NEW DELHI: Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday alleged that AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia purchased several top‑of‑the‑line mobile phones on government funds. Citing a 2013 government circular that allows the chief minister and ministers to buy phones worth up to Rs 50,000 and Rs 45,000 respectively, Sood showed documents that suggested…
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bihar on Friday when he is scheduled to address a public rally in East Champaran district, besides launching development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore.Tight security measures are in place at Gandhi Maidan in Motihari town, the district headquarters, where Modi is expected to reach in the…
NEW DEKHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the central government to issue lookout notice for a Russian woman absconding with her child. The bench also directed the authorities to “seize her passport” and to inform the airports and immigration officials across the nation to ensures that she doesn’t leave the country.The father, embroiled in…
Chirag Paswan (File Image) NEW DELHI: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday lashed out at Bihar’s law and order situation and said that the morale of criminals is sky-high. Talking about the Paras hospital incident, Paswan said that the attack is proof that the criminals are directly challenging…
MEA responds to Russia’s push on Russia-India-China troika NEW DELHI: India on Thursday signaled openness to reviving the long-dormant Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral dialogue, following renewed calls from Moscow to reinstate the mechanism. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that any decision on resuming the format would be taken “in a mutually convenient manner.”Describing the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray meets Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis in Nagpur on December 17, 2024 — Image credit: ANI NEW DELHI: A day after Devendra Fadnavis, in a light-hearted comment, invited Uddhav Thackeray to “come to the ruling side,” the Shiv Sena UBT chief met the Maharashtra chief minister on Thursday. According to…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday confirmed that the death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, originally scheduled for July 16, 2025, has been postponed. The government said it is providing all possible assistance to the family amid ongoing efforts to resolve the case.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, during a…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government on Thursday submitted a scathing status report to the high court on the deadly stampede outside Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4. The tragic incident, which claimed 11 lives and left over 50 injured, unfolded during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebrations following their IPL title win. The…
NEW DELHI: Congress party has shared a CCTV video of the shocking daylight shooting at Patna’s Paras Hospital, accusing the Nitish Kumar government of allowing “goon rule” to prevail in Bihar. The footage showed four men calmly walking through the hospital corridor, opening the door to a room, firing multiple rounds at a patient, and…
NEW DELHI: Police on Thursday attributed the recent surge in criminal activities in Bihar to pre-monsoon seasonal patterns, farmers and heightened political attention due to upcoming state elections. While addressing a press conference, Bihar’s Additional Director General of Police, Kundan Krishnan claimed that murder rates traditionally spike before the monsoon season.“Recently, there have been a…
