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Navi Mumbai, April 7: A GST officer and a private woman agent were caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe to settle a pending notice file, officials said. The duo was apprehended during a trap operation at the GST office in Konkan Bhavan on Monday. GST officer, agent caught in trap operation The accused have been identified as Amit Bhanudas Giri (45), a sales tax officer, and Vaishali Vasant Kadam (39), a private agent. Giri was caught accepting ...Read More >
Dhanbad, Apr 7 (PTI) TEXMiN IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has announced a series of strategic industry collaborations and startup incubation funding during the two-day R&D fair 'IInvenTiv 2026', an official said on Tuesday. Technology Innovation in Exploration & Mining Foundation (TEXMiN) is a Technology Translation Research Park (TTRP) set up by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. IIT (ISM) director and chairman of TEXMiN's governing board, Prof Sukumar Mi ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) The Navi Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a Goods and Services Tax (GST) official and his aide for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000 from a software developer, an official said on Tuesday. Based on a complaint, Amit Bhanudas Giri (45), a Class 2 officer posted at Konkan Bhavan, and his aide Vaishali Vasant Kadam (39) were caught accepting the bribe amount on Monday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (ACB), Navi Mumbai, Dharmaraj Sonke, said, "The complain ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Metro services on select corridors will commence at 3 am on Sunday to facilitate participants of the PNB Half Marathon to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said on Friday. According to the DMRC, train services on the Yellow, Blue and Violet lines will begin at 3 am and operate at a frequency of 30 minutes till 6 am, after which normal Sunday schedules will be followed. The early services will be available on the Yellow Line between ...Read More >
The Maharashtra government on Monday sent Satara Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Doshi on compulsory leave pending an inquiry into allegations of police misconduct during the recent Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) presidential polls. As an interim arrangement, additional superintendent of police Vaishali Kadukar has been given temporary charge of the district police administration. When contacted, Kadukar's office confirmed that she had taken charge. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the el ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress on Tuesday extended hearty greetings to all on Lord Mahavir Jayanti and said his teachings of truth, non-violence, sacrifice and compassion are inspirational for the entire world and show the path to human welfare. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi took to social media 'X' and said, "Hearty greetings to all of you on Lord Mahavir Jayanti. His teachings of truth, non-violence, sacrifice and compassion are inspirational for the entir ...Read More >
Bihar assembly elections saw incredibly close races. Several seats were decided by very narrow margins. In Bhojpur's Sandesh constituency, the victory was by just 27 votes. Arrah's Agiaon seat had a difference of only 95 votes. Ramgarh saw a win by 30 votes. Nabinagar's margin was 112 votes. Dhaka's contest concluded with a 178-vote difference. At least three Bihar assembly seats witnessed a winning margin of less than 100 votes, while the closest contest was decided by below 250 votes in three ...Read More >
The 2025 Bihar election could throw up a massive shock, bigger even than the opposition Mahagathbandhan being steamrolled by the BJP and Janata Dal-led ruling alliance. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav - the opposition alliance's chief ministerial candidate - is on course for a humiliating defeat in his family stronghold of Raghopur. At 11.30 am the RJD chief was trailing by over 3,000 votes to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Kumar Yadav who, 15 years ago, also defeated his mothe ...Read More >
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faces no corruption charges and claimed only the NDA can develop the state. He criticized the INDIA bloc's job promises, questioning their funding, and highlighted the Modi government's financial contributions to Bihar compared to the UPA regime. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday claimed that there is not a single corruption case against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and asserted that only the NDA can ma ...Read More >
PATNA: Union home minister Amit Shah tore into RJD and Congress, saying if Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav becomes CM, Bihar would get "three new ministries - kidnapping, extortion, and one promoting kidnapping and murder". Only an NDA govt could make Bihar flood-free and safe, he said on Sunday."If you form a govt under Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi's leadership, a ministry will be created for a flood-free Bihar," Shah said.Speaking at election rallies in Muzaffarpur and Vaishali, Shah acc ...Read More >
Patna: At least 23 people, mostly children and teenagers, drowned across the state during evening and morning 'arghya' (oblation to Sun god), performed as part of Chhath rituals, on Monday and Tuesday. Maximum four drowning each were reported from Naugachia (Bhagalpur district) and Nalanda, followed by three in Patna, two each from Purnia, Banka, Vaishali and Madhubani, and one each from Lakhisarai, Samastipur, Madhepura and Khagaria. Besides, at least seven went missing in Khagaria after they w ...Read More >
Bihar Election 2025 - From the perspective of political parties, each day is proving to be very precious in the Bihar Assembly elections. Political parties are making various promises to woo voters. According to political experts, the main contest in Bihar is expected to be between the NDA and the India Bloc. However, the Jansuraj Party is trying to make the contest triangular in some seats. The Rashtriya Janata Dal will release the India Alliance's manifesto for Bihar today. This manifesto is ...Read More >
Bihar polls: "Thugbandhan and Lathbandhan," Dharmendra Pradhan on 'friendly fight' within Mahagathbandhan Patna (Bihar) [India], October 26 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday took a swipe at the Opposition in Bihar, saying that the RJD-Congress-led Mahagathbandhan, which has yet to announce its seat-sharing formula formally, is nothing but a 'Lathbandhan'. Speaking to ANI, Pradhan said, 'Where is the alliance there? It is 'Lathbandhan'. In their allia ...Read More >
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed anguish over Bihar's persistent poverty and unemployment under NDA rule, claiming CM Nitish Kumar won't be reinstated if the alliance wins. He accused the Centre of shielding corrupt leaders and promised a corruption-free government focused on people's grievances, affordable medicines, and jobs if the INDIA bloc is voted to power. Asserting that he feels anguished that Bihar's farmers are still poor despite the 20 years of rule by the JD(U)-led NDA in the sta ...Read More >
Ghaziabad: A residential building in Indirapuram with 20 flats caught fire on Wednesday night after a skyshot firework exploded in the balcony of a second-floor house and started a blaze that reached the fifth floor within minutes.Crackers were being burst on the street at Friends Avenue - part of extended Diwali celebrations that NCR has been seeing, with Supreme Court's orders restricting cracker-bursting to a two-hour evening window largely ignored, and not enforced either.Six fire tenders to ...Read More >
