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Patna, Bihar: A leadership shift in Bihar now appears near, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar set to move to the Rajya Sabha, leading to speculation over who will take charge next. According to sources, Nitish Kumar will go to Delhi on April 10 to take the Rajya Sabha oath of office. He is anticipated to return to Patna that same day, following which political activity is probably going to pick up speed. A Cabinet meeting is expected around April 13, where discussions on the next chief minister ...Read More >
: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Mohsina Kidwai, a distinguished alumna of Women's College and a senior parliamentarian who served the nation for several decades. She passed away on Wednesday, April 8, at the age of 94. Born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Kidwai (1932-2026) rose from the classrooms of AMU to hold key positions in public life. She served as a union minister under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. During her career, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94. Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, breathed her last at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said. Kidwai was laid to rest at the graveyard in Nizamuddin this evening with former party chief Rahul Gandhi att ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar chief minister and JD (U) president Nitish Kumar is reportedly not ready to resign from his post until BJP declares the name of its CM candidate. Sources said that the JD (U) had reportedly put four conditions before the BJP leadership as it wanted that the name of the CM candidate should be declared first, and it should also be clarified which party would be allotted the home portfolio in the new government. Sources said that the JD (U) also put its conditions before BJP, asking i ...Read More >
Patna, Mar 30 (PTI) Emotions ran high in the JD(U) and the NDA on Monday after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the state legislative council, while the opposition alleged he was "forced to quit". Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from the legislative council and Assembly, respectively, after being elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16. Several leaders across the ruling alliance expressed anguish over Kumar's exit from the state legislature. Legislative cou ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has barely begun, but it has already delivered its first major controversy. Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, a pointed remark from captain Ajinkya Rahane has triggered a wider debate - forcing Cricket Australia (CA) to step in with a clarification. At the centre of the storm is Cameron Green, KKR's high-profile signing worth INR 25.20 crore, who did not bowl a single over despite ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned from the Bihar legislative council days after securing a place in Rajya Sabha, marking an end of era in the state politics. The move has triggered fresh speculation over an impending change of guard in the state's top post.Now all eyes will be on who takes over Nitish's reign as Bihar chief minister as both JD(U) and BJP may push for the upper hand in the alliance equation.The announcement, however, may not come ...Read More >
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde targeted Uddhav Thackeray. He spoke about "Rehman Dakait" robbing Mumbai's treasury and vowed a reply from the "Dhurandhar Mahayuti" alliance. Shinde highlighted government schemes and development plans for Vidarbha. He asserted the Mahayuti will win upcoming municipal elections. The alliance aims to fulfill Balasaheb Thackeray's dreams for Mumbai. In a veiled attack on Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday invoked characters from th ...Read More >
Bhopal, Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday that Bihar would witness all-round development under the new National Democratic Alliance government, as Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record tenth time in Patna. Senior BJP leaders from Madhya Pradesh sent their greetings to Nitish Kumar and his colleagues in the NDA. In the messages, they said the new government in Bihar has begun its term with strong public support and ...Read More >
Patna: Five years apart, Mukesh Sahani was once again at a press conference organised by the grand alliance ahead of Bihar assembly polls, but there was a stark difference between the two. Before the 2020 election, Sahani, a Bollywood set designer-turned-politician, had walked out of the PC in desperation, alleging that Tejashwi Yadav and his party, RJD, backstabbed him by sidelining him in the seat-distribution deal. But in the PC held on Thursday, he emerged as a victor, as he was declared de ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Cautioning high courts, and itself, against routinely ordering CBI probes, Supreme Court on Thursday said courts should invoke their power to direct an inquiry by the central agency as a last resort in an exceptional situation.A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside Allahabad high court's order directing a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process for UP legislative council staff, saying the order was passed by HC on the basis of some doub ...Read More >
New Delhi- The Supreme Court has said that a CBI inquiry should not be ordered by the constitutional courts in a routine manner and must be exercised sparingly and cautiously. A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi made the observations while setting aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which directed a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process for the Uttar Pradesh legislative council staff. The top court said the exercise of inherent powers to direc ...Read More >
Muzaffarpur: The Congress released its first list of 48 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections on Thursday night -- just hours before the deadline for filing of nominations for the first-phase polling comes to an end -- fielding its state party chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba assembly constituency and state legislature party leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan from Kadwa seat. The announcement came even before a final seat-sharing arrangement within the Opposition grand alliance has been finalised ami ...Read More >
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by "falsely" claiming to be a minor before the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary's affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his "immediate dismissal". Choudhary, a former st ...Read More >
