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October 24, 2025 12:13 PM IST First published on: Oct 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM IST As the Uttar Pradesh government’s top leaders, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, gathered in Ayodhya on October 19 to celebrate Deepotsav, the focus was not on festivities but the absence of Deputy CMs Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya. It sparked talk of a rift in the BJP and differences between the bureaucracy and BJP legislators. While people close to Maurya said his busy schedule in Bihar, which goes to polls next month, for his last-minute cancellation — the Deputy CM is the party’s…

EAM Jaishankar extends greetings to Zambia on 61st Independence Day, reaffirms bilateral ties New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday extended heartfelt greetings to Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe, the government and the people of Zambia on the occasion of their Independence Day, reaffirming India’s commitment to deepening the long-standing partnership between the two countries “Warm felicitations to FM Mulambo Haimbe, the Government and the people of Zambia on the occasion of their Independence. Committed to strengthening our time-tested partnership,” EAM posted on X. Zambia on Friday celebrated its 61st Independence Day, marking its…

Union Minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has taken sharp aim at the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) over its leadership selections for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, alleging that the bloc has sidelined Muslim representation while exploiting the community for electoral gains. ‘Muslims Treated As Vote Bank’: Chirag Paswan  The criticism follows the alliance’s formal announcement of Tejashwi Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate and Mukesh Sahani as one of the Deputy Chief Ministerial nominees for the 2025 polls. The absence of a Muslim leader in the top positions has sparked dissent, with AIMIM leaders expressing disappointment on social…

In the CJI’s case, the shoe-throwing was defended by some Hindutva supporters; in Haryana, the government was criticised for not immediately taking action against the DGP named in the suicide note; in UP, the police allegedly watched as a Dalit ‘thief’ was lynched. In MP, police are yet to make arrests after a Dalit man was urinated upon for opposing illegal mining, and he was allegedly pressured against escalating the matter.Just a few days before the shoe-throwing incident, the RSS—BJP’s ideological fountainhead—had invited CJI Gavai’s mother to their Vijayadashami celebration in Nagpur. While she declined, former President Ram Nath Kovind…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa plodded through the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentially “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti.The slow-moving and erratic storm was expected to drop copious rain on Jamaica and the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend.“The rainfall is a huge risk with the storm,” said Michael Brennan, director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. “Rainfall has historically been the biggest cause of loss of life of tropical…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom As the Bihar Assembly elections draw near, the Mahagathbandhan is set to witness “friendly fights” across 12 constituencies in the 2025 polls. The last date for withdrawal of nominations was Thursday, October 23, with alliance candidates pulling out from two seats. Congress candidate Satish Kumar withdrew from the Warsaliganj Assembly constituency in Nawada district, while Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) nominee Bindu Gulab Yadav withdrew from the Babubarhi seat in Madhubani district. As a result, RJD’s Anita Devi will contest from Warsaliganj, and RJD’s Arun Kumar Singh will represent Babubarhi.…

South Korea: Lee to visit Kuala Lumpur to attend ASEAN summit on Oct 26-27 Seoul, Oct 24 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day trip to Malaysia to attend a regional summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the presidential office said on Friday, marking his first visit to Southeast Asia since taking office in June. Lee is set to depart on Sunday for Kuala Lumpur to attend the ASEAN summit, where he plans to discuss ways to enhance South Korea’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the 10-member bloc, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac told…

New Delhi/Lucknow: As Bihar gears up for the assembly elections next month, there is a sense of political déjà vu in the state. With caste equations and social engineering playing a crucial role, most parties, from the BJP and JD(U) to the RJD, are sticking to tried-and-tested formulas that have shaped the state’s political landscape for decades.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) is leaning on Backward Classes (BCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) as it seeks to return to power in the polls scheduled to be held in two phases on 6 November and 11 November. The Bharatiya Janata…

BengaluruOctober 24, 2025 09:47 AM IST First published on: Oct 24, 2025 at 09:45 AM IST Close on the heels of comments by Congress MLC and CM Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra that Karnataka Public Works Department minister Satish Jarkiholi should succeed Siddaramaiah, the minister has maintained that he has no such aspirations until the next elections. The MLC wanted me to succeed as the ‘Ahinda leader’ after Siddaramaiah and not as the CM, Jarkiholi said Thursday, adding that there was no question of changing CM until Siddaramaiah was active. A day earlier, speaking at an event in Raibag, Belagavi district, Yathindra…

B’desh: Former PM Hasina slams trial of army officers by International Crime Tribunal Dhaka, Oct 24 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the trial of army officers by the country’s “illegal” International Crime Tribunal (ICT) under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. The remarks came after the ICT on Wednesday ordered 15 army officers to be sent to jail over three separate cases of enforced disappearances, killings, and other crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the tenure of the Awami League government, local media reported. “Bangladesh has witnessed a strange and unimaginable event. The very ICT that once tried…