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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief ministerNitish Kumar on Tuesday reflected on his past alliances with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), saying he had joined the party “because of circumstances.” Reaffirming his commitment to the NDA, he said he is “back in NDA for good.” He also criticised the RJD’s…

Rajasthan’s Thar desert is glowing with solar panels, powering India’s clean energy dreams. But behind the boom lies a quieter story that goes unsaid — of vanishing camels, felled khejri trees, and fading pastoral lifeThe Thar desert is dancing, but not to the tune it once knew. Ever since Barmer struck oil in 2004, the…

NEW DELHI: While Malaysian authorities said PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend Asean-East Asia summit and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur later this week, an official confirmation by India is still awaited.US President Donald Trump said this week he’s going to travel to Malaysia for the meetings, raising the possibility of a meeting (formal…

PUNE: Bronze Age traders crossing Gujarat stopped at well-organised roadside facilities that offered shelter, food, security and stables for their pack animals.A new multidisciplinary study by Pune-based Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), New Delhi, published in L’Anthropologie (Elsevier, 2025), has identified a 4,000-year-old…

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two leaders talked about trade and Pakistan situation. The conversation came on the occasion of Diwali, as he went on to light lamps at the White House.“Let me extend our warmest wishes to the people of India. I…

NEW DELHI: London-based academician and researcher Francesca Orsini was on Monday denied entry into India upon arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, as she “was blacklisted in March this year for having violated the conditions of her tourist visa by undertaking research during her previous visits”, according to govt sources.Orsini, Professor Emerita of…

PATNA: As the nomination window for the second and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections closed on Oct 20, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launched the NDA’s poll campaign from Muzaffarpur, but the opposition INDIA bloc allies were embroiled in conflicts and contradictions.There are at least 11 seats where INDIA bloc partners are fighting against…

JAMMU: Congress has stepped aside from the Nagrota assembly bypoll in J&K on Nov 11 for governing ally National Conference (NC), citing “the larger goal” of defeating BJP.The decision was taken Monday, the last date to file nominations for the seat where the bypoll was necessitated by the death of its sitting BJP MLA Devender…

NEW DELHI: Dragging behind anti-incumbency and infighting within the alliance, the BJP and JD(U)-led National Democratic Alliance faces a steep climb in the politically volatile and caste-sensitive Magadh and Bhojpur regions — a contest that could decide whether Nitish Kumar retains power or cedes ground to Mahagathbandhan.In the tightly contested 2020 Bihar assembly elections, the…

NEW DELHI: A goods train got derailed between Virndaban Road and Ajhai stations in Mathura district at around 8 pm on Tuesday. Railway rescue teams are on their way. Three out of the four tracks have been completely blocked by the overturned wagons. As a result, all train services between Delhi towards Agra, Jhansi and…