Hindustan Times (Ranchi)
PM leads BJP south push ‘LDF, UDF ran cycle of corruption, but change is on its way’
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the historic BJP victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, saying it marks the end of decades of neglect by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front...
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Bihar tableau on makhana to be showcased at Bharat Parv
From the ponds of Mithilanchal in Bihar to the global stage, the journey of superfood makhana (fox nut) will be showcased through a tableau at the Bharat Parv on the occasion of 77th Republic Day on January 26, 2026, said an official communique. The...
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Air power is critical part of modern warfare: IAF chief
NEW DELHI: Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Wednesday emphasised the crucial role of air power in modern warfare and cautioned against complacency while urging the services to prepare for future challenges in an increasingly volatile...
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Millennial Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP nat’l president
Nitin Nabin, 45, a five-term legislator from Bihar took charge as the 12th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a generational shift in the party that was formed a month before he was born in May...
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SC flags voters’ ‘stress’ in WB SIR; notice sent to EC
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the “stress and strain” faced by ordinary voters who have received notices under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, as it issued a slew of directions to the...
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Modi calls for BJP govt in Bengal election pitch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a new slogan for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, declaring “Paltano darkar, chayee BJP sarkar” (Need for change, want BJP government) --- a clarion call for change and a clear pitch for a...
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Can’t allow lawlessness: SC jolt to Mamata, relief to ED officials
The Supreme Court on Thursday described as “very serious” the confrontation between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government over searches linked to political consultancy firm I-PAC, and issued notices to...
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‘India continues to run Op Sindoor against terrorism’
Operation Sindoor remains ongoing and any misadventure by the adversary will be dealt with effectively, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday, sending a firm message to Pakistan. The Army chief, addressing a press conference, said the...
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Somnath’s plunder was not just economic: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that forces that had opposed the reconstruction of Somnath temple are still active, now working through “other malicious means” instead of swords and the repeated attacks on the temple over centuries could...
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Lalu, family indicted in land-for-jobs case
A Delhi court on Friday framed corruption charges and criminal conspiracy charges against former railway and Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, sons and his daughter, in the alleged land-for-jobs scam, noting that Yadav used...
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Govt estimates 7.4% GDP growth in FY26
The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in the ongoing fiscal year, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said in its first advance estimates of GDP released on Wednesday. The projected growth rate – there are still three months left for 2025-26...
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28.9mn voters set to be struck off UP voter rolls
The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh was published on Tuesday after a special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, with 125.5 million voters retained out of 154.4 million listed earlier, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said on...
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US to run Venezuela, Trump says after Maduro captured
Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the US would take control of the oilproducing nation. The image...
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US strikes Venezuela, captures prez Maduro
US President Donald Trump said the US captured President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela after a series of airstrikes, an extraordinary escalation in his months-long campaign against the country. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the...
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Bad, good neighbours: EAM explains rules of engagement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the...
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With new tax, cigs to cost more from Feb 1
The government has imposed a new excise duty on cigarettes ranging from ₹2,050 to ₹8,500 per 1,000 sticks, a move that sent tobacco company shares plummeting on Thursday and is expected to significantly raise prices for the country’s approximately 100...
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EAM hails Khaleda’s vision for India ties
External affairs minister S Jaishankar represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday and told her son and political heir Tarique Rahman that her vision will guide the development of the...
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Bangladesh’s first female PM Khaleda Zia dies as polls loom
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80. Zia was the first woman...
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SC stays Aravalli order, calls for further probe
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its November 20 judgment narrowing the definition of Aravalli hills to landforms rising at least 100 metres above the surrounding terrain, holding that there was a “dire need to further probe and clarify” the issue to...
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‘HC erred’: CBI challenges order in Unnao rape case
The Delhi high court erred in narrowly defining “public servant” while suspending former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence in the 2017 rape case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, the Central Bureau of Investigation...
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Attacks in B’desh matter of grave concern: India
India on Friday condemned the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, describing the incident as a “matter of great concern.” In a weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) linked its concerns to the wider issue of minority safety...
