Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh): Moments before the collision, Sanjeev Vishwakarma (35), a passenger of Gevra Road-Bilaspur train, was scrolling through his phone, while some passengers were busy chatting, and some were dozing off, unaware that within seconds, their journey would turn into a nightmare. Around 4 pm, the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train rammed into…
Patna: The high-voltage campaign for the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, covering 121 constituencies, ended on Tuesday evening, after weeks of acrimonious exchanges, personal attacks, and divisive rhetoric. Electioneering began in earnest a couple of weeks after the polls for the 243-member assembly were announced on October 6, with most parties having finalised…
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh): At least two people were killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district on Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a goods train near Jairamnagar station. Preliminary reports indicate that the crash involved a local passenger train and a freight train. According to a report by India TV, rescue and relief teams have reached the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the people of Bihar have made up their mind to ensure that the NDA breaks the record of its scale of victory in the last 20 years, while the “jungle raj people” would suffer their worst defeat at the hustings in the state. Modi said…
Darbharnga (Bihar): Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged voters in Bihar to press the EVM button with the BJP’s poll symbol lotus to prevent the return of ‘jungle raj’ during the RJD rule that had “devastated” the state. He promised that if the NDA returns to power, the government will spend Rs 26,000 crore…
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said a bill introduced in the US Senate proposing a 25 per cent tax on any American person making an outsourcing payment will “light a fire in the Indian economy” if it becomes a reality. The opposition party said the bill reflects a growing mindset in the US that…
Patna: Former Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday asserted that the NDA government in Bihar uplifted women from the shadow of helplessness and fear. Addressing a press conference here, Irani also said she was pained over the RJD’s appeal to the Election Commission to “stall” the benefits of women’s welfare schemes in…
Pune: The military conflict during Operation Sindoor was indicative of a deeper China-Pakistan strategic partnership, former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said. He also noted that China’s involvement has extended beyond defence supplies to include intelligence and diplomatic support, forming an ‘all-weather’ alliance intended to constrain India’s rise. Shringla spoke on India’s foreign policy…
Jabalpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the entire world is in a crisis and is looking at India with a lot of hope for providing solutions to its plethora of problems. The world has expectations from India because it follows the path of religion and culture, he noted while addressing the…
Katihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that the RJD and Congress were hatching a “dangerous conspiracy” of upsetting demographic balance by encouraging infiltration in the Seemanchal region. Addressing a rally in Katihar, one of the districts in Bihar with a sizeable population of Muslims, Modi lambasted the opposition for “surrendering before extremists”. “I…
