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….
Haryana 14/10: The case involving the death of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar last week in Haryana has gotten even murkier as another death by suicide of a policeman was reported on Tuesday. Speculations are rife over the death of one Sandeep Kumar, posted as an assistant sub-inspector in Rohtak’s cyber cell. Sandeep reportedly made…
New Delhi, 14/10: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised India’s growth forecast by 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 per cent for the 2025/26 fiscal year as the country’s strong growth momentum is seen offsetting the impact of high US tariffs on Indian goods. India’s GDP grew at an unexpectedly higher pace of 7.8per cent…
Patna, 14/10: The BJP on Tuesday released the first list of its candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. The polls will be held in two phases — November 6 and 11 — and the results will be out on November 14. The ruling NDA on Sunday came out with its seat-sharing formula for the elections…
Patna, 14/10: Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad gave away the party ticket to several candidates until his son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, early on Tuesday, pointed out that the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, helmed in Bihar by the RJD, was yet to announce a seat seat-sharing formula for the Assembly election formally. A stampede-like situation…
