MOKAMA MURDER SHAKES UP BIHAR POLLS AS ANANT SINGH’S SHADOW RETURNS
NEW DELHI: Barely days before Bihar goes to polls, the political landscape has been jolted after the sensational killing of Dular Chand Yadav in Mokama. According to police and political sources, Dular Chand — a seasoned grassroots mobiliser and former CPI cadre who later aligned with mainstream parties — was allegedly shot dead on Friday […]
PM’S DIG AT CONG-RJD FIGHT
NEW DELHI: In his first rally in Muzaffarpur on Thursday, Prime Minister Modi claimed to have reports from across Bihar on the fights between the leaders of Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal as he tore into the Mahagatahbandhan barely a week before the first round of voting. He said the rift between the parties of […]
KHARGE INVOKES SARDAR PATEL TO BAN RSS, BJP HITS BACK
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday reiterated that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) should be banned in the country, stating that even Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose birth anniversary falls on October 31, had banned the participation of government employees in the RSS’s activities. The ban was lifted by the BJP government; it must […]
AZHARUDDIN SWORN IN TELANGANA CABINET
AZHARUDDIN SWORN IN TELANGANA CABINET AMID BJP PROTEST NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain and senior Congress leader Mohammad Azharuddin was on Friday sworn in as a minister in the Telangana cabinet. Governor Jishnu Dev Verma administered the oath to the former cricketer at Raj Bhavan Friday morning. His induction fills a long-standing vacancy and […]
BJP UNDER PRESSURE TO DECLARE NITISH AS CM FACE
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) finds itself in a political dilemma over whether to officially declare Nitish Kumar as the next Chief Ministerial face of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. With just a week left before the first phase of polling, mounting pressure from Janata Dal (United) [JDU] supporters and internal […]
AMIT SHAH & RAHUL FIRE SALVO AT EACH OTHER
NEW DELHI: As Bihar gear up for the 2025 Assembly elections in two phases early November, several constituencies are drawing major political attention. The key seats closely watched this time are Sasaram, Gopalganj, Ramnagar, Rghopur and Alinagar. The electioneering intensified on Wednesday as top BJP and Congress leaders firing salvo at each other. While Union […]
RAHUL’S JOINT RALLY WITH TEJASHWI, SAYS NITISH “REMOTE CONTROLLED” BY BJP
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi began his Bihar Assembly election campaign on Wednesday by addressing his first rally in the state. He held two joint public meetings with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav — the Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial candidate — in Sakra (Muzaffarpur) and Darbhanga. He said Bihar is actually governed by the BJP since […]
RAHUL, TEJSWEE TO START BIHAR CAMPAIGN FROM WEDNESDAY
NEW DELHI: In the midst of sharp differences over seat-sharing between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress, the spotlight is now shifting to Rahul Gandhi’s much-anticipated entry into the Bihar poll campaign. The Congress leader will address his first election rallies in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga on October 29, marking a crucial moment for […]
SECOND PHASE OF ELECTORAL ROLL SIR IN 12 STATES & UTs
SECOND PHASE OF ELECTORAL ROLL SIR IN 12 STATES & UTs, INCLUDING RAJASTHAN NEW DELHI: After Bihar, the Election Commission on Monday announced the voter list revision in 12 states and the Union Territories in the second phase from Tuesday, October 28. The 12 states and UTs where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will begin […]
CJI GAVAI RECOMMENDS JUSTICE SURYA KANT AS HIS SUCCESSOR
JUSTICE SURYA KANT {picture} NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, who is due for retirement on November 24, on Monday recommended Justice Surya Kant, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor to office as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. The government had in the previous week written […]