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Bangladesh PM-hopeful Rahman back after 17 yrs
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned home to a rousing welcome on Thursday after over 17 years in self-exile, a move that is expected to energise his party workers ahead of the February 12 parliamentary...
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One killed in blast amid tension in Bangladesh
One person was killed in a crude bomb explosion in the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, police said.Witnesses said unidentified men hurled the bomb from a flyover in front of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, the central office of 1971 Liberation War...
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BJP chief slams Tejashwi & Rahul on Bihar return
Newly-appointed BJP national working president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and called him a “parttime politician who came to Bihar only during elections and left the country once the polls got over.” Nabin,...
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Farmers key to reaching Viksit Bharat, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the previous Congress governments at Centre of ignoring the needs of farmers for decades and said that despite farmer-friendly policies in the past 11 years by his government, more work is needed to...
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North India shivers as dense fog, low temp hit normal life
Severe cold wave conditions prevailed in Bihar and Jharkhand on Saturday as the entire North India was in the grip of dense fog and sharply plummeted temperature. In view of the situation, the district administration of Patna has already changed the...
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Violent protests, arson sweep through B’desh
Fresh violence erupted through parts of Bangladesh on Friday after widespread arson across the nation’s capital on Thursday night with protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and the assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna and...
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G RAM G Bill passes LS test amid oppn protest
Amid sustained protests by the Opposition, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, or the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment...
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Bihar to spend ₹3-3.5K-cr for VB-G-RAM-G’s wages
The Bihar government will have to spend estimated ₹3,000 crore to ₹3,500 crore from next fiscal year onwards as state share under the proposed new rural employment scheme -- Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rojgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramim) or VB-G RAM G...
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Centre to table bill to revamp MGNREGA
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will replace the country’s flagship job scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB—G RAM G...
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BJP appoints Nitin Nabin as working natl president
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Parliamentary board on Sunday appointed Nitin Nabin, as the party’s new working president. The term of the current president, JP Nadda, had ended in 2024 but was extended in view of the 2024 general election. Nabin,...
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BJP makes mark in Kerala’s Left citadel
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Riding on anti-incumbency sentiments against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) swept the elections to the three-tier rural and urban local bodies in Kerala, widely dubbed the...
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Cabinet gives nod to census budget & key legislations
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the budget for the upcoming census and a new trade deal with Oman, allowed the export of coal, and cleared key bills proposing a unified national education regulator, opening up the insurance sector fully to foreign...
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Luthras held in Thailand, interim bail plea rejected
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the transit anticipatory bail plea filed by Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra in connection with the Goa fire tragedy case, observing that the offence was one which was grave and serious in nature where 25 persons had lost...
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Sparks fly in LS as govt, opp debate poll reforms
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday challenged Home Minister Amit Shah to debate with him on his three press conferences in which the Congress leader alleged “vote chori” by the BJP in collusion with the Election...
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Rahul slams govt with ‘vote chori’ charge in Lok Sabha
In a no-holdsbarred attack in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in the “biggest antinational act” by committing “vote chori” in collusion with the Election Commission and destroying the idea of...
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PM: Nehru removed lines from Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram is an inspiration to create Atmanirbhar Bharat and a prosperous India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, as he initiated the discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song in the Lok Sabha. Modi blamed Jawaharlal...
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At least 25 killed as fire engulfs Goa nightclub
At least 25 people were killed when a massive fire, reportedly sparked by a series of LPG cylinder explosions, tore through Birch by Romeo Lane — a nightclub in Arpora, a coastal village in north Goa — on the intervening night of Saturday and...
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Transformation needs collective effort: Modi
NEW DELHI: The journey to transforming tomorrow is a national resolve that requires public participation and collective effort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, laying out an expansive vision to propel the country towards prosperity in an...
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Day 2: 250 IndiGo flights hit
At least 250 IndiGo flights were cancelled on Thursday as chaos continued at major airports across India, with the carrier struggling to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules. On Wednesday, the airline cancelled at least 150 flights and announced...
