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Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Sitamarhi (Bihar) [India], October 26 (ANI): Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor said that the party will bring an abundance of opportunities within the state, and people won’t have to leave their hometown in search of jobs, if they vote for the party in the upcoming Bihar elections. “If you vote for Jan Suraaj, all those who have come home for Chhath, will never go outside Bihar for employment… The youth of Bihar want employment in Bihar itself… A people’s government is going to be formed in Bihar…,” said…

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Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom With Bihar’s high-stakes Assembly elections just around the corner, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav unveiled a landmark promise for grassroots workers, signaling the Opposition’s intent to woo rural voters. Addressing a press conference today, Yadav, the Chief Ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan (Opposition alliance), declared: “If the INDIA bloc is voted to power, we will double the allowances of representatives within Bihar’s Panchayati Raj system.” Beside him sat Mukesh Sahani, the chief of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and the alliance’s Deputy Chief Ministerial candidate, reinforcing the…

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) has expelled 11 leaders, including a former minister, for anti-party activities and “defying its ideology” in the run-up to the assembly elections. The expelled members have also been suspended from the party’s primary membership, according to a statement issued by JD(U) state general secretary Chandan Kumar Singh. “The party took disciplinary action after it found that all 11 leaders were indulging in anti-party activities in the state,” the statement issued on Saturday evening said. Those who have been expelled include former minister Shailesh Kumar, former MLAs Shyam Bahadur Singh and Sudharshan Kumar, and…

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — On the northern bank of Argentina’s Riachuelo River, luxury car dealerships report sales surging since libertarian President Javier Milei scrapped import restrictions.Streets in the Puerto Madero financial district bustle with bankers who praise Milei for ending a yearslong ban on selling dollars online. Fine restaurants serve sushi and steak to Argentine oil executives who gush about his efforts to draw foreign investment.On the opposite side of the polluted Riachuelo waterway, Veronica Leguizamon, 34, has only few eggs, a carton of milk and a handful of bread rolls left in her pantry.Clutching a Tupperware container, she…

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Physicists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have developed the world’s smallest light-emitting pixel, marking a breakthrough toward ultra-compact displays for smart glasses and other wearable devices. Smart glasses, or eyewear that can project digital information directly into a user’s field of view, are often seen as a cornerstone of future wearable technology. Until now, however, progress has […]

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Elections seem fascinating in some measure because they reflect the shifts in people’s thinking and aspirations as well as their expectations of the leaders. On November 14, we may know a little more about “Badalta Bihar” when the outcome of the two-phase Bihar Assembly elections will be known.As the Opposition Mahagathbandhan appeared to be losing momentum following differences in the alliance over seat-sharing, Rahul Gandhi stepped in and reached out to Lalu Yadav. Rahul rushed old Congress hand and ex-Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot to Patna to salvage a situation which was getting out of hand. This led to the…

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The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to clarify whether it has any plans to cut down trees in Bengaluru’s Lalbagh for the proposed twin tunnel project. The matter was heard Saturday by a bench consisting of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha. The hearing came in the context of a petition filed by Bengaluru-based actor Prakash Belawadi. Representing him was advocate and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, who raised concerns regarding the possible impact on 6.5 acres within Lalbagh, including the large Peninsular Gneiss rock formation. The Lalbagh rock formation, a national geological monument,…

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is the first BJP leader to categorically state that Nitish Kumar will remain CM if the NDA returns to power in next month’s Assembly elections. Choudhary, who is contesting the polls from Tarapur in Munger district, his home turf, speaks to The Indian Express on wide-ranging issues — from the NDA’s poll plank to Nitish’s leadership, to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as a challenger and Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor. Excerpts: BJP may soon come up with its manifesto. We have also been talking to our allies to coordinate on our blueprint for next five years. We…

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IT’S election time, and from the dais of Patna’s large Gandhi Maidan, Bihar expects to soon hear parties repeat their tall promises of jobs. It’s an irony that rings loudest in the ground surrounding the platform.Every morning, thousands turn up here for “training”, to clear the “physical test” that is an essential component of a range of government job exams. But now, the only open expanse around for miles is officially barred for public use “in view of elections”. A notice issued by the district administration says all public activities on the ground are barred from October 24 till November 3 for…

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