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Bihar Election 2025: Popular folk and devotional singer Maithili Thakur joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Patna, Bihar, on Tuesday, ahead of the impending Bihar Election 2025. Her entry into the saffron party has intensified speculation about her political future, although her name was notably absent from the BJP’s first list of candidates. RJD MLA Bharat Bind also joined the ruling outfit. Speaking to reporters in Patna on Tuesday, Thakur stated that the final decision rests with the public. However, she offered a clear endorsement of the current ruling alliance, stating that she has “seen the improvements made by…

When things get bad, they can always get verse. That seems to be the case in Bihar, where the heartbreak over seats is finding release in poetry – across the political divide.Amid reports of ticket distribution talks with ally Congress hitting a wall, RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha posted on X Monday night a couplet by Rahim: “Rahiman dhaga preme ka, mat todo chitkai/Toote se fir na mile, mile gaanth pad jaye (Don’t tug too hard at the threads of love/Once broken, they can’t be fixed, only become knotted).” The couplet by the 17-century saint is “har avsar…

Gang arrested from fake call centre in Bengaluru for committing ‘digital arrest’ fraud on US, Canadian citizens: police | Bangalore News – The Indian Express LATEST STORIESSupreme Court seeks Centre, Sebi responses on Sahara plea to sell assets to Adani PropertiesGang arrested from fake call centre in Bengaluru for committing ‘digital arrest’ fraud on US, Canadian citizens: policeBombay HC grants bail to 3 accused in CPI leader Govind Pansare’s murder caseSonam Wangchuk indulging in activities ‘prejudicial to national security’: Leh administration to Supreme CourtGlobal commodity guru on one lesson from Indian women on when to buy and sell gold, silver:…

Indian envoy visits Bukhara University in Uzbekistan, discusses educational cooperation Tashkent, Oct 14 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Smita Pant visited the Bukhara State University and discussed prospects for scientific and educational cooperation with the Rector Obidjon Khamidov. Pant also delivered remarks at a Seminar on ‘Intelligent Learning Platforms and Automated Systems’ at the University. “Amb Smita Pant visited Bukhara State University and discussed prospects for scientific and educational cooperation with the Rector, Mr Obidjon Khamidov. She also delivered the Keynote Address at a Seminar on ‘Intelligent Learning Platforms and Automated Systems’ at the University,” the Indian Embassy in Uzbekistan…

Trump praises ‘good friend’ Modi as Sharif rolls out carpet of eulogies New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi – despite not being able to attend the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh due to prescheduled commitments – was paid warm tributes by co-host US President Donald Trump, much to the discomfort of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The Summit at the resort-town was also co-hosted by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. “India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he’s done a fantastic job. I think that Pakistan and…

Pakistan: New Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM rules out military operation in restive province Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Newly-elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has expressed opposition to carrying out military operation in the province, local media reported on Tuesday. In his first address at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly after being elected as the 30th Chief Minister of the Pakistani province, Afridi highlighted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s stance against military operations and called for an inclusive approach towards policy making, Pakistan-based Samaa TV reported. He said that no military operation would take place until he is in office and…

PARIS (AP) — With his government hanging by a thread, France’s newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to his political opponents to avoid a no-confidence vote later this week, as the country struggles to end a lingering political crisis.Sebastien Lecornu, renamed by President Emmanuel Macron after a week of political turmoil, met with his Cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the draft 2026 budget that lawmakers will examine over the next 70 days. Lecornu is set to deliver a policy speech at the National Assembly later in the day outlining the new government’s priorities. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s National…

Gurugram: Amid the intensifying criticism of Haryana’s Nayab Singh Saini government for its alleged dillydallying in acting against DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited the family of deceased Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar on Tuesday morning.Gandhi demanded the immediate arrest of the DGP and SP accused by the IPS officer of driving him to suicide. The Congress leader met Kumar’s wife, IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, their two daughters and other family members at her Chandigarh residence and remained with them for a while. Show Full Article Rahul Gandhi’s…

PatnaOctober 14, 2025 04:37 PM IST First published on: Oct 14, 2025 at 04:16 PM IST The BJP Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for next month’s Bihar Assembly elections, retaining several of its sitting MLAs and ministers while introducing new faces in select constituencies. Of the 71 names, a majority, around 50, are repeat candidates who contested in the 2020 elections, including Sanjay Saraogi (Darbhanga), Awadhesh Singh (Hajipur), Rana Randhir Singh (Madhuban), Pawan Jaiswal (Dhaka), and Vinod Narayan Jha (Benipatti). Among the key nominees are several senior leaders, such as Bihar Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay…

In November 2020, a wave the height of a four-story building rose suddenly from the waters off Vancouver Island and crashed into the sea with no warning. It lasted just a few moments. But in those seconds, it defied both maritime tradition and modern science. The wave, measured at 17.6 meters (about 58 feet), was captured by a remote buoy operated by MarineLabs, just 7 kilometers offshore from the small town of Ucluelet, British Columbia. It wasn’t the tallest wave ever recorded, but it was possibly the most extreme in proportion to its surrounding sea state. Statistically, it should have…