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Sanchar mandate withdrawn, govt says app cannot snoop
Five days after the government issued a directive to mobile phone manufacturers and importers of handsets intended for use in India to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app on every phone, the communications ministry issued a press release on Wednesday...
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Bihar House elects BJP veteran as new speaker
Senior BJP leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected speaker of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha through voice vote. Chief minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, in keeping with the tradition, took Prem Kumar to the dais...
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Parl session shouldn’t be sacrificed for politics: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the country has embarked on a path of progress and that India has proved democracy can deliver. He said Parliament is for delivery and not drama. In his customary remarks at the beginning of Parliament’s...
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Bihar MLAs to take oath on 1st day of assembly session today
The five-day session of the state legislature will start from Monday with the newlyelected MLAs taking oath on the first day of the first session, amid heavy security arrangements around and in the assembly building in the state capital. Pro-tem...
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India braces for Ditwah as SL toll touches 132
COLOMBO/AMARAVATI/CHENNAI: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast heavy rainfall across parts of Andhra Pradesh for four days from November 30 to December 3 under the influence of cyclonic storm Ditwah even as Sri Lanka declared a...
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Putin to embark on 2-day New Delhi visit on Dec 4
President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to New Delhi during December 4-5 for the annual India-Russia summit, the external affairs ministry announced on Friday, with the trip providing the two sides an opportunity to review bilateral ties...
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Orders won’t magically clean noxious air: CJI
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Thursday remarked that the judiciary does not possess a “magic wand” to cleanse Delhi’s toxic air and that sustainable solutions must come from domain experts and governments rather than courtroom...
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CJI acknowledges air ‘really bad’ in Capital
Delhi-NCR’s choking air overshadowed multiple proceedings in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and several senior lawyers repeatedly flagging the deteriorating air quality that has begun affecting basic...
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‘Centuries-old wounds healing’: PM in Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain of centuries are healing” after hoisting the ‘dharma dhwaj’ (saffron flag) atop the Ram Mandir to mark the ceremonial completion of the temple’s construction five years and three months...
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PM calls for framework to prevent misuse of AI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for barring the misuse of artificial intelligence for deepfakes, crime and terror, suggesting the need for a global framework built on certain fundamental principles including human oversight and...
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Modi meets Red Fort blast victims, promises justice
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday went to LNJP Hospital and met those injured during the blast in Delhi. He said that those behind the conspiracy will be brought to justice. “Went to LNJP Hospital and met those injured during the blast in...
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Exit polls predict big NDA victory in Bihar
Exit Polls on Tuesday predicted a return of the NDA government in Bihar with a big victory over the Opposition’s Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance, and a disappointing show by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj in its debut outing. The Bihar polls were...
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Bihar votes for 122 seats in concluding phase today
The high-stakes battle for Bihar will end on Tuesday as 122 assembly constituencies across 20 districts go to polls in the second and final phase of the state elections, deciding the political fate of 1,302 candidates, including a dozen sitting...
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Campaign closes, Bihar now set for decisive denouement
PATNA: Curtains came down on campaigning for the second and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections on Sunday evening, bringing to a close a nearly month-long fierce political battle that saw high-decibel rallies, crossfire of accusations, and...
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Modi slams ‘glorification’ of guns in RJD campaign
BETTIAH/PATNA: Asserting that people in developing Bihar are benefitting from their increasing purchasing power, but the parties like Rashtriya Janata Dal are still sowing seeds of poison in young minds by glorifying culture of dunali (double-barreled...
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Prepare for celebrations on Nov 14: Modi in Bihar rallies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed back to back rallies in Aurangabad and Bhabua and exuded optimism that Bihar would once again elect the NDA government with the biggest ever victory to add pace to Bihar’s growth, providing no room to...
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Ph-1 clocks record turnout at 64.66%
Bihar witnessed an overall voter turnout of 64.66% on Thursday as polling for 121 of the 243 Assembly constituencies across 18 districts concluded largely peacefully, barring a few incidents of voter boycott, minor spats and allegations of voter...
