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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan as US, China discuss trade, Iran
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Donald Trump that mishandling the Taiwan issue could trigger “clashes and even conflicts” between the two countries, as the leaders held wideranging talks on the Iran war, energy security and trade...
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CBI arrests 5 suspects, raids on
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five people and is conducting searches at multiple locations across the country in connection with the NEET UG paper leak case as the agency intensified its investigation, officials said...
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NTA cancels NEET UG; retest amid CBI probe
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of NEET (UG) 2026 conducted on May 3 following allegations of paper leak, and said the examination will be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately. The CBI will carry out...
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Trump calls Iran’s peace terms ‘totally unacceptable’; oil jumps
US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable”, raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia trade on Monday. Iran had on Sunday responded to...
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Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, says ‘new era starts now’
Cheered and heralded by sea of delirious supporters, C Joseph Vijay took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday with a pledge that “a new era of real, secular, social justice starts now.” The ascent of Vijay to the top job marks a...
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Vijay finally turns victorious, to take oath as TN CM today
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Saturday appointed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader C Joseph Vijay as the new Chief Minister of the state and asked him to prove his majority in the state assembly before May 13. The swearing-in ceremony...
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‘Giant killer’ Suvendu elected first BJP chief minister of West Bengal
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the first BJP chief minister in the state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Adhikari’s election...
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32 join Samrat cabinet in cross-caste combination
The Samrat Choudhary cabinet in Bihar inducted 32 new ministers in an expansion pending after the oath of the chief minister and his two deputies. Among the inductees 15 are from the BJP, 13 from the JD(U), two from the LJP(RV), one each from the...
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Vijay stakes claim in Tamil Nadu, Congressannouncesitssupport
TVK chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and staked claim to form the government in the state, two days after his party emerged as the single largest party but was short of a simple majority. The TVK founder met...
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Won’t resign, poll results not people’s mandate: Mamata
Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday targeted the BJP and claimed that she has not lost the assembly polls and will not go to the Raj Bhavan to tender her resignation, saying “they can defeat Trinamool Congress through the...
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It’s day of trust in Indian democracy: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the lotus is now blooming from Gangotri to Gangasagar with the BJP’s historic victory in West Bengal and asked all parties to work for change, not revenge, and ensure that the state’s future trumps over...
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Samrat meets Shah ahead of Bihar cabinet expansion
The countdown for the much expected Bihar cabinet expansion post elections in four states and a Union Territory has begun, with CM Samrat Choudhary holding consultations with top BJP leaders in New Delhi for the last two days in this regard. According...
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Iranian military warns of renewed war threat
A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely”, hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. Iran delivered the draft to mediator...
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US pushes for coalition to free Hormuz as oil hits 4-year high
The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surged to their highest in more than four years on...
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Record 92.54% turnout in West Bengal phase-11
The second phase of assembly polls in West Bengal has seen a huge 92.54% per cent turnout till 5.30 pm, according to the Election Commission data. Purba Bardhaman district continued to maintain the lead with a whopping turnout of 92.46%, followed by...
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WB ph-2 polling today: Mamata, Suvendu among key candidates
When West Bengal votes in the second and final phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday, it will not only be choosing 142 MLAs across the state’s political heartland, but also will be deciding whether the TMC still holds its southern fortress or...
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Iranian FM meets Putin after offering new talks to end war
SAINT PETERSBURG: Iran’s top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks during a visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin promised him Moscow’s support in bringing the war to a close. Foreign Minister Abbas...
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Trump safe after shots fired at WH Correspondents’ dinner
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night, charging toward the ballroom in a chaotic encounter with Secret Service agents as guests...
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US withholds envoys as Iran FM leaves Pak ‘without talks’
President Donald Trump said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Iran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday. Trump added to Fox News: “They can call us anytime they want.” The White House on...
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Samrat wins trust motion, vows to follow Nitish path
The Samrat Choudhary government won the trust vote in the Bihar Legislative Assembly by voice vote on Friday. The chief minister vowed “no compromise” on 3 Cs—corruption, crime, and communalism—and promised speedy development of the state with...
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Record turnout in Bengal, TN
West Bengal recorded a massive turnout of 92.76% in the first phase of polling for 152 seats in the state on Thursday with several districts crossing the 90% mark, according to Election Commission data available till the time of print. Dakshin...
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Bihar to supply coal via PDS to resolve cooking gas crisis
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Bihar government decided to distribute domestic coal for cooking purposes through the public distribution system (PDS), aiming to provide relief to low-income households grappling with rising LPG prices and supply...
