Patna: Lakhs of devotees across Bihar offered morning prayers to the rising sun on Tuesday, marking the culmination of the four-day Chhath Puja festival. The devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga and other water bodies here since early morning to offer ‘Usha Arghya’ to the rising sun. The Patna district administration made elaborate…
Patna: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has expelled 27 leaders — including two MLAs, four former legislators and an MLC — for anti-party activities and “defying the organization’s ideology” in the run-up to the Bihar assembly elections. According to a statement issued by RJD state chief Mangani Lal Mandal, the expelled leaders have also been…
Chandigarh: Punjab on Monday witnessed the season’s highest single-day spike of 147 farm fires, pushing the total number of incidents since September 15 to 890, official data showed. Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts accounted for the bulk of the farm fires, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data showed, as many farmers continued to disregard the…
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the BJP doesn’t need crutches and runs on its own strength in Maharashtra, challenging the party cadre to ensure that the opposition is defeated during the ensuing local body polls in a manner that they are “not seen even with the help of binoculars.” Speaking…
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay on Monday met the families of the Karur stampede victims in Mahabalipuram near here and sought their forgiveness for the tragic incident that left 41 dead and over 60 injured. The meeting was held a month after the stampede. A total of 37 families were brought in from Karur to the meeting…
New Delhi: The Election Commission will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. He said the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) is the ninth such exercise since Independence, with the last one happening in 2002-04. Kumar said…
Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government was evacuating people from vulnerable places amid light rains in eight southern districts where a “red alert” has been issued as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Montha’. Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari said officials, local people’s representatives, Anganwadi workers, ASHA…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Election Commission should not rush to carry out a nationwide special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but rather wait for the Bihar assembly election to get over. According to officials, the Election Commission is likely to announce a pan-India SIR of the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged citizens to join the Run for Unity on October 31 to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architect of united India. “Join the Run for Unity on 31st October and celebrate the spirit of togetherness! Let’s honour Sardar Patel’s vision of a…
New Delhi: The United States is once again walking a familiar diplomatic tightrope — seeking to expand its strategic partnership with Pakistan without unsettling its long and “deep” relationship with India. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to reporters in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the ASEAN Summit, made a concerted effort to allay concerns…
