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NEW DELHI: Since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced its seat-sharing for the upcoming Bihar elections, the regional party alliances seem to be sending mixed signals. While Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Chirag Paswan and Rashtriya Lok Morcha’s Upendra Kushwaha said all is well, hinting at a smooth alliance, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) Jitan Ram Manjhi’s…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a plea by Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL) seeking its nod to sell several of its assets — including Amby Valley in Maharashtra and Sahara Saher in Lucknow — to Adani Properties Private Limited.The apex court sought responses from the Centre and the Securities and Exchange…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former chief of Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in Telangana T Prabhakar Rao, an accused in the phone-tapping case, to submit password of his iCloud account to the state police in the presence of forensic experts. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan also extended…

NEW DELHI: In a dialogue connecting science and spirituality, spiritual leader Sadhguru engaged with Nasa astronaut Commander Sunita Williams and Nasa space scientist Dr. Kavya Manyapu at the “Consciousness, Science, Spirituality and Global Impact 2025” conference, hosted by the Sadhguru Centre for Conscious Planet (SCCP) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard teaching hospital.The…

Javed Akhtar (File photo) and Amir Khan Muttaqi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Renowned lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has strongly criticised Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India.He said that he “hangs his head in shame” over the reception given to Muttaqi in India and for being hailed as an “Islamic hero” at…

Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video circulating widely on social media shows a Korean vlogger being called “coronavirus” by a man on the street in India, highlighting concerns about racial discrimination.The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was…

NEW DELHI: Upset over not receiving a call after the seat-sharing finalisation among the parties in the NDA, ruling JD(U)’s MLA Gopal Mandal sat on the ground outside chief minister Nitish Kumar’s house.Mandal sat outside Nitish Kumar’s residence over his demand to meet the CM to get an election ticket from the Gopalpur assembly constituency…

NEW DELHI: A seat-sharing deal has yet to be announced by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan, despite the last date for nomination for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections inching closer. However, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday jumped the gun and gave away party tickets to candidates favoured by him.A large…

Manoj Jha and Imran Pratapgarhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The seesaw in the Bihar seat-sharing saga seems to continue in the Mahagathbandhan as no party in the bloc appears to get off first without squeezing out every last seat possible. In the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, allies are busy balancing ambition and arithmetic, each hoping to tip…

MUMBAI: Bullion markets in India and abroad continued to see hectic activity as prices of gold and silver rose to record levels in both markets. As jitters are being felt across markets, especially due to shortage of supply of the white metal, Tata MF temporarily suspended inflows into its silver ETF fund of fund (FoF)….