Patna: The opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday declared RJD leader and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the Bihar assembly elections. Announcing at a press conference, which was attended by all coalition partners, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot asserted that the decision was backed by his party’s de facto…
New York: Highlighting concerns for Sikh Americans serving in the military, a prominent US lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to reconsider a policy that calls for a blanket beard-shaving mandate among service members, emphasising that retaining uncut hair and a beard is a core tenet of their faith. In a recent letter addressed to Secretary…
Rudraprayag (U’Khand: The doors of the Kedarnath shrine in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand were closed for the winter season on Thursday. For the next six months, Lord Kedarnath will be worshipped at his winter residence, Ukhimath. Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee sources said that after special puja, the doors of Baba Kedar were closed for devotees…
Patna: The photographs of top INDIA bloc leaders were missing from a banner at the venue of the much-awaited joint press conference of the Mahagathbandhan in Patna on Thursday, triggering a controversy. The banner, the image of which has gone viral on social media, carried only a large photograph of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. A…
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was an “extraordinary” demonstration of tri-services synergy and Pakistan is still recuperating from the “severe blow” inflicted by India’s military, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. The operation reaffirmed India’s resolve to devise coordinated, adaptive and preemptive strategies to deal with emerging national security challenges, he said. Singh was speaking at…
New Delhi: Three hundred eighty infantry battalions of the Indian Army have been equipped with drone platoons while elite commando units are being raised as part of a modernization drive to bolster the force’s combat capabilities along the northern and western frontiers. Lt Gen Ajay Kumar, the director general of infantry, said this while highlighting…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her cabinet colleagues on Wednesday inspected ghats at multiple locations across the national capital to review preparations for the upcoming Chhath Puja. Gupta, who inspected Chhath ghats at Prembadi, Silangpur and Munak Canal, said that while Delhi’s Diwali was grand this year, the Chhath festival — symbolising…
Patna: After days of squabbling that left them pitted against one another in five assembly constituencies of poll-bound Bihar, the Congress and the RJD on Wednesday tried to mend fences and put up a cohesive fight against the formidable ruling NDA. Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, apparently under instructions from the party’s top leadership, flew…
New Delhi: Ramping up its preparations for special intensive revision of voter lists across India, the Election Commission top brass on Wednesday assessed the progress made on mapping the current electors with the voters as per the last SIR in different states. The exercise will help state poll machinery find out the number of electors…
Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s statement on Wednesday that his father was at the fag end of his political life and Minister Satish Jarkiholi is a leader with similar progressive ideological thinking, has led to speculation, amid talks about leadership change. However, later speaking to reporters, the Congress MLC ruled out…
