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NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 93 km northeast of Lobuche, Nepal, at 6.35 am IST on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Tremors were also felt across Bihar, and several parts of North India. A day earlier, on Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Afghanistan at 12.47 pm IST, the…
A police team that went to arrest a man in Bihar’s Darbhanga district was allegedly attacked by the accused’s family and other locals on Saturday, leading to massive clashes between them. The incident took place in the Laheriyasarai area when the family of the accused, Jitendra Yadav – who was reportedly an accused in a…
S. Raja | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Greater Chennai Police on Thursday arrested two drug peddlers, who had pistols, magazines, bullets, and methamphetamine in their possession. On Tuesday, based on a tip-off, a special team of the Arumbakkam police mounted surveillance at a locality in Razak Garden. As three men were moving in a…
Vishnu Solanki’s brilliant century (109, 102b, 12×4, 2×6) fashioned Baroda’s 36-run win against Bihar and kept the team in the hunt in the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day cricket championship Group E match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Tuesday. Put to bat, Baroda was in a spot of bother at 88 for four in 21…
Patna: Election strategist-turned political leader Prashant Kishor has started an indefinite fast, backing the students of Bihar in their demand for a re-test of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination after allegations of paper leak. “I am with these students with all my might… Till this issue is resolved, I’ll be sitting on a fast-unto death,”…
Last week, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the factsheet of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for the year 2023-24. The survey was undertaken consecutively after the 2022–23 study. Back-to-back surveys were necessary to capture sequential consumption trends, ensuring methodological consistency and data reliability. This approach facilitates the recalibration of base…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday offered a cryptic response to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s “doors open” statement to rejoin the opposition INDIA bloc. When questioned by journalists about Mr Yadav’s remarks, Mr Kumar folded his hands, smiled, and curtly responded, “Kya bol rahe hain (What are you saying?)”…
He is known as the king of cow dung, curry pots and a very hungry god. Contemporary artist Subodh Gupta’s work is well-known for tapping into the Indian middle-class psyche, employing the humble bartan (metal utensil) to create a variety of works — from the minimal to the maximal. Now, with his show, The Way Home, opening at…
New Delhi: A police case has been filed against election strategist-turned political leader Prashant Kishore, leaders of his Jan Suraaj party, a few coaching centre owners and 700 unknown protesters over the massive student protests in Bihar held on Sunday. They have been accused of “unauthorisedly” gathering people, instigating them and creating a law and…
Patna: Retired IPS officer Acharya Kishore Kunal died of cardiac arrest in Patna on Sunday, his family said. An IPS officer of the 1972 batch, he was the chief of the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust (BSBRT). Kunal, 74, suffered cardiac arrest in the morning and was immediately taken to a hospital where he passed…
