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Tejashwi Yadav, INDIA bloc's CM candidate, vowed to discard the Waqf (Amendment) Act if his coalition wins power in Bihar. He criticized Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allegedly supporting communal forces. Yadav also promised development for the Seemanchal region and an increase in old-age pensions. He claimed the current government is plagued by corruption and poor law and order. If the INDIA bloc is voted to power in Bihar, the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be "thrown into the dustbin", the opp ...Read More >
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], October 26 (ANI): Former MLC and Telangana Jagruthi President K Kavitha on Sunday asked the eight BJP MPs in the state to resign to get the Governor and President's assent for the 42 per cent Backwards Class reservation in local body polls. Speaking to ANI, Kavitha held the BJP responsible for the BC reservation not being implemented in the state. Also Read | Cyclone 'Montha': Odisha Braces for Cyclonic Storm; 8 Districts on Red Zone List. She said, "The BJP is ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday visited the residence of Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP(RV)] chief Chirag Paswan to participate in Chhath Puja festivities, in a gesture that comes amid new political alignments and speculation over internal equations within Bihar's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA). During the meeting, Paswan expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for joining the celebration and dismissed opposition claims of tension ...Read More >
The victim's death led to tensions in the village, as his relatives and other residents vandalised a house belonging to one of the accused. A 35-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours following a dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, prompting the authorities to deploy police as the situation turned tense in the village, an official said on Sunday. The victim's death led to tensions in the village, as his relatives and other residents vandalised a house belong ...Read More >
Noida: A man died on Friday, days after being critically injured during a violent clash between two groups in Rabupura area of Greater Noida. Meanwhile, police arrested two persons in the case.Aniket -- who was in his 20s -- died during treatment in Delhi, police said, adding, his uncle Sumit, who was also injured in the incident, is undergoing treatment. A senior police official said, "Aniket, who was in the ICU, succumbed to his injuries."Sumit and Aniket were both initially admitted to a priv ...Read More >
Political waves are stirring in Karnataka following remarks from the son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He hinted that his father's time in office may be winding down and put Minister Satish Jarkiholi in the spotlight as a potential heir. Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar responded by affirming his commitment to the party's choices in these uncertain times. Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah's statement on Wednesday that his father was a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, October 24: In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by some of her distant relatives in the Chandanpur area of Puri district in Odisha on October 22. The heinous crime came to light after the minor victim lodged a complaint in this regard at the Chandanpur police station on Friday. "A 16-year-old Dalit girl on Friday lodged a complaint at the police station, alleging that her uncle and brother, both distant relatives from the same village, forcibly r ...Read More >
GREATER NOIDA: Police in Greater Noida have arrested two more accused in connection with the fatal thrashing of a 17-year-old Dalit boy on October 15 allegedly by a group of men in an area under the Rabupura police station, officials said on Saturday, adding that the victim succumbed to his injuries days later. The two absconding accused, arrested on Saturday, have been identified as Rachit and Ankit, both in their 20s, residents of Rabupura. Rachit was held from Kheda underpass, near the servi ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Justice Surya Kant, the most senior Supreme Court judge, is poised to assume the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) next month. Few are aware of the extraordinary journey that brought him to the nation's highest judicial position. Unlike many who come from families with strong legal background, Justice Kant's journey began in Petwar - a nondescript village in Haryana's Hisar. He grew up far from privileges often associated with corridors of power. The first time he saw a city was ...Read More >
Earlier in the day, Udit Raj had claimed that the authorities forcibly threw his belongings out of the bungalow despite a court hearing being scheduled for October 28. Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Friday alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his family from their Pandara Park government bungalow in New Delhi despite the matter being sub-judice, claiming it was caste-based "harassment." However, according to sources in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Raj's wife, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised Congress leader Udit Raj for linking the eviction of his government bungalow to caste oppression. She said overstaying in official accommodation should not be framed as a caste issue. In a post on X, Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote, "Overstaying in a sarkari accommodation - for whatever urgent need, and also, moving the court to continue to stay on but when forced to vacate have made it about caste ide ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A major political controversy erupted in Bihar on Saturday after a video from an RJD rally surfaced online, showing a speaker making a provocative statement on the Waqf Bill and urging people to ensure Tejashwi Yadav becomes the next Chief Minister. The video, shared by BJP's National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on X, shows a man addressing a public gathering from the RJD stage, making an open call to "tear apart the Waqf Bill" if Tejashwi Yadav forms the go ...Read More >
Minister for Scheduled Castes, Tribal Welfare and Minorities Welfare Adluri Laxman came down heavily on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders, including former minister T. Harish Rao for their allegations over the Congress government led by Revanth Reddy. He also threw an open challenge to Mr. Harish Rao, asking him to take an oath at the Siddipet Venkateswara Swamy temple over his allegations on discussions during the recent Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Addressing ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on October 30 to attend programs in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra, BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal said. Modi has already addressed rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai, launching the NDA's campaign for the November 6 and 11 Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Bihar on October 30 to attend two programmes in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra, said BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi visited ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh - from which BJP emerged - brought down Thakur's govt in April 1979 when he introduced reservations for OBCs.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh posted a series of questions on X to attack the PM before his visit to Karpurigram. "Is it not a fact th ...Read More >
