Jitan Ram Manjhi with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has finalised its seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, after days of intense negotiations among allies. After earlier demanding 15 seats for his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi struck a…
Bihar NDA leaders (File photo) PATNA: The ruling NDA on Sunday announced the seat-sharing formula for the Bihar assembly elections on Nov 6 and 11.BJP and JDU) will contest 101 seats each, leaving 29 for LJP(RV) of Chirag Paswan and six each to Hindustani Awam Morcha (S) of union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul targeted the BJP-led central government from South America again, saying said that the idea of free and scientific thinking was under “tremendous attack in India.” The comments came during an interaction with students at the University of Chile on the country’s education system.“This is under attack…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Malayalam film actor Suresh Gopi, the BJP’s first Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, on Sunday expressed his desire to step down from his ministerial post, hinting at a full-time return to cinema.“I never wanted to be a minister by quitting my film career,” the 66-year-old former National Award winner said…
Akhilesh Yadav, Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, calling him an “infiltrator” who should be sent back to Uttarakhand. Speaking to reporters in Lucknow on the death anniversary of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, Yadav accused the ruling BJP…
NEW DELHI: With the Bihar Assembly elections fast approaching, seat-sharing negotiations within both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have intensified, but while the NDA seems close to sealing its deal, uncertainties continue to plague the INDIA bloc in the state.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left, partners in the INDIA bloc, have…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government, alleging that it has “systematically corroded” the Right to Information (RTI) Act, as the landmark transparency law completed 20 years of its implementation.In a post on X, Kharge wrote: “In the last 11 years, the…
CHENNAI: A mid-air safety scare rattled 74 flyers aboard an Indigo ATR flight from Madurai to Chennai after pilots detected cracks on the cockpit windshield shortly before landing Friday night, reports Venkadesan S . DGCA has ordered an inquiry.The flight, which was to continue to Kozhikode early Saturday, was cancelled and another aircraft was arranged…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday wrote to Amneet Kumar, wife of senior Haryana IPS Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide at his Chandigarh official residence.In his suicide note, Puran Kumar named 16 senior IAS and IPS officers, alleging harassment and holding them directly responsible for his decision…
NEW DELHI: The former Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on Saturday called for a more sensitive and nuanced approach in the application of laws that govern financial frauds.“Every act or failure to act that has financial implications cannot be painted with the same brush,” he said, urging lawmakers to draw clear distinctions between…