A stalled government medical college in Bihar's Vaishali district, a project championed by former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, remains incomplete. Now expelled from his family's RJD party, Yadav is testing his personal political clout in the upcoming election with his own party, the Janshakti Janta Dal. The hospital, spread over 20 acres and estimated to cost Rs 462 crore, was designed to house academic blocks, staff quarters, and recreational spaces -- the kind of facility that promised l ...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 >
Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas (LJPRV) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday hit out at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, mocking his poll promises of regularising contractual employees and Jivika Didis as "dreams of Mungeri Lal". Speaking to reporters in Patna, Paswan said, "First, he would at least form the government and then think of it. The Grand Alliance leaders are busy fighting among themselves. As a result, the Mahagathbandhan has been completely destroyed. Despite this, if Tejashwi Yadav thinks he ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): A fire broke out in the slums of Rani Garden area in Geeta Colony on Thursday morning. According to officials, the fire started in a scrap warehouse, and eight fire trucks have been deployed to the site. Fire officer Yashwant Sinha said, "A call was received at 1.05 AM. Information was received about a fire breaking out in the slums of Rani Garden, Geeta Colony. Efforts are underway to control the fire. Eight fire trucks are present at the scene. There is no ...Read More >
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav offered Diwali wishes and promised a transformative future for Bihar. The RJD has released its list of 143 candidates for the Bihar Assembly Elections. The alliance shape is becoming clear with RJD, Congress, and CPI ML announcing their seat allocations. Polling is scheduled for November 6 and 11, with results on November 14. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday extended heartfelt Diwali greetings to the people of Bihar and pledge ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar): Congress MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Tuesday acknowledged a "tussle" within the Mahagathbandhan during the Bihar assembly elections' ticket distribution, warning that it has created confusion among voters. "I do not deny that there indeed has been a little mess up. The manner in which there was a tussle over the distribution of tickets has indeed sent a wrong message," he told ANI, responding to questions about Mahagathbandhan allies facing each other on 12 seats. He stressed th ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: INDIA bloc faces turmoil as JMM exits the opposition alliance, claiming a 'political conspiracy' by RJD and Congress. With nominations finalised, the fragmented INDIA bloc grapples with internal disputes as it gears up for a crucial electoral showdown. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) released its list of 143 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections on Monday, effectively ending the prolonged seat-sharing negotiations within the opposition Mahagathbandhan allianc ...Read More >
PATNA, Oct 20: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced its list of 143 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, at least four of whom would end up contesting against nominees of the other INDIA bloc constituents. The list was released hours before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase was to be over. It put paid to rumours that the RJD was going to contest the Kutumba seat, currently held by state Congress president Rajesh Kumar Ram, which would have led to ...Read More >
Patna: Before Bihar goes to high-stakes polls, the opposition INDIA bloc, is apparently in disarray as the alliance failed to reach a compromise on seat-sharing even as the last date for withdrawal of nominations ended on Monday. INDIA bloc's main player in Bihar, RJD, also released the list of 143 candidates hours before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase was to be over. RJD had contested 144 seats in the last assembly election. On the other hand, Congress has anno ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary extended his wishes to everyone on the occasion of Diwali festival on Monday as India is celebrating festival of lights. Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary told ANI, 'I extend best wishes to everyone on the occasion of #Diwali2025...May we all celebrate the festival happily and our country under the leadership of PM Modi will soon become the world's third largest economy...' On RJD announcing the list of candidates for Bihar E ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary extended his wishes to everyone on the occasion of Diwali festival on Monday as India is celebrating festival of lights. Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary told ANI, "I extend best wishes to everyone on the occasion of #Diwali2025...May we all celebrate the festival happily and our country under the leadership of PM Modi will soon become the world's third largest economy..." Also Read | Diwali 2025: CRPF Jawans Celebrate Deepa ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 20 (PTI) Filing of nomination papers ended on Monday for the second and final phase of Bihar assembly polls, with the opposition INDIA bloc appearing fractured, as constituents would end up fighting each other in a number of seats. According to the Election Commission, altogether 1,314 candidates have been left in the fray for the first phase in which 121 constituencies of the 243-strong assembly would go to polls on November 6, following the withdrawal of 61 nominees, besides reject ...Read More >
Purnea (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): With less than two weeks to go for Bihar assemby polls, Purnea MP Pappu Yadav on Monday claimed that people from the backward communities, Dalits, minorities follow the ideology of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. "People from the backward communities, Dalits, minorities follow the ideology of Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. They are fed up with migration, unemployment," Pappu Yadav told reporters. Also Re ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 20 (PTI) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced its list of 143 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, at least four of whom would end up contesting against nominees of the other INDIA bloc constituents. The list was released hours before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase was to be over. It put paid to rumours that the RJD was going to contest the Kutumba seat, currently held by state Congress president Rajesh Kumar Ram, which would have le ...Read More >
New Delhi: As the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) announces a list of 143 candidates, Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad on Monday called it a "one-sided announcement" while saying that it indicates Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav has "accepted defeat". Speaking to ANI, Prasad argued that Yadav's "arrogance and boastful claims" have been crushed by his own allies. "Where has their alliance survived? Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav were making l ...Read More >
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