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After the contentious three-month Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission in Bihar, the poll body on Monday announced the dates for the much-anticipated state Assembly elections. In a shorter state election this time – to be held over two phases of voting, down from three phases in 2020, five in 2015 and six phases in 2010 – voting will be held on November 6 and 11, with results to be announced on November 14.The elections are set to test the political resilience of the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United), whose shifting allegiances between…

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Chandigarh: Ending all speculation about Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal entering Parliament through a vacant seat in the Rajya Sabha, the party announced businessman Rajinder Gupta as its choice for the Upper House Sunday.A Padma Shri awardee, 66-year-old Gupta is the founder and chairman emeritus of the Trident Group, a global leader in terry towel and home textiles, which has diversified into paper, chemicals and energy. Gupta resigned as vice chairman of the Punjab State Economy and Planning Board Saturday. He will replace Sanjeev Arora, a Ludhiana-based businessman who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the AAP…

The Election Commission announces Bihar’s two-phase polls as NDA, INDIA bloc, and Prashant Kishor’s Suuraj Party prepare for a high-stakes political battle.The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the schedule for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, setting the stage for a multi-cornered political battle that could redefine the state’s political landscape.Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, revealed that voting will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11, while counting will be held on November 14, and the results declared on November 22.Also Read:Nobel Prize 2025 in…

New Delhi: The assembly election in Bihar will be held in two phases on 6 and 11November, the Election Commission of India announced Monday. The counting of votes will be conducted on 14 November.Addressing a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said Bihar now has 7.42 crore voters, including 14 lakh first-time voters. This comes in the backdrop of a massive political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Opposition has dubbed the exercise “vote chori”, while the BJP has targeted the Opposition for allowing “infiltrators”, termed as “ghuspetiyas”, to vote. Show Full Article After the…

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday that the assembly election in Bihar will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes and result announcement are scheduled for November 14. This comes after CEC Kumar had confirmed the timeline for the assembly elections the previous day, making it clear that the entire poll process will be completed before November 22, the date on which the term of the current assembly is set to expire. The last Bihar Legislative Assembly election took place in October-November 2020. The polling was conducted in three phases:…

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering regulatory T cells, the immune system’s key defenders against autoimmune diseases.The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance, a mechanism that prevents the immune system from attacking the body’s own cells.Also Read:Bengaluru teacher duped of ₹2.3 crore by ‘US Engineer’ she met on matrimonial siteThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences hailed their research as a revolutionary milestone in immunology, recognizing…

Last week, “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth called America’s troops fat. Every “warrior,” he said, will now be required to train every duty day and pass fitness tests twice a year. “Frankly, it’s tiring to look out at combat formations … and see fat troops. Likewise it’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon.”Equating physical appearance with battle-ready fortitude has become a consistent talking point for Hegseth and other Republicans in his orbit. In August, Hegseth and US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched the “Pete and Bobby Challenge” across their social…

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A 59-year-old widow from East Bengaluru fell victim to an elaborate romance scam after a man posing as a US-based engineer promised marriage and conned her of ₹2.3 crore over four years.In a shocking case of online fraud, a 59-year-old schoolteacher from East Bengaluru was allegedly cheated of ₹2.3 crore by a man who befriended her on a matrimonial website, posing as a US-based engineer promising marriage.According to her police complaint filed on October 3, the widow, who lost her husband a few years ago and lived alone, joined a matrimonial platform in 2019 seeking companionship. That’s when she met…