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NEW DELHI: In just about six years, the railways has come full circle and more or less returned to the earlier system, not only for recruiting officers but also for appointing its topmost officials, including the chairman and members of the railway board, as well as general managers across all zones.In the recently notified Indian…

NEW DELHI: Responding to Congress‘ Facebook post pointing to the difference between 7.42 crore voters cited in EC’s Oct 6 press note announcing Bihar polls dated and the 7.45 crore electorate cited in its post-poll press statement dated Oct 11, the Election Commission on Saturday clarified that the gap was on account of the nearly…

AAP’s “Rojgar Do–Samajik Nyay Do” padyatra enters its fourth day in UP The Aam Aadmi Party’s “Rojgar Do–Samajik Nyay Do” padyatra entered its fourth day in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, covering the stretch from Koorebhar to Katka in Sultanpur.The march, led by AAP UP in-charge and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, drew participation from the…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at Tejashwi Yadav without naming him, recalling the RJD leader’s earlier remark on what would happen to the Waqf Amendment Act if the opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance came to power in Bihar. PM Modi’s comments came a day after the Mahagathbandhan suffered a heavy defeat…

NEW DELHI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday inducted 11,729 newly trained constable/GD recruits into its operational fold. This large-scale induction will result in a 8% growth in the overall operational strength of the Force, marking one of the most substantial expansions in recent years, CISF said in a statement.Elaborating on the new…

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and journalist-turned-politician Sagarika Ghose on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to “conquering” West Bengal during his victory speech after the Bihar assembly election results. “I’d like to offer Mr. Narendra Modi a few reality checks. He spoke as though Bengal is something to be ‘conquered’, a…

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah (Image credits: IANS) NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday blamed the Nowgam police station blast on improper handling of explosive material, saying it was “our mistake” and should have involved trained experts. He also expressed frustration over the growing suspicion faced by Kashmiri residents across the country…

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), reacting for the first time to its major setback in the Bihar assembly election results, said on Saturday that it is not “despondent” despite suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of the ruling NDA, which secured a landslide victory with 202 seats.In a post from its official…

NEW DELHI: Haryana, Maharashtra, Delhi — and now Bihar.What should have been a comeback moment for the Congress-led INDIA bloc instead turned into a rout.Bihar has delivered the harshest blow yet. With the Nitish Kumar–led NDA storming past the 200-seat mark and the Congress slipping to one of its most disappointing performances in the state,…

NEW DELHI: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan met Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on Tuesday to congratulate him on the NDA’s decisive victory in assembly elections. The meeting stands out because of their political history and years of speculation over whether the two leaders could ever comfortably coexist in the same…