Patna, 28/1: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA and forming a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped earlier.Kumar was sworn in by Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj…
Melbourne, 28/7: Jannik Sinner produced a comeback for the ages to outlast Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in a high-quality final and win his maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Sunday. Sinner became the first Australian champion not named Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer for a decade in…
Chennai, 28/1: Six people were on Sunday killed in a road accident near Pulliyangudi in Tamil Nadu’s Tenkasi district after a cement lorry collided with a car. A team of police officials is present at the spot to probe the matter.
Patna, 28/1: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Sunday resigned as Bihar Chief Minister after holding a party meet in Patna, paving the way for his return to the BJP-led NDA fold. Kumar resigned after chairing a meeting of JD(U) MLAs at his official residence. He also reportedly addressed the party workers at the meet. Speaking…
UP, 28/1: In a significant political development, which caught the Congress off guard ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced that seat sharing had been finalised with the grand old party and that the latter would be contesting 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state. As…
Kolkata, 28/1: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday asserted that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, has never indicated a departure from the opposition bloc INDIA at the national level, despite recent announcements of the party’s decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal alone. On the ongoing speculation surrounding TMC’s stance within the opposition front,…
Canberra, 27/1: The pair of Rohanna Bopanna and Matthew Ebden prevailed in a one-sided final against Tomas Machac and Zhang Zhizhen to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title. The match ended in Bopanna and Ebden’s favour with a scoreline of 7-6 (7-0), 7-5.
UP, 27/1: The Congress on Saturday said constructive seat-sharing talks are on between senior party leader Ashok Gehlot and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and it will inform when a formula is finalised. The Congress’ assertion came soon after Yadav said his party’s alliance with the Congress is ‘off to a good start’ with 11…
New Delhi, 27/1: The BJP on Saturday appointed election in-charges and co-in-charges for 23 states and Union territories in view of the Lok Sabha polls this year. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been made the election in-charge for Bihar, while BJP Rajya Sabha member and former Jharkhand unit chief Deepak Prakash will be…
Patna, 27/1: Janata Dal (United)’s political adviser and spokesperson K C Tyagi on Saturday made it all but clear that the grand alliance government in Bihar is on the verge of collapse, and accused a section of the Congress leadership of repeatedly “insulting” Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The I.N.D.I.A bloc is on the verge of…
