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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,…

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…

Maithili Thakur joins BJP ahead of Bihar polls NEW DELHI: In a major political development ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur on Tuesday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Patna, in the presence of Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal.As per news agency ANI, sources indicate that Thakur…

NEW DELHI: India will resume all categories of international postal services to the United States from October 15, the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications announced on Tuesday.In a statement, the ministry announced “the resumption of all categories of international postal services to the United States of America (USA) with effect from 15…

NEW DELHI: Director General Military Operations Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai on Tuesday said that during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan had more than 100 casualties along the Line of Control given the “number of posthumous awards” given on August 14, its independence day.“Pakistanis possibly unwittingly let out their awards list last month on the 14th of August,…

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, with key leaders including deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha among those named. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport witnessed a major emergency when a Qatar Airways flight reported a sudden…

NEW DELHI: Since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced its seat-sharing for the upcoming Bihar elections, the regional party alliances seem to be sending mixed signals. While Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Chirag Paswan and Rashtriya Lok Morcha’s Upendra Kushwaha said all is well, hinting at a smooth alliance, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) Jitan Ram Manjhi’s…