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BHOPAL: Diwali celebrations turned tragic in Madhya Pradesh when about 300 people, including children , suffered severe to minor eye injuries after they “fired” carbide guns, or agri-cannons, used mainly by farmers to scare away monkeys and birds, on Monday and Tuesday. As many as 30 of them are said to be serious and could…

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday gave the preliminary nod to a slew of military modernization projects, ranging from amphibious warfare ships and armed swarm drones to Russian S-400 air defence missiles and indigenous Nag anti-tank missile systems, collectively worth around Rs 79,000 crore ($9 billion).The biggest project to get the “acceptance of necessity”…

SRINAGAR: MLAs from National Conference (NC) and Congress, seeking the release of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lone MLA Mehraj Malik, unsuccessfully pressed the Speaker Thursday for a discussion on Malik’s detention under Public Safety Act on Sept 8 after a viral video showed him hurling abuse at the Doda deputy commissioner.The Speaker reasoned that the…

NEW DELHI: As Bihar gears up for the assembly elections, the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have cornered each other over issues such as development, migration, and unemployment. However, it all appears to have boiled down to the perennial theme of caste-based politics, with every party fine-tuning its manifesto and candidate list…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday hit back at US President’s repeated claims that India will sharply cut Russian oil imports by year-end, saying, “Donald Trump shouldn’t tell what India will do.“Tharoor asserted that Trump should not announce India’s decisions, as New Delhi does not speak for the United States.“I don’t really think…

Photo credit: Instagram/artistnileshvede NEW DELHI: Maharashtra painter Nilesh Ravindra Vede has been conferred with the National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi, for his painting “I, Me and Myself.”The award was presented by President Droupadi Murmu during the 64th National Exhibition of Art in New Delhi. The event was also attended by Union minister of…

In today’s major developments, the political spotlight shines on Bihar as the opposition alliance ends weeks of suspense by naming its chief ministerial face for the 2025 Assembly elections. Meanwhile, tragedy struck in the US where a 21-year-old Indian-origin truck driver was arrested for causing a deadly crash in California. In sports, Australia clinched the…

NEW DELHI: The absence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s picture from the poster at the Mahagathbandhan’s joint press conference in Patna has stirred controversy. The banner, which has gone viral on social media, prominently features only RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. This press conference marks the first gathering of Mahagathbandhan leaders amid speculations over seat-sharing arrangements…

Who will be NDA’s CM face? After weeks of speculation and seat-sharing squabbles, the opposition INDIA bloc has finally ended the suspense, declaring Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. The formal announcement, made by senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot in Patna in a joint presser, has shifted the…

NEW DELHI: The Mahagathbandhan on Thursday formally announced Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav as its CM candidate for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, while naming Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani as the deputy CM face.The announcement was made during a joint press conference of the alliance…