to…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj on Tuesday nominated Chanchal Singh as its candidate from Raghopur for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, reported ANI.The announcement comes amid speculation that jan suraaj chief Prashant Kishor himself might contest from the RJD stronghold. Raghopur has long been associated with the Yadav family – represented over the years by Lalu…
NEW DELHI: Police in West Bengal have ruled out gang-rape in the Durgapur medical student assault case, saying that one of the five arrested accused committed sexual assault, while the involvement of others is still being investigated.According to ANI, Kolkata police said, “We have found that physical sexual assault has been committed by one of…
Rajasthan fire tragedy: Bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur catches fire (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire near Thaiyat village on Tuesday afternoon, injuring 10 and resulting in casualties too. According to news agency PTI, the bus was carrying 57 passengers when it departed from Jaisalmer.The…
NEW DELHI: JD(U) on Tuesday said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is “absolutely happy” with the NDA‘s seat-sharing deal for the upcoming state assembly elections and accused the opposition Mahagathbandhan of “planting stories and spreading rumours” about the alliance.Speaking to ANI, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said that Nitish Kumar was “absolutely happy” with the…
NEW DELHI: The family of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sandeep, who died in Rohtak, Haryana, has refused to hand over his body to the police administration and has taken it to their native village Ladhot, news agency ANI reported.In a video recorded before his death, Sandeep expressed support for former Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarnia,…
Haryana cop in Rohtak has allegedly committed suicide, accusing the deceased officer, senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, of corruption NEW DELHI: A Haryana cop in Rohtak has allegedly committed suicide, accusing the deceased officer, Y Puran Kumar, of corruption, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Sandeep Lather, who was…
National capital (File – agencies) NEW DELHI: The commission for air quality management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR has imposed Stage-I of the graded response action plan (GRAP) after the air quality index (AQI) in the region dropped to 211, categorising it as ‘poor’, according to a statement released by the commission.The move which comes just days…
