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NEW DELHI: Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 began on Thursday morning across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, with over 3.75 crore eligible voters set to cast their ballots. Voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, though polling time has been curtailed to 5 pm in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged voters in Bihar to participate in large numbers as the state began polling in the first phase of the Assembly elections.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Today marks the first phase of the festival of democracy in Bihar. I urge all voters of this…
MUMBAI: CJI BR Gavai laid the foundation stone for the new high court complex in Bandra (East) on Wednesday and asked authorities to ensure there is no extravagance in its construction. “A court building is a temple of justice and not a seven star-hotel,” CJI Gavai said.Addressing a gathering, he emphasised the new building would…
‘Talking About Caste In Army Is Against National Interest’ PATNA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday warned leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi against “dragging the Army into politics”, dismissing his claim that “10% of the country’s population” controls the armed forces, bureaucracy and judiciary as a ludicrous statement implying a demand…
NEW DELHI: NDA is banking on its reinforced alliance and the appeal of its welfare measures in regions going to polls in Bihar on Thursday to turn the tide in its favour in areas where the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) had edged past it in the last assembly election.In 2020, RJD-led opposition had won 61 of the…
MUZAFFARPUR: While predicting the outcome of elections is tricky, one trend stands out across constituencies in Bihar – there is little sign of anger or voter fatigue with Nitish Kumar’s two decades in office. This is true even among sections of Muslims, a community traditionally opposed to BJP, the CM’s primary ally in the state.“Although…
NEW DELHI: Hailing Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani‘s win in the New York City mayoral elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday said the victory “rekindles hope that the tide is turning — that soon, India too will rise under a young, educated, progressive, and democratic leader who unites rather than divides”.In a post on X, Congress…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit Canada next week for a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in Niagara Region, Ontario, on Nov 11-12. As the two countries ramp up bilateral engagements on the back of the recent thaw in ties, Jaishankar is also expected to have a bilateral meeting with his…
PUNE: An IT engineer and his wife, desperate to cure their two daughters’ ailments since birth, were defrauded of Rs 14 crore since 2018 by a woman claiming to have spiritual healing powers. The couple, in their fifties, sold properties in the UK and Pune and depleted their savings, including provident funds, to follow the…
ROORKEE: A case has been registered against a teacher of a junior high school near Roorkee for allegedly thrashing a Class 7 student so severely that the boy’s eye and ear were grievously injured, requiring him to undergo critical surgery at AIIMS Delhi.The 13-year-old suffered “loss of vision in the left eye due to damaged…
