Nitish Kumar (File photo)_ NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who currently heads the state government with support of the BJP, is likely to head to the Rajya Sabha, JDU sources told news agency ANI.The confirmation from the JDU sources was in sharp contrast to earlier reported claims that Nitish Kumar had given the…
File photo: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Terming the PM Modi govt’s “silence” on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s targeted assassination and attack on Iran as signalling a “tacit endorsement” of the tragedy, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi has demanded that Parliament discuss the “dissonance” in foreign policy when it resumes next week – suggesting that the…
Tensions continue to escalate in Iran with Khamenei’s funeral has been postponed, while Israel threatened his successor and 101 reported missing in attack on Iranian naval boat. Gulf airspace closures trigger travel chaos as Iran conflict escalates. MS Dhoni fined Rs 1000 after being caught overspeeding in Ranchi. BLA claims execution of seven Pakistani soldiers…
Senior journalist and Padma Bhushan awardee HK Dua passed away in New Delhi on Wednesday at the age of 88, his family said, according to The Tribune. He had been admitted to a private hospital three weeks ago and had been unwell. His cremation will be held at 12 noon on March 5 at the…
(From left) Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Saraogi, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Bihar deputy CM Samrat Choudhary with party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad at a Holi Milan Samaroh in Patna on Tuesday NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin is set to make his debut in Rajya Sabha from his home state Bihar, with the…
NEW DELHI: In a major relief, the removal of hypothecation from vehicles will now happen automatically through an online system once loan is fully repaid, saving people from the hassle of multiple visits to transport offices and reaching out to banks. The road transport ministry has rolled out this new system, starting March 1 (Monday),…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has set up a special control room to assist Indian nationals affected by the escalating crisis in West Asia and the Gulf region. The move comes amid growing security concerns as tensions continue to rise across the region.“A Control Room has been set up in the Ministry…
Nitish’s son Nishant set for political launch ahead of Rajya Sabha election NEW DELHI: Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, is set to enter politics, a development which marks a reversal of his father’s abiding aversion to dynastic politics but owes as much to growing clamour within JDU as the party…
(Photo credit: Instagram/Tasveerbaj) Kashi me khele,Ghat me khele,Holi khele masaane mein.This isn’t just a song line echoing across India, it is an emotion that Banaras lives and breathes each year. In most parts of the country, Holi arrives in a riot of colour, gulal in the air, water guns primed, laughter echoing through narrow lanes….
Under pressure, Karnataka to revise internal quota of SC communities BENGALURU: Under pressure from Left sect Scheduled Caste (SC) communities and two of its own ministers, Karanataka’s Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt has decided to revisit an earlier decision to fill 56,432 govt posts without internal reservation. The cabinet is expected to deliberate on introducing pro rata…