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Bihar CM calls on PM
Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. This was the first time that Choudhary met the PM after assuming the charge of the key post in Bihar.
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Ceasefire at risk after US seizes Iranian ship
Pakistan moved ahead on Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran two days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the...
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Trump says talks to resume as Iran keeps Hormuz shut
Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, resuming negotiations after Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S....
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Women’s Reservation Bill fails Lok Sabha test
The bill to fast-track the implementation of women’s reservation and carry out delimitation without conducting a fresh Census was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Constitution Amendment Bill failed to get the mandatory two-thirds majority in...
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South or North, there will be no bias: Modi on delimitation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured lawmakers that the amendments to expedite the roll-out of the women’s reservation in legislative bodies by 2029, including the proposal to increase the seats in the Lok Sabha by 50% and delimitation...
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Samrat sworn in as Bihar CM NEW CM HOLDS 29 PORTFOLIOS, INCLUDING HOME AND GEN ADMIN
PATNA: Former deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday took oath as Bihar’s 24th chief minister and first from the Bharatiya Janata Party. With him, two deputy CMs Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary -- both from JD(U) -- were...
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Samrat succeeds Nitish
Samrat Choudhary, a third time Bihar MLA and a twotime deputy chief minister, on Tuesday staked claim before Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain for the formation of the new government in Bihar soon after being unanimously elected leader of the...
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Iran threatens Gulf ports after US Hormuz threat
The US military said it will begin a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war, leaving a ceasefire in...
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US, Iran talks end without deal, ceasefire still fragile
The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks on Sunday without an agreement, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. U.S. officials said the negotiations collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning a path...
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US, Iran begin direct peace talks amid fragile ceasefire
The United States and Iran began historic face-toface negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The...
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Fighting in Lebanon, shut Strait test truce
The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the war. The two-day-old...
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High turnout in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry
DELHI: Voters across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry turned out in massive numbers on Thursday for high-stakes assembly elections. According to the Election Commission’s data at 5pm, the participation rate of Puducherry leads with 89.20%, followed...
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2-week cease-fire in West Asia
Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilisation. But hours after the announcement, Iran and...
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Whole civilisation will die if no deal on Hormuz: Trump
US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, airstrikes hit two...
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UCC and One Nation, One Election 2 unfinished agendas of BJP: Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Uniform Civil Code and ‘One Nation, One Election’ are two of the unfinished agendas of the BJP. He said serious discussions are taking place on them, and positive strides have been made. Virtually...
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US rescues F-15 airman, Trump issues new threat
US President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Irandowned plane fell...
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Hunt on for US pilot in Iran as Gulf reels under more strikes
The US military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward. The...
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Shah pledges UCC in Assam, minus tribals
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) promise to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Assam, re-emphasising that tribals will be kept out of its purview. “If you form a BJP [Bharatiya Janata...
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SC hauls up Bengal govt after judicial officers held hostage
The Supreme Court on Thursday deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” in West Bengal, taking suo motu cognisance of the hostage-taking of seven judicial officers in Malda district and describing it as a “deplorable” and...
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Trump says will be out of Iran ‘pretty quickly’
The United States will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” and could return for “spot hits” if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make a primetime address to the nation. Trump also said he would...
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US warns Iran to make a deal
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Hegseth issued his warning hours after Iran set ablaze a fully...
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Nitish signs out Bihar House
The longest-serving Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday tendered his resignation from the state Legislative Council, triggering speculations about his successor and a wave of emotions from close confidantes and supporters who see his exit as...
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Modi says BJP Kerala’s ‘A’ team; hits out at LDF, UDF
(KERALA): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched an all-out attack against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), accusing them of “looting” the state for decades by allegedly sharing the spoils. He also...
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1 month in, new front opens as Iran-backed Houthis enter war
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile. The war, now marking its one-month anniversary, erupted...
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Excise duty on fuels cut by ₹10
The government on Friday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per litre each and imposed levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) exports, in a dual measure aimed at easing the financial strain on state-run oil retailers while keeping...
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Trump uses threats to push Iran for ceasefire
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: President Donald Trump threatened Iran with intensified military action, seeking to pressure the country to ramp up negotiations on an end to the war even amid uncertainty over the status of those discussions. “They better get...
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Iran snubs Trump’s 15-pt truce plan, puts its own 5 conditions
DUBAI: Iran on Wednesday dismissed a 15-point American plan to pause the war in West Asia and put forth its own 5-point counter-proposal and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at...
