New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that timelines cannot be fixed for the governor and the President for giving assent to bills passed by state assemblies, and the judiciary cannot also grant deemed assent to them. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai unanimously held that…
Patna: In a political career spanning 50 years, Nitish Kumar has displayed an uncanny knack for rising like a Phoenix every time sceptics and detractors have sought to write him off. The most atypical of politicians owing their rise to post-Mandal politics, Nitish Kumar stood out for his ability to address the governance deficit, unlike…
Patna: Senior BJP leader Samrat Choudhary, who has been considered the OBC face of the party, was sworn in as the minister of Bihar. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Choudhary during a programme at Gandhi Maidan here. Choudhary, son of former minister Shakuni Choudhary, was a member of…
Patna: No chief minister in the country would have taken oath as many times as Bihar’s longest-serving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was sworn in for a record 10th term on Thursday. At 74, Kumar also achieved another milestone of extending his 19-year stint as Chief Minister and breaking into the national top-10 list of…
Washington, DC (US): The United States has approved the sale of an FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile system and the M982A1 Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectiles and associated equipment to India, with an estimated value of USD 47.1 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the sale in a notification saying that the US State…
New Delhi: Winning candidates from across parties polled votes ranging from 60,000 to 1.5 lakh in the just-held Bihar elections, EC officials said on Wednesday, amid allegations that various top BJP leaders got nearly 1.22 lakh votes. Various political leaders and people had taken to social media, pointing to a “coincidence” that several top victorious…
Peter Thangaraj (24 December 1935 – 24 November 2008) remains one of the most iconic figures in the history of Indian football. Born in Secunderabad, he began in modest surroundings but rose to become one of the greatest goalkeepers the country has ever produced. Thangaraj started his football journey with local Secunderabad clubs such as…
Patna: JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time today, days after the NDA secured a landslide victory in the assembly elections. Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan are in the final stages, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister…
London: The UK on Wednesday issued a stark warning to Russia over a spy ship it said has been operating on the edge of its waters north of Scotland and even directed lasers at Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots. UK Defence Secretary John Healey used an address in London to not only caution Russian President…
Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda arrived in Patna on Wednesday night, ahead of the swearing-in of JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar as the chief minister for a record 10th time. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the city’s historic Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. State BJP president Dilp Jaiswal, along…