The list also includes the names of SP MPs Dimple Yadav, Afzal Ansari, Awadhesh Prasad, Babu Singh Kushwaha, Naresh Uttam Patel, Ramashankar Rajbhar among others Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav and national general secretary Azam Khan are among the 20 star campaigners of the party for the second phase of Bihar assembly polls the list of which was released on Friday. If Azam Khan takes part in the party campaign for INDIA bloc candidates, this will be his first after spen ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 25 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Minister candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his visit to Bihar, claiming that every single sentence and word of the latter's speech was "negative" and "defamatory" for the state. Speaking to reporters, Tejashwi Yadav accused the Prime Minister of "deceiving" the people of Bihar and alleged that whatever Modi has provided to t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Hailing from sleepy Petwar village in Hisar district of Haryana, getting educated in govt schools, and working in the fields after school hours, Justice Surya Kant's remarkable career in law inched closer to its zenith with CJI B R Gavai on Monday set to recommend his name to the Union govt as the next CJI.Presently on an official visit to Bhutan, CJI Gavai told TOI from Thimphu that his office in New Delhi has received a communication from the Union govt seeking recommendation for th ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka high court has directed the district and taluk administration of Chittapur, the constituency of minister Priyank Kharge, to meet with organisers on Tuesday (Oct 28) and decide on the planned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) 'patha sanchalana' (route march) on Nov 2. Justice MGS Kamal observed that authorities should "accommodate all parties and not prolong the issue". "The petitioner shall cooperate with respondent authorities to take an appropri ...Read More >
The Karnataka High Court will hear a petition on Friday regarding an RSS route march in Chittapur. Local groups have opposed the event. The court previously directed the district administration to consider the RSS application. A local organization has urged authorities to deny permission, citing concerns about social media messages. The Karnataka High Court will, on Friday, hear a petition seeking permission for the RSS to hold a path sanchalan (route march) at Chittapur in Kalaburagi district ...Read More >
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals has bagged a Rs 445 crore tender from NREDCAP to install 2KW solar rooftop systems for over 40,000 households under the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna in Andhra Pradesh. Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (CGCEL) on Friday said it has received a tender of Rs 445.03 crore from NREDCAP for providing solar rooftop system under PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna. In a regulatory filing, CGCEL said the Rs 445-crore tender has been awarded by New & Renewable Ener ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes at a black-and-white-portrait of Kesri, who died in 2000 at the age of 81 After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to former party president Sitaram Kesri on his 25th death anniversary, the BJP alleged that the Leader of Opposition was paying respect due to the upcoming Bihar election. In a post on X, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "Once upon a time, at instructions of the first family of Congress, Sitaram Kesri was humiliated - his ...Read More >
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bihar Assembly election campaign on Friday from the ancestral village of socialist icon and former chief minister Karpoori Thakur near Samastipur. As the Prime Minister addressed the rally, the Congress took a dig at him, alleging that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Jan Sangh had toppled Thakur's government in 1979 over his reservation policy. Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh raised three questio ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Friday predicted that the NDA will secure more than 179 seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls on November 6 and November 11. While speaking with ANI, he said, "NDA will get more than 170 seats. Such a historic victory will be unprecedented." Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered former Congress president Sitaram Kesri on his death anniversary and accused the Congress leadership of insulting him. PM Modi said ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday released a list of 20 star campaigners for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, but it was the omissions that drew the most attention. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has included veteran leader Azam Khan in the campaign team but left out his two uncles -- Ram Gopal Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav -- signalling a new phase in the party's internal power balance. The list features Akhilesh Yadav, his wife and Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP Kiranmay ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Praveen Khandelwal on Friday called the people of Bihar "wise" who are going to vote the NDA to power in the Bihar assembly polls scheduled on November 6 and November 11. The BJP leader also highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Prayas" and claimed that the latter has been working for the welfare of everyone across the country. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sabha Elections R ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Friday alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his family from their Pandara Park government bungalow in New Delhi despite the matter being sub-judice, claiming it was caste-based "harassment." However, according to sources in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Raj's wife, retired IRS officer Seema Raj, stayed five months beyond the permissible period and owed over Rs 21 lakh in dues. The sources confirmed that Ra ...Read More >
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered former Congress president Sitaram Kesri on his death anniversary and accused the Congress leadership of insulting him. PM Modi said the country will never forget how the Congress family humiliated Kesri, who was from Bihar, by allegedly locking him in a bathroom and removing him from the post of party president. He added the incident shows how Congress sidelines Dalits and backward class leaders for t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (CGCEL) on Friday said it has received a tender of Rs 445.03 crore from NREDCAP for providing solar rooftop system under PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna. In a regulatory filing, CGCEL said the Rs 445-crore tender has been awarded by New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) to solarize over 40,000 households with 2 KW on-grid rooftop systems in Andhra Pradesh. "The company has received a letter of ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a politically significant move, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday paid tributes to former Congress chief Sitaram Kesri on his 25th death anniversary at the party's national headquarters at 24, Akbar Road in New Delhi. As Kesri belonged to the extremely backward groups in Bihar, Rahul's attempts to revive the memories of the former party chief, who was removed from the post unceremoniously in 1998 after a gap of 25 years, prompted many to link the move to the November ass ...Read More >
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