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W Asia crisis will linger long, test India’s ‘resolve’: PM in RS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to assure the nation that the government is taking all measures to blunt the impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia on supply of crude oil, gas, fertilizers and other essentials, but cautioned that...
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Trump pauses strikes on Iran, says holding ‘very good’ talks
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held “very good” talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran’s power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn. In a social media post that...
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US, Iran threaten power targets as war escalates
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities which could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets. Air raid sirens sounded...
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Israel threatens more attacks, Iran N-site hit
Israel’s defence minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint UK-US base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on the Diego...
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Prices of premium petrol, industrial diesel increase
The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price on Friday was increased by ₹2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about ₹22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict in the...
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Key energy sites hit as Iran, Israel trade blows
Iranian aerial attacks since Wednesday have caused extensive damage to the world’s largest gas plant in Qatar, targeted a refinery in Saudi Arabia, forced the UAE to shut gas facilities and set off fires at two Kuwaiti refineries. Tehran’s retaliation...
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8 of Bihar family burnt to death in EV-sparked blaze in Indore
In a heart-rending incident, eight members of a family from Kishanganj, Bihar, were burnt alive when a fire broke out in a three-storey house after an explosion at an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point outside the building in Indore, Madhya Pradesh,...
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400 dead in Pak attack: Afghan govt
KABUL: At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the...
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NDA wrests all 5 RS seats in Bihar
As expected, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won all the five seats in the Rajya Sabha election in Bihar held on Monday with a sound strategy for the fifth seat, while the Opposition could not ensure voting by all its 41 legislators after four...
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Poll dates for 4 states & 1 UT out
The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for Assembly polls for Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. As per the announcement, the assembly elections will commence from April 9. Polling in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be...
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Iran hits US targets in region in retaliation for attacks on Kharg
A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its third week Saturday. Associated Press images...
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Massive ‘pro-Palestine’ rally in Tehran amid conflict
Two Indian nationals were killed in a drone strike in an industrial area in Oman. Iran’s ambassador to India said Tehran would ensure safe passage for Indian interests in the strategic Strait of Hormuz A large explosion rocked an area of Tehran where...
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Iran war creating biggest oil supply shock in history: IEA
Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel on Thursday, with the International Energy Agency saying that the Iran war is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in...
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32-yr-old gets SC nod for passive euthanasia
Invoking the timeless Shakespearean dilemma of “to be or not to be” in India’s first judicially sanctioned case of passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment for a 32-yearold man who...
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US, Israel amp up strikes; Iran flings fresh barrage
The US and Israel were on Tuesday conducting their most intense day of attacks yet against Iran and won’t give up until the Islamic Republic is beaten, the Pentagon said, striking a more aggressive tone after President Donald Trump’s suggestion the war...
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Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him; oil prices surge
Iran named the hardline Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling no let-up in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and...
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Nishant joins JD(U), vows to advance Nitish’s legacy
Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar formally joined the party at the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna on Sunday to start his political innings. His political baptism coincides with his father and Bihar icon Nitish Kumar making an exit...
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Domestic LPG cylinders record steep ₹60 hike amid W Asia war
NEW DELHI: Domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on Saturday recorded a steep hiked by a steep ₹60 per cylinder, the second increase in rate recorded in less than a year, as oil companies pass on part of global energy rates hike that followed...
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Nishant to join JD(U) on Sunday, to take up Yatra
The formal induction of chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar into the JD(U) in keeping with the sentiments of party workers would be completed on Saturday, said party spokesman Neeraj Kumar here on Friday. He made his statement soon after...
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End of Nitish era: Bihar CM files for seat in Rajya Sabha
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced his candidature for the Rajya Sabha as a Janata Dal (United) nominee, signalling the end of an era in the heartland state just four months after winning a thumping majority in assembly polls along...
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Conflict in West Asia widens as strikes intensify across region
Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the US Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded on Monday with statements of defiance and...
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US, Israel launch strikes on Iran, Tehran hits back
The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, with Israel’s public broadcaster reporting that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states...
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Delhi court junks liquor policy case against Kejriwal, 22 others
A Delhi court on Friday discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, pulling up the CBI by saying its case was wholly unable to survive judicial scrutiny...
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‘Deep-rooted conspiracy’: SC blasts NCERT textbook
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate seizure of all physical copies of the controversial Class 8 Social Science textbook carrying a section on “corruption in the judiciary”, directed a complete takedown of its digital versions, and issued...
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