Bengaluru, 29 September 2025: Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, in collaboration with Freecharge, has unveiled Credit on UPI with Gold Loans - India's first gold-backed credit line accessible through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This innovative product is designed to unlock the economic potential of gold assets, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), self-employed entrepreneurs and merchants across both urban and rural India. Credit on UP ...Read More >
PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by "falsely" claiming to be a minor before the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary's affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his "immediate dismissal". Choudhary, a former st ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 29 (PTI) Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary had escaped trial in a decades-old murder case by "falsely" claiming to be a minor before the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference here, Kishor said Choudhary's affidavit, filed in 2020 at the time of getting elected to the state legislative council, flew in the face of his earlier claim before the apex court, and demanded his "immediate dismissal". Choudhary ...Read More >
Allegations and counter-allegations flew in the Upper House of Uttar Pradesh assembly over the vandalism of a Fatehpur mausoleum, on the second day of the ongoing Monsoon session on Tuesday. Leader of opposition in the legislative council Lal Bihari Yadav had a heated exchange with chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh, while the leader of the House and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya hit out at the SP, alleging that it used to harbour criminals. As the proceedings started, MLC Man Singh Y ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 19 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve has said it still rankles that a "strong" organisation like the Bal Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena split, and that its two factions should be together. "The split in the organisation still rankles. Someone cast their evil eye on our organisation (Shiv Sena). "We are not born for power. It (power) comes and goes. This pain should heal someday. Our organisation was strong and united. Everyone should be together. Our party should be in power. ...Read More >
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde criticised Uddhav Thackeray for allegedly betraying Devendra Fadnavis in 2019, despite Fadnavis's efforts to maintain the alliance. Shinde claimed Thackeray didn't respond to Fadnavis's calls after the 2019 elections and accused him of aligning with the Congress after abandoning the BJP. Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday hit out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, accusing him of betraying his ally Devendra Fadnavis ...Read More >
Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday hit out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, accusing him of betraying BJP's Devendra Fadnavis in 2019 by playing "opportunist politics" akin to a chameleon that changes its colours. "Now, you offer a bouquet to Fadnavis, and also criticise PM Modi and Amit Shah, which shows a 'chemical locha' in your mind," Shinde said.Replying to the opposition's last week motion in the legislative council, Shinde said, without naming Thackeray, that ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday hit out at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, accusing him of betraying his ally Devendra Fadnavis in 2019. Replying to the opposition's Last week's Motion in the legislative council, Shinde said, without naming Thackeray, that Fadnavis made "40-50 calls" after the alliance of the undivided Shiv Sena and BJP retained its majority in the 2019 assembly elections. But there was no response (from Thackeray) to the BJP leader's ...Read More >
Ara (Bihar): Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday was seen writhing in pain at the venue of a rally in Bihar's Bhojpur district. Kishor was accompanied, among others, by Bhojpuri singer Ritesh Pandey, who had joined the party earlier in the day. As Kishor sat in his chair, his face contorted in pain, Pandey took the mike and said, "Prashant Kishor Ji is not well. He has received a minor injury. He needs to leave." According to a leader of the Jan Suraaj party, Kishor drove back t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday sought to make light of his meeting with Shiv Sena (UBT) head and political rival Uddhav Thackeray a day ago and noted his government was stable with support from deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. Asked out his "offer" to Thackeray, a former BJP ally, to come over to treasury benches side, Fadnavis, talking to reporters after the end of the monsoon session of the state legislature, expressed dismay over light hea ...Read More >
Mumbai: NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad was dragged by the police in the wee hours of Friday during his protest against the detention of his supporter, who was assaulted by supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar during the scuffle in the building a day before. Awhad, known for his vocal presence in the assembly, launched an aggressive sit-in protest near the rear gate of the Vidhan Bhavan premises around 2 am after police began taking away his supporter Nitin Deshmukh. The MLA physically blocked ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17: Supporters of two MLAs, one from the ruling BJP and the other from opposition NCP (SP) came to blows inside the legislature premises on Thursday, a day after a heated exchange between the two legislators. Supporters of NCP (Sharad Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad and BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar were involved in the scuffle and came to blows briefly before onlookers separated the two groups, an eyewitness said. Speaking to reporters, Padalkar said, "I do not know anything about the inc ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ambadas Danve, leader of Opposition in the state legislative council, on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Mahayuti government over law and order situation, saying the state has recorded 3,506 rape (23 per day) and 924 murder cases (average six in day) in just five months of this year.Speaking during an opposition-sponsored motion in the Upper House, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC claimed Maharashtra has recorded 1.6 lakh criminal cases from January 1 to May 31. The outgoing opposition leader claimed t ...Read More >
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