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NEW DELHI: Not all might be well in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after two of its alliance partners expressed displeasure over the seat-sharing deal ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.While BJP leaders are drawing parallels between alliance partners and “Mahabharata’s Pandavas”, asserting that “NDA stands strong” for the polls, Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief…

Prashant Kishor (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: ‘I will not contest Bihar assembly polls,’ Prashant Kishor has declared, ahead of the high-octane elections in the state. The Jan Suraaj founder said the decision was taken by his fledgling political startup for the “greater good.”The poll strategist-turned-politician confirmed this in an exclusive interview with PTI.Speculation had…

Every Chhath Puja, returning home to Bihar turns into an adventure — trains bursting with passengers, traffic jams that defy physics, and conductors who redefine honesty. Atul Thakur relives his experiencesIt was 2014. End-October. I was in Delhi — where I work — but needed to go back home to Bihar for the Chhath Puja….

New Delhi: Humbling memories of the last assembly elections serve as a cautionary tale for major parties in the two rival alliances in Bihar as they seek to accommodate demands of their smaller allies in a state with a polarised electoral battlefield where they can either play a spoilsport or multiply gains of their big…

New Delhi: Refuting allegations made by activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention under National Security Act, the Ladakh administration told Supreme Court that due process of law was followed, including informing him about grounds of arrest, and he was also allowed to meet his relatives in jail. It also informed the court that he…

New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday asked ED whether its probe into the money laundering aspect of alleged massive corruption in liquor sale by Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) amounted to interference in the state’s affairs and federal structure of governance, leading the agency to assert that under the anti-money laundering law it is obligated…

NEW DELHI: Keeping up the attack on the veracity of Sunjay Kapur’s will, his children from actor Karisma Kapoor told the Delhi high court on Tuesday that the document uses a “feminine pronoun” to describe him.The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made the submission before Justice Jyoti Singh during the hearing of their…

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the NSG’s Special Operations Training Centre (SOTC) in Manesar which is being built over eight acres at a cost of Rs 141 crore to provide state-of-the-art training to special commandos of NSG as well as anti-terror task forces of state/UT police, in combating…

NEW DELHI: The surrender by CPI(Maoist) politburo member Mallojula Venugopal alias Sonu along with senior and mid-level cadres is being seen as a sign of a vertical split in the Naxal outfit already grappling with an erosion in its leadership and armed strength as well as a rapidly-shrinking arc of influence.The split was evident when…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives after a private bus traveling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire.Twenty passengers died in the fire, and 16 others were critically injured, news agency PTI reported.“Distressed by the loss of lives due to a mishap in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. My thoughts…