NEW DELHI: With the Bihar Assembly elections fast approaching, seat-sharing negotiations within both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have intensified, but while the NDA seems close to sealing its deal, uncertainties continue to plague the INDIA bloc in the state.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left, partners in the INDIA bloc, have…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Sunday described Pakistan’s foreign policy as a “failure” following its recent confrontation with Afghanistan, where Islamabad has been accused of carrying out strikes on Afghan territory. Speaking to news agency ANI, Fabian said Pakistan had acted as an aggressor and “played its…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed shock over the gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur and said that the private medical college where the victim studied should explain how she was out at night.“The girl was studying in a private medical college. How she came…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP P Chidambaram on Saturday reflected on one of India’s most debated chapters — Operation Blue Star — calling it “the wrong way” to reclaim the Golden Temple and saying that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi “paid with her life” for that decision.Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival 2025, Chidambaram said…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government, alleging that it has “systematically corroded” the Right to Information (RTI) Act, as the landmark transparency law completed 20 years of its implementation.In a post on X, Kharge wrote: “In the last 11 years, the…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again turned his fire on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, accusing the company of betraying its founding mission and exploiting its non-profit status to profit. In a scathing post on X, the world’s richest man writes: “OpenAI is built on a lie”, adding “They stole a charity and used it for their…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday wrote to Amneet Kumar, wife of senior Haryana IPS Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide at his Chandigarh official residence.In his suicide note, Puran Kumar named 16 senior IAS and IPS officers, alleging harassment and holding them directly responsible for his decision…
Three activists stripped down to their underwear during a Maine school board meeting to protest the district’s trans-inclusive sports policy. The eyebrow-raising protest, led by local firebrand Nick Blanchard (who fittingly goes by “Corn Pop”), took place in Augusta as two women and a man slowly disrobed while Blanchard delivered a dramatic speech.Two women and…
The herd stuck in the river Keonjhar: A herd of 30 elephants is stranded on the three-bank island of the Baitarani river in Keonjhar district’s Patna range since Friday night. The elephants entered the river, while attempting to cross NH-49 near Turumunga, but was trapped midway due to protests of locals from all sides and…
Med student gang-raped outside Durgapur campus DURGAPUR: A second-year medical student was allegedly gang-raped by four-five unknown men outside the institute campus in Durgapur on Friday evening shortly after she went out for dinner with a male classmate. Cops have detained the classmate after the girl’s parents, who hail from Balasore in Odisha, alleged he…
