In Bihar’s political theatre, irony has always been the opening act, and Nitish Kumar, the master of reinvention, once again turned contradiction into victory.With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sweeping the assembly elections by surging past the half-way mark, one wonders what could have been the X-factor that made the people of one of the…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an early setback on the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata when Yashasvi Jaiswal, looking scratchy from the outset, fell cheaply to South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. Jaiswal never appeared fully settled at the crease, and Jansen capitalised by targeting the awkward…
Workers celebrating as NDA crosses 200 mark (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Celebrations broke out across Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) offices on Friday afternoon as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) surged past the 200-seat mark in the Bihar Assembly polls, according to Election Commission of India trends at 3.18 pm.The NDA, powered…
Pune: At least eight people were killed and 13 injured after a Mumbai-bound trailer truck ploughed through 13 vehicles on the Bhumkar bridge-Navale Bridge stretch of the busy Pune-Bengaluru highway on Thursday evening. The trailer truck dragged a car for several metres and halted after crashing into another truck. Both the trucks and the car…
File photo of Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Congress party is experiencing one of its steepest declines in Bihar in recent years, with early trends showing it leading in only five seats. The party won 19 seats in the 2020 assembly elections. This weak performance comes even as its ally, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, is…
NEW DELHI: Early trends of the Bihar assembly election results on Friday indicated significant gains for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in several Muslim-dominated seats.According to the initial trends, the NDA appears on track to secure at least 16 such seats. Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) seems to have benefited the most within…
As trends in the Bihar assembly election results emerge, NDA alliance has taken decisive leads across the state with Mahagathbandhan trailing. However, one name that is notably absent from the numbers is Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj. Despite promises to reshape Bihar’s political landscape, the results so far show no significant traction for the party.According to…
Dhruv Jurel vs Rishabh Pant (Agency Photos) India sprung a few surprises in their playing XI as South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first in the opening Test at Eden Gardens on Friday. The most notable omission from the lineup was, of course, Sai Sudharsan. The South African team includes Aiden Markram,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday rejected Tamil Nadu’s strident opposition to Karnataka’s proposed multi-purpose Mekedatu project and said that the M K Stalin govt’s objection to preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) is misconceived as it is yet to be approved by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) and the Central Water Commission (CWC).A…
Alinagar’s crucial assembly seat sees a high-stakes contest as BJP fields popular Maithili singer Maithili Thakur, aiming for a maiden win against RJD’s Binod Mishra and Jan Suraj’s Biplaw Chaudhary. The outcome is seen as a barometer for BJP’s cultural outreach and youth appeal in Mithilanchal. Counting begins today. NEW DELHI: As counting begins on…