NEW DELHI: At least ten people reportedly fell ill during an event attended by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah in Dakshina Kannada on Monday, news agency ANI reported.According to the district police, “Hypoglycemia or dehydration was caused due to the delay in providing food and gifts. Three women were given IV fluids, and seven women have…
JMM president Hemant Soren (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Mukri Morcha on Monday said it will not contest the Bihar assembly elections, a day after announcing it would fight alone.Announcing the decision, party leader and Jharkhand government minister Sudivya Kumar added the party will review whether it will be part of the INDIA alliance…
Representational image (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: More than 30 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded at sea amid rough weather, have regained satellite phone connectivity after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) restored Inmarsat services, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Sitharaman said a private operator had…
Stage set for Bihar assembly elections 2025 NEW DELHI: The seat-sharing deal for the upcoming 2025 Bihar assembly election revealed a subtle but significant shift in internal power dynamics within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). For the first time since the early 1990s, the two principal partners — the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), led by…
(From left) Pawan Singh, Maithili Thakur and Khesari Lal Yadav NEW DELHI: Bihar’s election stage has always had drama, but this time, the script has a cinematic twist. Folk singer Maithili Thakur, and Bhojpuri actors Khesari Lal Yadav and Pawan Singh, have all entered the political frame, turning the 2025 assembly battle into a fusion…
NEW DELHI: Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Bihar assembly’s single-largest party and the main opposition force, marked Diwali on Monday by announcing its list of 143 candidates. The move asserts RJD’s dominant position within the Mahagathbandhan even as tensions simmer among allies.Led by Tejashwi, the party aims to unseat chief minister Nitish Kumar, who…
PM Modi addresses armed forc NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his tradition of celebrating Diwali with India’s armed forces on Monday, visiting the INS Vikrant off the coast of Goa and Karwar. During the visit, he interacted with Naval personnel aboard the aircraft carrier, praising their dedication and drawing a vivid comparison between…
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has finalised a technology transfer agreement with a Pune-based defence company for the production of the unexploded ordnance handling robot (UXOR), which is designed to neutralise ordnance weighing up to 1,000 kg.The agreement with DRDO positions Sagar Defence Engineering as one of the primary industry partners,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has cautioned trial courts and HCs against undue leniency or excessive severity while imposing punishment on a person convicted of an offence and said that deviation from this time-tested sentencing policy could erode public faith in the judiciary or lead to injustice.“Undue leniency can cause public confidence in the justice system…
BENGALURU: India and China together can address challenges the West cannot, China’s consul general to India in Mumbai, Qin Jie, said Sunday, calling for deeper cooperation between the two neighbours amid signs of a cautious thaw in the bilateral relations. “The future between China and India is very promising. We have a huge population, a…
