New Delhi, 16/10: The BJP on Wednesday evening released its third list of 18 candidates for Bihar polls, fielding Bina Devi from Kochadhaman seat and Sangeeta Kumari from Mohania, which is reserved for the Scheduled Caste. According to the list, Sanjay Pandey will contest from Narkatiaganj seat, Satish Kumar Yadav from Raghopur, and Bharat Bind…
Washington DC, 16/10:US President Donald Trump has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop purchasing oil from Russia — a move he described as a “big step” in increasing pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said the…
Ranchi, 15/10: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency has set a target of landing Indians on the Moon by 2040, while its maiden human spaceflight mission ‘Gaganyaan’ is on track for launch in 2027. Narayanan said a slew of ambitious space projects and sector reforms were currently underway, including a national…
Bengaluru, 15/10: Nearly six months after the death of a 29-year-old dermatologist, Bengaluru police on Tuesday arrested her husband for allegedly murdering her by using a powerful anaesthetic drug called ‘propofol’. The Marathahalli police booked Dr Mahendra Reddy, 31, under BNS Section 103 (murder) for allegedly killing his wife, Kruthika M Reddy. The couple were…
Bhubaneswar , 15/10: In a major surprise, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) picked former minister Snehangini Chhuria as its nominee for the upcoming Nuapada bypoll. The regional party found itself in a fix after Jay Dholakia, son of late sitting BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia and once seen as its probable candidate for the bypoll, switching…
Patna, 15/10: As Bihar gears up for Assembly Elections in November, BJP has released the second list of 12 candidates. Singer Maithili Thakur is fielded from the Alinagar seat, while former IPS officer Anand Mishra from the Buxar seat. Maithili Thakur joined the ruling BJP in Bihar on Monday ahead of the assembly polls. She…
Patna, 15/10: Janata Dal United JD(U) on Wednesday released the first list of 57 candidates for the Bihar Assembly Elections. The JD(U), headed by Nitish Kumar, who is seeking a record fifth consecutive term in office, agreed to contest 101 seats, the same number as the BJP, a former junior ally which has, over the…
Nuapada, 15/10: In a major development, BJP fields Jay Dholkia, son of late Rajendra Dholkia from Nuapada assembly constituency. Previously, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday (October 11, 2025) received a major boost with the joining of Jay Dholakia, son of late minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Rajendra Dholkia, whose demise necessitated the…
New Delhi, 15/10: The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed ban on bursting of green firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region during Diwali and allowed it with certain conditions. The apex court allowed the sale of green crackers from October 15 to October 21, 2025 and allowed the sales from the designated locations.
Thiruvananthapuram, 14/10: Kerala general education minister V Sivankutty has directed a Christian school in Kochi to allow students to wear hijab in school. The minister made a social media post in this regard on Tuesday evening close on the heels of the parents of the student reportedly agreeing to adhere to the school’s uniform norms….
