Patna: The ruling NDA in Bihar on Sunday finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming polls to the 243-member assembly, in which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and BJP will contest 101 seats each, leaving the rest for smaller allies. The announcement to the effect came on X handles of JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar…
Patna: Seat-sharing woes may continue to plague the INDIA bloc in Bihar for some time, with RJD president Lalu Prasad, along with son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, leaving for Delhi on Sunday. The party, which recently “authorized” Prasad to take a call on seat distribution and candidate selection, enjoys an overbearing presence in the…
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of “telling lies” in his remarks concerning infiltration and disparity in population growth across all religions. In an interview with ANI, Owaisi claimed that the Muslim population has increased by 4.4 per cent from the first census to…
Kabul/Islamabad: Afghan security forces attacked Pakistani border posts late on Saturday in response to what the Taliban government called repeated violations of its territory and airspace, underscoring deepening security tensions between the neighbours. The Taliban government’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Afghan forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts, 58 soldiers have been killed, and…
New Delhi: The Indian Army has introduced SAKSHAM, an in-house Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) “grid” that can detect, track, identify, and destroy hostile drones in real time, as a major step to strengthen its aerial defence. According to the Army, SAKSHAM offers features including 3D battlefield visualization, real-time threat detection, AI-enabled predictive analysis, and sensor…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid rich tributes to Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia, a founding member of the BJP, on her birth anniversary. “Her efforts to serve society will never be forgotten. She played a key role in strengthening the Jana Sangh and BJP,” Modi said in a post on X. “Vijayaraje Scindia…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday directed Meta and Google to remove within 48 hours allegedly objectionable videos circulating on social media against renowned Ramkatha narrator and Padma Vibhushan awardee Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. A division bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar passed the order while hearing a…
New Delhi: The US “values” its relationship with India, US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Saturday after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that focused on cooperation in areas of defence, trade and critical minerals. Gor landed in New Delhi this morning on a six-day visit that came amid continuing strains in the bilateral…
Ahmedabad: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday called upon youths to play an active role in promoting Made-in-India products with the spirit of ‘Rashtra Pratham’ (nation first), stressing that making the country self-reliant, or ‘Atmanirbhar’, is a national priority. She was addressing the 71st convocation ceremony of Gujarat Vidyapith, a deemed university founded by Mahatma Gandhi,…
Saharanpur (UP): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday expressed confidence that the India-Afghanistan ties will grow stronger in the future as he visited Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia. A raging controversy over the absence of women journalists from his presser in New Delhi…
