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Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom New Delhi: Bihar elections are likely to settle the debate on whether the opposition has finally found a potent political plank in its protest against SIR or it will be another non-starter for the alliance, as the ruling NDA looks to maintain its firm grip on a state which has stood by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since 2005. However, questions about his health have persisted and a popular verdict will clear the air on whether the JD(U) president continues to endure as the talismanic helmsman in the state’s electoral…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Patna: The NDA, under the leadership of JD(U) leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is eyeing another term, while the INDIA bloc — comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and other Opposition parties — is aiming to unseat the ruling coalition in the next month’s Bihar assembly polls. The Election Commission on Monday announced a two-phase polls in the state, with voting to be held on November 6 and 11 and counting scheduled on November 14. Political observers say the NDA, with Kumar as its de facto chief…

There are few things more entertaining to watch than a behind-the-scenes moment where an actor breaks and laughs along with the joke instead of staying in character. That’s why we’ve made a video out about the funniest, most memorable, and most charming instances of actors breaking their castmates during filming. It’s mandatory viewing, not just if you’re on the lookout for a good laugh yourself, but for anyone who likes to take a peak behind the curtain of Hollywood sets. There’s something uniquely revealing about those moments in which the necessary steeliness…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Patna: The RJD-Congress combine-led opposition INDIA bloc, which ran a feisty ‘vote chori’ campaign to allege the BJP of manipulating votes to change the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, will be in a direct contest with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in next month’s high-stakes Assembly elections in Bihar. The Election Commission on Monday announced a two-phase polls in the state, with voting to be held on November 6 and 11, and counting scheduled on November 14. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of INDIA bloc-led by RJD-Congress…

Lucknow: A Dalit man was thrashed to death allegedly by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district on suspicion of being a “drone chor (thief)”, with the incident taking a political turn Sunday after the Congress claimed he was attacked because he mentioned senior party leader Rahul Gandhi’s name.A purported video of the victim, identified as Hariom, surrounded by a group of men has surfaced on social media. The incident took place Thursday but came to light two days later. The clip shows the men threatening and roughing up the victim, who faintly mumbles words, including “Rahul Gandhi”. The…

In exactly a month from now, Bihar will vote for the first of its two-phase Assembly elections – the shortest in 20 years for the state. Whatever the results, it will be the end of an era for Bihar as the elections are widely expected to be the last for Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) supremo who has been the state’s Chief Minister for over 19 years now. Nitish’s RJD counterpart Lalu Prasad has already handed over the reins of his party to son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who will be hoping to improve on the party’s surprise 2020 performance and win…

Indonesian President orders intensified crackdown on illegal mining Jakarta, Oct 6 (IANS) Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered law enforcement agencies to step up efforts against illegal mining and smuggling, particularly in tin-rich regions, state news agency Antara reported on Monday. Prabowo on Monday visited Pangkal Pinang, capital of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, to witness the handover of confiscated state assets from illegal mining cases to state-owned tin miner PT Timah. The Attorney General’s Office recently seized six tin smelters in the province in a corruption case with an estimated state loss of 300 trillion Indonesian rupiahs (about 18 billion…

Death toll rises to 60 in Indonesia’s school building collapse (Lead) Jakarta, October 6 (IANS) The death toll from the collapse of a building of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, has risen to 60 after search and rescue teams recovered 11 more bodies on Monday, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). The victims were found under the rubble between midnight and 6:15 pm local time, BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a press statement, Xinhua News Agency reported. Three people remain missing, according to preliminary estimates based on an attendance list issued…

Malawian President Mutharika announces partial line-up of new Cabinet Lilongwe, Oct 6 (IANS) Malawi’s new President, Peter Mutharika, has released a partial line-up of his Cabinet. Mutharika, who won the September 16 presidential election and took office on Saturday, appointed Enock Chihana of the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) party as second Vice President on Sunday. His running mate during the election, Jane Ansah, is the first Vice President, Xinhua News Agency reported. Chihana, whose party formed the Blue Alliance with Mutharika’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the election, becomes the second Malawian to hold the position of second Vice President…

In a touching gesture, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) will name two stands at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam after legendary Indian players Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana. The inauguration ceremony for the Mithali Raj Stand and the Ravi Kalpana Stand is scheduled for October 12, 2025, just before the high-stakes clash between India and Australia in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. The decision was taken after star batter Smriti Mandhana’s request during the “Breaking Boundaries” fireside chat in August 2025 with Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh, where she highlighted the absence of stadium stands named…