Patna: In the “highest ever” voter turnout in Bihar, nearly 65 per cent of 3.75 crore electors voted on Thursday across 121 constituencies in the first phase of the assembly polls, which marks the beginning of a closely watched high-stakes contest that is seen as a litmus test of the ruling NDA’s popularity. In a…
The Congress party’s political mask has finally slipped, this time not by the BJP’s accusations or by public perception, but by the admission of its own Chief Minister. When Telangana’s A. Revanth Reddy told Muslim voters that “Congress hai to Muslims hai, bagar Congress Muslims kuch bhi nahin,” he was not merely speaking in the…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he could travel to India next year and noted that talks with India are “going good”. “It’s great, going good. He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) stopped… Largely, he stopped buying oil from Russia,” Trump said at the Oval Office in response to a question on how talks…
Panjim (Goa): Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi on Thursday sparked controversy by leaving his hotel immediately after being eliminated from the FIDE World Cup and expressing dissatisfaction with the tournament conditions here. Soon after losing 0.5-1.5 to Indian GM Diptayan Ghosh and bowing out of the prestigious event, the two-time World Championship challenger made a quick…
New Delhi: The BCCI has shortlisted Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai as the venues for next year’s T20 World Cup, with the final to be played in Ahmedabad. The 2023 ODI World Cup final, between India and Australia, was also conducted in Ahmedabad, home to the world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan as part of a money-laundering probe linked to the operations of an alleged illegal betting site, official sources said on Thursday. A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
New Delhi: Bihar, recording the highest-ever voter turnout in the first phase of assembly polls, is a victory of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Thursday, lauding the “transparent and dedicated” election machinery. “Bihar has shown the way to the nation. SIR with Zero Appeals and the highest voter turnout since 1951. Purest…
Mumbai: Veteran actor and playback singer Sulakshana Pandit, known for movies like “Uljhan” and “Chehre Pe Chehra”, died on Thursday due to cardiac arrest, her brother Lalit Pandit confirmed the news. She was 71. Sulakshana was being taken to Nanavati Hospital when she breathed her last. “She passed away due to cardiac arrest around 7…
Patna: A voter turnout of 64.46 per cent was recorded provisionally at the close of polling in 121 seats in the first phase of assembly elections in Bihar on Thursday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said. A total of 3.75 crore voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase, to decide…
I joined NIPER Mohali on May 12, 2017, and soon after attended my first Board of Governors (BoG) meeting — the 70th — held on June 29, 2017, in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. V. M. Katoch and attended by Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Ms. Meenakshi Gupta (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,…
