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India, Paraguay hold first JCM meeting, discuss enhancing bilateral ties Asuncion, Nov 15 (IANS) India and Paraguay held the First Meeting of the Joint Commission Mechanism (JCM) in the Paraguayan capital city of Asuncion, where both sides conducted a comprehensive review of the current state of bilateral relations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The meeting was co-chaired by Paraguay’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Victor Verdun, on behalf of the Paraguayan Government, and MEA Secretary (East) Periasamy Kumaran on behalf of the Indian Government. According to the MEA, the two sides highlighted the renewed dynamism…

Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, accused in an organised crime-linked murder of real estate operator V G Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shiva in Bengaluru on July 15, travelled to Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela in February with the main accused on a flight ticket with the same PNR number, the state CID informed the high court on Friday.Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) B N Jagadeesh made the submission to counter Basavaraj’s claim during an earlier Bengaluru police interrogation that he had no links to the main accused, Jagadish alias Jaga, 43, a former gangster who was arrested in August after he was…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Before the revelation of a multi-million dollar embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company brought his name to the forefront, Tymur Mindich was a shadowy presence — navigating deals and moving behind the scenes with unseen influence, known to many, yet rarely spoken of.Mindich was linked to growing fears over his expanding influence within the country’s lucrative industries, his access facilitated by his ties to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two were once business partners and Mindich’s influence had expanded under Zelenskyy’s tenure.The full extent of that influence was exposed this week when Ukraine’s…

Former IPS officer Shivdeep W Lande, often hailed as Bihar’s “Singham” for his fearless policing, suffered a setback in his political debut during the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Contesting as an Independent from both Araria and Jamalpur, Lande failed to secure a victory in either constituency, despite the considerable media attention and public anticipation surrounding his entry into politics. Jamalpur: Buzz Fizzles Out In Jamalpur, the spotlight on Lande’s candidature failed to translate into electoral success. JD(U) candidate Nachiketa Mandal emerged victorious with 96,683 votes, defeating IIP candidate Narendra Kumar by a substantial margin of 36,228 votes. Lande, despite his…

Patna: On 10 November, a day before the second phase of polling in Bihar, Rahul Gandhi said he was “confident”.Rahul was confident that once the Bihar election results were out, he would be able to present data proving that the BJP had “stolen” votes, in collusion with the Election Commission of India (ECI). Was this an early indication that Rahul sensed the party was headed for a poor showing in Bihar? Why else would he hint that the party might meet a fate similar to its performance in Haryana? Show Full Article “I can’t speak for him, but state unit…

Popular YouTuber Manish Kashyap, who contested the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on a Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) ticket, faced a heavy defeat in the Chanpatia constituency. Despite creating substantial buzz around his campaign and leveraging his massive digital following, Kashyap, whose real name is Tripurari Kumar Tiwari, fell short by more than 50,000 votes. Trailing Behind Established Rivals Kashyap, who polled just over 37,000 votes, finished behind Congress candidate Abhishek Ranjan and the BJP’s Umakant Singh. His online influence, though immense, was not enough to overcome the dominance of traditional players in the region. From Viral Commentator To Political Aspirant…

In Srinagar’s Nowgam, a massive explosion at a police station has caused 9 deaths and several injuries. As per reports, the explosion occurred on the night of Friday, November 14. The explosion reportedly occurred due to the mishandling of the huge quantities of ammonium nitrate, which was recently confiscated in Faridabad, Haryana, from a terrorist module. Several Forensic lab personnel and police officials are among the dead and injured, as per reports. Two officials from the Srinagar administration have also died in the blast. Just in:Explosion at the Nowgam Police Station of Srinagar, J&K. The police station was key to…

New Delhi: Instrumental to the BJP’s return in Haryana last year after popular perception and exit polls had written the party off, he has done it again as the BJP’s election in-charge, with the NDA registering a historic win in the Bihar assembly elections Friday. A ‘quiet’ and ‘simple’ worker known to avoid the spotlight, he was entrusted with Bihar late on 25 September, and many felt he did not have much time. Dharmendra Pradhan, however, has still delivered.‘Close’ to Amit Shah and often called ‘Modi’s most trusted lieutenant’, Dharmendra Pradhan is the man behind the NDA’s massive success in…

After a humiliating defeat of the Congress and the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly polls, Tariq Anwar, former Union Minister and Congress MP from Katihar spoke to The Indian Express and discussed party’s loss, its reasons and the need for introspection. Edited excerpts:What do you make of the results and where do you think Congress and the grand alliance faltered? Overall, I can say that this is a big setback. First, we have to see how women’s votes were secured with Rs 10,000 transferred to their accounts. It had a big impact and hence, their turnout increased. We expected that…

ITS vote chori campaign may have found little resonance in the campaign but the Congress Friday, down to six seats in Bihar from 19 — its ally RJD with 25 seats at its lowest in 15 years — invoked it again, this time to explain the NDA landslide.However, reflecting the disquiet within, different leaders sent out divergent messages. AICC communications head Jairam Ramesh said the results show “vote chori on a gigantic scale” but Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge steered clear of making any mention of this and Rahul Gandhi stopped short saying the elections were anyway not “fair” from the…