Kanpur: Any act of violence will not be tolerated and voters will be able to cast their votes peacefully and freely in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asserted on Sunday, a day after the poll body took action against officials in Patna following violence during campaigning in Mokama. “The Election Commission has zero tolerance…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first Emerging Science and Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 on November 3 and launch a mega fund to promote private sector-driven research and development in the country, an official statement said on Sunday. ESTIC is billed as a flagship event of the government in the field…
Navi Mumbai: From travelling in unreserved train coaches to sleeping on dormitory floors, Indian women’s cricket has come a long way. Once starved of facilities and basic equipment, the team now stands on the cusp of history as it chases its maiden World Cup title. Twice unlucky, in finals of 2005 and 2017, India have…
Bengaluru: Indian Space Agency ISRO commenced a 24-hour countdown at 5:26 pm IST, Saturday, (1st Nov), ahead of the launch of the CMS-03/GSAT-7R communication satellite that is scheduled for 5:26 pm, Sunday (2nd Nov). The satellite is meant to provide connectivity between the Indian Navy’s diverse assets and their bases. The 4,400 kg CMS-03 is…
London: Multiple people were stabbed on a train in the UK’s Cambridgeshire, following which armed police intercepted the train and arrested two men in connection with the incident on Saturday evening, authorities said. Cambridgeshire Constabulary said its officers are working with British Transport Police (BTP) after they intercepted the train in Huntingdon, and the injured…
Patna: Controversial former Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who seeks to reclaim Mokama seat on a ticket of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), was arrested in a late-night operation on Saturday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav, officials said. Singh, who has been under the scanner since the killing of…
Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with around 2,500 children who were successfully treated for congenital heart diseases at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital in Nava Raipur in Chhattisgarh and emphasized that good health is essential to achieving any goal in life. During the interaction at the event ‘Gift of Life’, which was…
Patna: Inclement weather cast a shadow on the election campaign in Bihar on Saturday, where leaders like Union minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda, and Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra had to either cancel their rallies or address them virtually. Shah had rallies scheduled in Gopalganj, Samastipur, and Vaishali districts, but since he…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday ordered the transfer of Patna Superintendent of Police (Rural) and action against three other officials, taking a stern view of violence in Bihar’s Mokama in which gangster-turned-politician Dular Chand Yadav was killed during poll campaigning. The incident occurred on Thursday in Mokama, which falls in Patna district but…
The BJP loves to introduce itself as the Party with a Difference. A political reformer. A moral torchbearer. The lone crusader slaying the dragons of corruption and criminalization in Indian politics. And then reality arrives — in Bihar. As revealed on Republic TV — yes, from Arnab Goswami himself, the alleged unofficial PR manager of…
