Patna, 20/10: The Congress agreed to contest 61 seats in poll-bound Bihar, nine less than the number of constituencies where it had fought five years ago, but will end up contesting against I.N.D.I.A. bloc partners, like the RJD and the CPI, in several assembly constituency. Vaishali, Lalganj, Kahalgaon, Rajapakad and Rosera are among the assembly…
Patna, 20/10: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced its list of 143 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, five of whom would end up contesting against nominees of the other I.N.D.I.A. bloc constituents. While the list put paid to rumours that the RJD was going to contest the Kutumba seat, currently held by…
Bengaluru, 20/10: Bengaluru police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and senior executive Subrath Kumar Das after an employee allegedly killed himself. The deceased, K Aravind (38), reportedly left behind a 28-page death note, alleging persistent harassment at his workplace.
Bengaluru, 20/10: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday launched an indirect attack on IT/BT industrialists for their social media criticism of Bengaluru’s infrastructure, warning them not to forget their “roots”. He made the remarks after a public engagement at Veera Yodharavana Park in Koramangala, where he participated in a “conversation with citizens” and…
New Delhi,20/10: Delhi on Monday, the day of Diwali woke up to ‘very poor’ air quality even as the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has invoked Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR. According to the SAMEER app by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded an overall AQI…
Srinagar, 19/10: The political temperature in Jammu and Kashmir is rising as parties prepare for the Rajya Sabha elections on October 24 and assembly bypolls in Budgam and Nagrota on November 11. The coming weeks are expected to be a test of strength for regional and national players alike. The ruling National Conference (NC) has…
Guwahati, ,19/10: Amid the growing criticism over the investigation into iconic singer Zubeen Garg’s sudden death, ruling BJP in Assam is faced with other multiple challenges in the run upto Assembly elections—from confusion over its ties with ally United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), strong agitation by the ethnic communities and tea garden voters besides resignation…
Srinagar, 19/10: Nearly a month after violent protests rocked Leh, the dialogue between Ladakh’s groups and the Centre is set to resume, signaling a cautious return to engagement after weeks of tension and mistrust. The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA)—the two umbrella groups spearheading Ladakh’s agitation for statehood and constitutional…
Lahore, 19/10: Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information, Ata Tarar has dismissed the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s statement on the deaths of three cricketers in Afghanistan for its “selective”, “biased” nature. The ICC and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had on Saturday condoled the death of Afghanistan cricketers in an aerial attack…
Patna, 19/10: Confusion prevailing in the INDIA bloc showed little signs of let up on Saturday, with just two days to go before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of assembly elections comes to a close. The multi-party coalition, which had of late been blaming its inability to declare a…
