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Netflix/Jonas Berlin Seemingly out of nowhere, 2025 spy series “The Asset” is taking over Netflix’s global charts. What’s especially remarkable about the show’s massive popularity is that it was released to almost no hype, isn’t based on an existing brand or property, and doesn’t star any globally famous actors. But sometimes, all it takes for something to be a hit is a combination of word of mouth, an intriguing premise, and the willingness of people to just look through the new releases of their streaming service of choice and roll…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 has come to an end. Voting for 121 seats will be held on November 6, marking the beginning of a high-stakes contest between two main alliances, the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) led by the BJP, and the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) headed by the RJD. A party or alliance needs 122 seats to form the government in the 243-member Assembly. Ahead of polling, an opinion poll by MATRIZE-IANS has been released, indicating a clear edge for the NDA. NDA…

Vaishali, Bihar: On an overcast Saturday morning, a 28-year-old woman rides a pillion on her supporter’s bike as a motorcade snakes through unmetalled, muddy roads in the hinterland of Bihar’s Vaishali district. She quickly criss-crosses different wards of Sahatha village, as voting day is drawing near in Lalganj.“Lalten chhap…aashirvaad dijiyega. (Bless by voting on the lantern button),” says Shivani Shukla, the candidate from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), whose electoral symbol is the lantern. It may be her poll debut but the surname Shukla holds weight in this part of the state. Afterall, Shivani’s father Vijay Kumar Shukla, better known…

“Maati ko sona karne wali kalakaari hain ji, haan hum Bihari hain ji (We have the artistry to turn sand into gold, yes, we are Biharis)”. As Bihar’s political theatre heats up and people of the state get ready to vote in the two-phased Assembly polls, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari is amplifying the idea of celebrating Bihari pride through this new ditty.In a song released two weeks ago by Bhojpuri IT cell, a YouTube channel run by Singapore-based engineer and producer Shailendra Singh “to create clean content in Bhojpuri language”, Tiwari is attempting to turn the somewhat self-consciousness and discomfort…

One day to go for campaigning to end for the first phase, the Bihar Assembly elections have been peaceful barring a clash in the Mokama seat last week. JD(U) Mokama candidate and former MLA Anant Singh, who has been arrested for the incident, which led to the death of one, has at least 50 cases against him, going back to 1979. In its mandatory declaration regarding why it chose to field a candidate with criminal cases, the JD(U) said Anant Singh is a four-time MLA and known “philanthropist”.“Poor people look upon him when in trouble and in times of need,”…

Ukrainian long-range drones attacked an industrial plant around 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) inside Russia, local officials said Tuesday, while Ukraine’s army remained locked in an intense battle to hold back a Russian push on the key city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region.Two drones targeted an industrial facility in Sterlitamak, a city in Russia’s Bashkortostan region, regional Gov. Radiy Habirov said in an online statement. He didn’t specify what facility was targeted but he said that both drones were shot down. There were no casualties, and the facility was operating normally, he said.Meanwhile, the city administration reported an explosion…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Darbhanga (Bihar): Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged voters in Bihar to press the EVM button with the BJP’s poll symbol lotus to prevent the return of ‘jungle raj’ during the RJD rule that had “devastated” the state. He promised that if the NDA returns to power, the government will spend Rs 26,000 crore to harness Koshi water for irrigation and to prevent floods. “Press ‘lotus’ button to prevent return of ‘jungle raj’ that devastated Bihar during the Lalu-Rabri’s 15-year rule,” Shah alleged, addressing a poll rally at…

Researchers have turned germanium, a common semiconductor, into a superconductor through precise atomic engineering. The advance could revolutionize future electronics and quantum circuits by eliminating energy loss. For years, researchers have sought to design semiconductor materials that can also act as superconductors, thereby dramatically improving the performance and efficiency of technologies such as computer chips […]

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last week informed a special court in Bengaluru that it has recovered all digital evidence related to the filing of fake voter deletion applications for the Aland constituency in the Kalaburagi district ahead of the 2023 Karnataka elections.The special court for cases against elected representatives has taken note of the investigation records in the alleged Aland vote theft case while granting anticipatory bail to the former BJP MLA of the constituency, Subhash Guttedar, 74, his son Harsha Guttedar, and a contractor associate, Tipperudra. The court directed them “to appear…

Patna (Bihar) [India], November 4 (ANI): Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief and Mahagathbandhan’s Deputy Chief Ministerial face Mukesh Sahani on Tuesday said that there is a strong wave of change in Bihar, asserting that people are disillusioned with the Nitish Kumar-led government and are now backing Tejashwi Yadav, whom they associate with employment opportunities. Sahani stated that the Mahagathbandhan’s campaign is drawing tremendous enthusiasm from all sections of society and that “Tejashwi matlab sarkari naukri” (Tejashwi means government jobs) has become a sentiment among the youth. “It (campaigning) is going on very well. There is great excitement in every community…