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Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday blazed through poll-bound Bihar with back-to-back rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts, calling upon voters to keep at bay the opposition RJD-Congress combine led by "people out on bail" and predicting a record-breaking victory for the NDA. The PM also sought to underscore the contrast between a fractious INDIA bloc and the cohesive BJP-led coalition, which included Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), Lok Janshakti Party and Hindusta ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Begusarai on to a packed ground and loud cheers. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections officially began on October 24. An announcer on stage took the microphone and called the name of Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP (R) chief Chirag Paswan for a speech. The prime minister raised his eyebrows in a quick gesture toward Nitish Kumar. The message looked unmistakable. Nitish would speak, ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 24 (PTI) Asserting that Bihar is still a "poor" state despite the 20 years of rule by the JD(U)-led NDA, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday claimed that CM Nitish Kumar will not be made the chief minister if the ruling alliance is again voted to power. Yadav also alleged that Kumar has been hijacked by the BJP, and two people from Gujarat -- ostensibly referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah -- are "controlling" Bihar. Yadav, the chief ministeria ...Read More >
Samastipur/Begusarai, Oct 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched his Bihar assembly poll campaign with back-to-back rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts, asserting that the NDA under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will break all previous electoral records. The PM also called the INDIA bloc a "mahalathbandhan" (a tie-up in which people beat each other with sticks), a mocking reference to 'Mahagathbandhan' or grand alliance, as the opposition coalition is commonly known. H ...Read More >
Patna/Begusarai: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will kick off his Bihar election campaign with two back-to-back rallies on Friday, addressing the people of Samastipur and Begusarai, while Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold separate meetings in Siwan and Buxar the same day. Shah has already addressed a rally at Taraiya in Saran on Oct 17.The first phase of the assembly elections is scheduled for Nov 6, followed by the second phase on Nov 11 and the results will be declared on N ...Read More >
Bihar polls: PM Modi, CM Nitish Kumar visit Karpoori Gram, pay tribute Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Karpoori Gram, the birthplace of Bharat Ratna Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, and paid floral tributes to the late leader. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accompanied the Prime Minister during the visit. Both leaders garlanded Karpoori Thakur's statue and visited the Karpoori Thakur Library, where they viewed a collection of rare photographs depicting key moments from the former ...Read More >
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur in Bihar's Samastipur district, and he later met his family members. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was also present. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, October 24: Gold Price Dips From Historic Highs Amid Global Selling Pressure, Check Prices of Yellow Metal in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Other Metro Cities. Karpuri Thakur, a prominent socialist leader and former Ch ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 23: The autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly began on Thursday with solemn tributes to former leaders and dignitaries who passed away in recent months, even as opposition members from the National Conference (NC) and Congress staged a protest demanding the release of jailed AAP legislator Mehraj Malik. Before proceedings commenced, several NC and Congress MLAs held a silent protest outside the Assembly building, urging the government to revoke Malik's detention under t ...Read More >
Lucknow: Citing the mob lynching of a Dalit man in Rae Bareli and a case of Dalit elderly who was forced to lick his urine in Lucknow as examples, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that "feudal forces enjoying protection of the BJP govt have added to atrocities, injustice and crime against Dalits in UP.The former UP CM described such incidents as attempts to humiliate the PDA community, comprising Pichde (backward classes), Dalits and slpsankhyaks (minorities) who have come t ...Read More >
Patna: Days after publicly declaring that he would not contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani has been announced as the Deputy Chief Ministerial face of the INDIA bloc. The alliance, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, named Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate and Sahani as his deputy face on Thursday, October 23. The announcement was made in Patna by senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, in the presence of Yadav ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Dynastic influence and women's political leadership are at the forefront of the high-stakes Jammu and Kashmir Assembly bypolls, with three members of prominent Aga Shia dynasties contesting in Budgam and a direct face-off between women candidates of the National Conference (NC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Nagrota constituency. In the Budgam Assembly seat, which has a mixed Shia-Sunni demographic and was vacated after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah retained the Ganderbal ...Read More >
Srinagar: The dialogue process between the Centre and representatives of Ladakh have resumed, with the next sub-committee meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 22. Three members each from Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance, along with the Lok Sabha member from Ladakh and a lawyer, will participate in the meeting. Relations between the Centre and representatives of Ladakh witnessed a thaw following the Ministry of Home Affairs' announcement of a judicial probe, led by a ...Read More >
Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal has alleged that not only the PM SHRI scheme but every new incident in Kerala is part of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Communist Party of India (Marxist) secret understanding. Speaking at a press conference here, Venugopal accused the left government of cooperating with the BJP on multiple fronts while pretending to oppose it publicly. Venugopal clarified that the Congress was not implementing the PM SHRI scheme. "It's wrong to say Congress is implementing ...Read More >
Mark your calendars for November 11, as the by-elections for Nagrota and Budgam constituencies approach. These elections have brought to light some tensions within the ruling National Conference party. The coalition with Congress is also showing signs of strain, exemplified by a National Conference MP from Budgam opting out of campaigning for their own candidate. By-elections for the Nagrota and Budgam constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled for November 11, have charged the political at ...Read More >