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Bihar goes to polls today in ph-1 to decide 121 seats
With 1,314 candidates in fray for 121 in 18 districts, Bihar will vote in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday (today). Both the leading alliances -- BJP-JD(U)-led NDA and RJD-Congress-led INDIA bloc -are slogging out in the poll arena,...
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Made-in-Bihar cannons to fight Pak terror: Shah
BETTIAH/DARBHANGA: Winding up the campaign for the first phase of Bihar polls, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday warned Pakistansponsored terrorists to refrain from further attacking India, asserting that if they repeat the mistake, “goli ka...
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PM: Cong-RJD pushing Bihar towards danger
BJP stepped up the heat ahead of the first phase polling on November 6, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, besides several other leaders, holding public rallies and...
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RJD put gun on Cong head to name Bihar CM face: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that the Congress had been unwilling to accept Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial candidate and relented only after the RJD pointed a “katta”, an unlicensed country-made gun, at its...
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Being called a Bihari no more an insult: CM
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday outlined his achievements of pulling out Bihar from the moribund state of underdevelopment in his stint in power for the last 20 years by ushering development in all sectors and reinforcing that the progress...
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Focus on jobs, women in NDA Bihar Sankalp Patra
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday released its ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the Bihar assembly election, with a focus on creating 10 million jobs, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and women empowerment. The manifesto...
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PM Modi slams INDIA bloc for insulting Chhathi Maiya VOTE FOR SAMRAT, MODI WILL MAKE HIM A BIG MAN: SHAH IN MUNGER
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his poll rallies on Thursday targeted the Opposition parties, especially Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, for insulting Chhathi Maiya, the deity worshipped during Bihar’s most popular festival Chhath Puja....
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Rahul and Tejashwi slam ‘remote-control’ NDA govt
MUZAFFARPUR/DARBHANGA: Kicking off his joint campaign with the Mahagathbandhan’s (MGB) chief ministerial face, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during rallies in...
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Govt job per family, Waqf law snub in GA manifesto
Chief ministerial face of the Grand Alliance or Mahagathbandhan Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday launched the alliance’s manifesto, christened Bihar Ka Tejashwi Pran (Bihar’s Tejashwi Resolve), positioning it as a “vision document” to transform the...
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Will dump Waqf Act if we win polls: Tejashwi
In a bid to woo minorities in Bihar’s Seemanchal, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said the Waqf Act would be thrown into dustbin if INDIA bloc was voted to power in Bihar. Addressing four public meetings, one each at Katihar and Kishanganj and two...
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All infiltrators will be deported: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the opposition INDIA bloc for opposing the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, and asserted that every infiltrator would be detected and deported to their...
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PM raises NDA poll pitch in Bihar from Karpoori village
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched ‘Mission Bihar’ from Karpoorigram, the native place of Bharat Ratna and socialist icon Jannayak Karpoori Thakur, in Samastipur, with a scathing attack on the RJD-led INDIA bloc in Bihar for “wasting a lot...
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Tejashwi named INDIA bloc’s CM face for Bihar
The opposition INDIA bloc, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, on Thursday declared Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate and Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani as the deputy CM face for the upcoming...
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Over 80 meetings lined for CM Nitish in hectic poll plan
PATNA: Amid speculation about his age and health and Opposition’s relentless attack, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has a hectic schedule of electioneering to make up for the paucity of time due to important festivals. A senior party leader said...
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INDIA bloc faces friendly fight in 11 constituencies
With nominations over and a few withdrawals of names, the Opposition’s Grand Alliance – that has been mired in division over distribution of seats among partners before they somehow agreed for a formula on October 20 – continues to be a house divided....
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Doha deal to stop clashes in Af-Pak
ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, both sides said on Sunday, after a week of fierce border clashes, the worst violence between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban seized power in...
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Jungle raj wearing new mask: Shah slams Oppn
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Opposition of supporting infiltration for vote bank politics, whilst warning Bihar voters against allowing “jungle raj wearing a new mask” to return to the state. Speaking at the Hindustan Bihar...
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