Online Desk Amid Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor’s lead in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll, Bihar Minister Shrawon Kumar said the NDA remained confident of victory and urged people to wait for the final result after all 31 rounds of counting. “We are not denying our claim yet. When the results are declared after 31 rounds…
New Delhi: Following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has floated a Rs 7.5-crore tender for round-the-clock security services at its headquarters at Minto Road, regional offices at Okhla, storage facilities and other notified locations. According to the tender document, the move aims to safeguard NTA’s personnel, visitors, assets, premises,…
Patna/Bhopal/Ahmedabad: The counting of votes for the crucial by-elections in three BJP-ruled states — Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — is underway. The election for Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh and Manjalpur in Gujarat, took place on July 30. Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor was leading by a margin of…
Jaipur: Chants of “Har Har Mahadev” echoed across Rajasthan as devotees thronged Shiva temples on the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan, with Jaipur’s Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple holding a special Bhasma Aarti at 4 am modelled on the ritual at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar Temple. Temples across the state opened early for ‘mangala aarti’, followed…
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri on Sunday alleged that “puncture banane wale aur tala banane wale” (those who fix tyre punctures and locksmiths) outnumbered students at the recent Jantar Mantar protest against the NEET paper leak. Addressing a “Gen Z Summit” held at Tughlaqabad in South Delhi, Bidhuri criticised the abusive language used…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party has extended its support to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in JPSC, JSSC CGL, and various other competitive exams. As students in Ranchi continued their protest, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke in a post on X said, “Spoke to the students who are protesting in Jharkhand over irregularities…
Thiruvananthapuram: Eight people have been killed while an equal number of people remain missing after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc across Kerala on Saturday, 1 August. The incessant rains, which began on the night of Friday, 31 July, triggered landslides, waterlogging and flash floods, causing widespread damage to property and lives. At least 13 people have…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the country’s youth to take a pledge against substance abuse, saying drugs can give them a “high” for some time, but would make their entire career and personal life “low”. Launching the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’, PM Modi said the country’s youth…
Margao: In a significant political development in the Opposition camp, senior leaders of the Congress and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) met on Saturday for the first time in recent months and expressed their commitment to strengthening their alliance ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls. Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai, accompanied by party leader…
Pune: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday stressed that freedom should not be understood merely as the liberty to do whatever one desires, urging the younger generation to reflect on Lokmanya Tilak’s vision for India and his contribution to nation-building. Addressing the Lokmanya Tilak National Award ceremony in Pune, Doval drew a contrast…
