Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for around 28 lakh state government employees and pensioners.With this revision, the DA and DR will rise from 55 per cent to 58 per cent of basic pay, effective from July 1, 2025,…
Bihar state Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram addresses a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. The first list included names of 48 candidates. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is yet to finalise its seat-sharing arrangement among…
As Bihar heads into a heated two-phase assembly election on November 6 and 11, the political scene saw a day of rapid developments on Thursday — from the Election Commission’s strong defence of its voter roll revision to the NDA completing its candidate lists, while the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) remains mired in seat-sharing talks. Tej Pratap…
File photo: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday condemned the arrest of two AAP leaders in Gujarat and called on the state government to withdraw charges filed against protesting farmers.Kejriwal was responding to the arrest of Praveen Ram and Raju (Rajubhai) Karpada, AAP’s…
NEW DLEHI: Janhit Janata Dal (JJD) chief and Lalu Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, who is set to contest from Mahua constituency in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, filed his nomination on Thursday accompanied by a roadshow and carrying a photo of his grandmother Marchiya Devi.Speaking to reporters, he said the occasion was significant…
Air India flight AI171 crash (Picture credit: PTI) MUMBAI: The investigation into the fatal crash of Air India Flight AI171 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is facing legal challenges. A second case, this time a writ petition, has been filed before the Supreme Court of India demanding an independent, judicially monitored inquiry into…
PM Modi (left), YogiAdityanath, Pawan Singh (agencies) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its first list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. It includes the party’s national and state top brass, led by PM Narendra Modi. It also features the BJP national president JP Nadda, and senior ministers…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) has released the names of all 101 candidates it will field in the upcoming Assembly elections. The two-part announcement, made over consecutive days, showcases a familiar balancing act: a strong tilt towards backward and extremely backward classes, cautious inclusion of upper castes, and a token…
Shobha Karandlaje (left), Priyank Kharge (agencies) NEW DELHI: Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje on Friday hit back at Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge’s remarks regarding the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh (RSS), calling the RSS a “big tree” that cannot be damaged. The spat follows Kharge’s letter to chief minister Siddaramaiah urging action against government officials who…
US President Donald Trump made a bizarre remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (local time) and instantly felt a need for clarification. Talking to reporters at White House, the US president said that “he (PM Modi) loves Trump.” The Republican leader then quickly clarified not to take the word “love” any differently, as…