The upcoming autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is poised for intense discussions. Key matters such as statehood, reservation policy, and daily wage workers' regularization will dominate. The assembly will also vote on four Rajya Sabha seats, and the opposition plans to challenge the National Conference on various topics. The autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is anticipated to be contentious, with key issues like statehood and the reservation policy taking center st ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav announced on Wednesday (Oct 22) that if the INDIA bloc wins the upcoming Bihar assembly elections and forms the government, his administration will regularise all contractual and outsourced workers in state government departments and make them permanent employees. He also promised that around two lakh community mobilisers working under the state's Jeevika livelihood programme -- popularly known as "Jeevika Didis" -- would be granted perm ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): In a major move to end the months-long stalemate, a delegation comprising members of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Wednesday resumed dialogue with the Centre, focusing on a four-point agenda-- statehood for Ladakh, inclusion under the Sixth Schedule, reservation safeguards, and the revocation of the National Security Act (NSA) imposed on activist Sonam Wangchuk. The issues were deliberated during an almost two-hour meeti ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday held a meeting with Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) sub-committee. The Ministry had invited the two bodies as well as the Ladakh MP for talks. After the meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Member of Kargil Democratic Alliance, Sajjad Hussain Kargili, said, "Our demand for the past six years has been democracy in Ladakh. A great solution for this is statehood in Ladakh... This iss ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress is rushing senior politician Ashok Gehlot to Patna for a meeting with RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav to resolve Bihar assembly election-related issues, ranging from "friendly fights" to manifesto release and campaign plan. Opposition sources said Congress general secretary KC Venugopal held a discussion with Tejashwi, following which Gehlot, state in-charge Krishna Allavaru and RJD will hold talks on Wednesday.The state netas of 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance partners are likely to hol ...Read More >
Asked about the demands for the report to be made public, the chief minister told a press conference here that it does not work that way. National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi has demanded that the Jammu and Kashmir government make public the report of the cabinet sub-committee on reservation by Sunday. The sub-committee has submitted its report, and the department concerned has been asked to draft a memo which will be approved by the cabinet and then sent to Lieutenant Governor ...Read More >
Kohima, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Five Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CoRRP), which has been agitating in Nagaland for several months demanding a review of the state's job reservation policy, on Monday withdrew its call for boycott of all state government functions following the state Cabinet's decision to accept their key demands. The 5 Tribes CoRRP held a consultative meeting with all the 5 apex tribe bodies including its frontal units on Monday at Sendenyu Biodiversity E ...Read More >
The committee, comprising five major Naga tribes -- Ao, Angami, Lotha, Rengma and Sumi -- had been demanding the renaming of the Job Reservation Commission to the Commission for Review of Reservation Policy, and an expansion of its terms of reference beyond job-related matters, which was accepted by the government on October 16. In a press release, CoRRP convenor Tesinlo Semy and member secretary GK Zhimomi said the they took the decision to revoke the boycott call after a meeting where represe ...Read More >
Telangana Medical Devices Park to boost domestic healthcare innovation and reduce imports The BRS Working President KT Rama Rao on Friday inaugurated the new chemistry laboratory established by Huwel Diagnostics at the Telangana Medical Devices Park in Sultanpur. The event was attended by Dr Varaprasad Reddy, Managing Director of Shantha Biotech, along with the Huwel management and staff. Speaking on the occasion, KT Rama Rao highlighted the vision behind setting up the Medical Devices Park. ...Read More >
Srinagar: Hours after National Conference candidate for Budgam Assembly constituency Agha Syed Mehmood expressed confidence that Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi would join the party's election campaign, Ruhullah distanced himself, asserting that his allegiance lies with his "conscience and principles." While filing his nomination, Agha Mehmood told reporters that Ruhullah had no reason to remain detached from the campaign. "It's the National Conference that made him what he is today. His role is impor ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Lok Sabha member, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, said on Monday that his loyalty is to his conscience and not to anything else. The senior NC leader was reacting to a statement by the NC candidate for Budgam assembly constituency by-election, Aga Syed Mehmood, who said Ruhullah will campaign for the NC during the campaign in the constituency. Ruhullah had earlier said he cannot face the people as the promises made to them b ...Read More >
"Indira Gandhi ultimately did secure a permanent place at the doorstep of history as a great martyr. With her dynamism born out of her fearlessness and dexterity, she was able to take the country forward like a colossus for over a decade. She alone could run the decadent political system of our corrupt and divided society," wrote RSS ideologue Nanaji Deshmukh in 1984 after the assassination of the prime minister. Deshmukh's article in Hindi magazine Pratipaksh, titled Moments of Soul Searching, ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19: Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Sunday announced that the state will join the PM SHRI scheme to get the due central funds, but asserted that it would not backtrack from the existing educational policy in the state. While CPI, an important constituent of ruling LDF expressed reservations about this policy shift, its representative in ministry, Revenue Minister K Rajan, said the matter was not discussed in the cabinet. BJP both welcomed the minister's ...Read More >
As tensions rise between Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of local body polls, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and minister Chhagan Bhujbal launched a sharp attack on the BJP, warning it of electoral consequences if it failed to ensure justice for the Other Backwards Classes (OBC) community. Addressing an OBC Elgar Sabha in Beed, Bhujbal urged members of the community to "teach a lesson" to those who, according to him, had taken a stand again ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday alleged that a secret deal has been reached between BRS and BJP for the Jubilee Hills constituency, which is set to witness a bypoll on Nov 11."BRS worked as the B-team of BJP in the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, and now an understanding has been reached between the two parties for the by-election in Jubilee Hills constituency. BRS got 37% votes in the 2023 assembly polls, and within four months its vote share fell down to 17% in the Lok Sabha elec ...Read More >
Jorhat (Assam) [India], October 19 (ANI): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced a three per cent reservation for the Tea and Adivasi communities in government jobs, and said a bill will also be introduced in the Assembly in November to grant ownership of land in tea garden lines to the workers. He said that the government will provide three per cent reservation for tea garden youths in Class I and Class II State government jobs, including the Assam Civil Service (ACS) and Assam ...Read More >
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