NEW DELHI: Calling it the “mother of elections,” the Election Commission on Monday blew the conch for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that the elections will be conducted in two phases — November 6 and 11 — and the results will be declared on November 14.Ahead of the…
NEW DELHI: The countdown to the Bihar Assembly elections has officially begun. The Election Commission on Monday announced that the polls will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The result will be declared on November 14. With this announcement, Bihar has entered full-fledged election mode, and political parties are already ramping…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Monday urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical systems in all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India, following a recent incident involving an Air India flight to Birmingham.On Friday, Air India flight AI-117, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
NEW DELHI: Russian defence experts have downplayed concerns over Moscow’s reported supply of RD-93 engines to Pakistan for its JF-17 fighter jets, reports news agency PTI.The experts argued that the move could, in fact, work to India’s advantage.Pyotr Topychkanov, who leads the Section on New Challenges in South and Southeast Asia at the Primakov Institute…
France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday (Photo: AP) France’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency confirmed. Lecornu had spent only 2 weeks in the office.The move comes amid growing political instability and challenges in securing broad support for President Emmanuel Macron’s government.Lecornu…
NEW DELHI: An advocate attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Monday, allegedly in protest against his recent “go ask your deity” remark made while hearing a plea seeking reconstruction of a Lord Vishnu idol in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho.An advocate, who was heard shouting slogans, was quickly escorted…
Kiren Rijiju and Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of resorting to the constant “India-shaming & India-bashing” statements, saying “we are worried” about his remarks abroad.Rijiju said he didn’t want to comment on the Congress scion’s personal visits, but his remarks abroad “against India’s…
Police personnel at the spot where tensions erupt after a clash between two groups following the incident of stone pelting and a clash between them during Durga Puja immersion (ANI) NEW DELHI: Odisha‘s Cuttack witnessed fresh communal tensions and violent clashes on Sunday after police denied permission for a bike rally organised by a group….
NEW DELHI: Six patients died and five remain critical after a fire broke out at the trauma ICU of Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital late on Sunday night.SMS Hospital Trauma Centre Incharge Anurag Dhakad told ANI that the fire started in the trauma ICU on the second floor and spread quickly, releasing toxic gases….
BHOPAL: Bereaved parents of the six children who died after being administered cough syrup, Coldrif which was found to be contaminated with 48.6% diethylene glycol, have vowed to ensure the culprits are punished.“I feel the firm owners are the real culprits. They must be punished,” said Yashin Khan, 36, from Chhindwara’s Parasia, whose 4-year-old son,…
