Author: Rahul M

A prominent Patna-based businessman with business interests ranging from healthcare to real estate was shot dead late Friday night outside his apartment building in the city’s Gandhi Maidan area, six years after his son was killed in a similar fashion.The incident, which comes ahead of the Assembly polls in Bihar, quickly snowballed into a political flashpoint, with the opposition citing it as yet another example of the crumbling law and order in the state. According to the police, unidentified assailants shot Gopal Khemka (64), the owner of Magadh Hospital, from close range while he was waiting at his society’s gate…

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A fresh coat of paint can breathe new life into your veterinary clinic, giving it a cleaner, more welcoming appearance for clients and their furry friends. But beyond aesthetics, repainting your clinic can significantly impact how pets, their owners, and your staff feel in the space. The right colors, proper preparation, and choice of materials all play a pivotal role in creating a safe and soothing environment. If you’re considering giving your veterinary clinic a much-needed makeover, this guide will walk you through everything—from choosing the best colors to hiring professional painters in Brisbane or tackling the project DIY-style. Why…

Sajad Lone’s Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC), Hakim Yasin’s People’s Democratic Front (PDF) and a Jamaat-e-Islami faction Justice and Development Front (JDF) that contested the 2024 J&K Assembly polls, have recently formed an alliance to offer a political “alternative” in the Union Territory. The alliance has been named the People’s Alliance for Change (PAC).In an interview with The Indian Express, Sajad Lone speaks on a range of issues including the PAC’s roadmap and the performance of the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) government in J&K. Excerpts:I believe it (the alliance) is the need of the moment. J&K politics has…

THE bitterness of the Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll still in the air, leaders of the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party and BJP have found common cause in Punjab – in singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh.As producers of Dosanjh’s latest film Sardaar Ji 3 skip releasing it in India due to the controversy generated over his co-star Hania Amir being a Pakistani – with calls also made to revoke his citizenship – Sikh leaders across the three parties have called the treatment of the artist, one of India’s largest global music icons, unfair. BJP leaders were, in fact, the first to come to Dosanjh’s…

Apple+ With any other lead actor, Apple’s “Your Friends & Neighbors” would be a passably entertaining comedy series about a down-on-his-luck divorcé who deals with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune by ripping off his wealthy neighbors. But the dark comedy series is elevated by Jon Hamm’s return to form as a charming and charismatic — not to mention ethically compromised –- scoundrel who will feel just a little familiar to fans of “Mad Men.” “Your Friends & Neighbors” follows wealthy hedge fund manager Coop (Hamm) as he dives…

SHARING A political stage for the first time in two decades, estranged cousins, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray, on Saturday hinted at their alliance as they launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Mahayuti government over its now-scrapped move to introduce Hindi as a third language in primary schools in Maharashtra.The joint rally at Mumbai’s National Sports Club of India in Worli, touted as their show of unity for Marathi pride and identity, saw the Thackeray cousins targeting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Raj said, “Fadnavis did what even Balasaheb Thackeray (Shiv…

Amid growing demand to open the Yellow Line of the Bengaluru Metro connecting RV Road and Bommasandra via Electronic City, Maheshwar Rao, the managing director of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has assured that the agency is targeting to commission the stretch by August 15. This comes after Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya along with Bangalore Central MP P C Mohan and other BJP MLAs held a citizens’ protest rally under the slogan “Yellow Line na open maadi (Open Yellow Line)” at Lalbagh Main Gate on Saturday, urging BMRCL to commission the much-awaited stretch. Additionally, Surya also demanded…

After a 28-km ride on an open tractor-trolley, about 30 women get down near the under-construction Kedareshwar Mahadev Temple in Etawah city in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district — the home turf of Samajwadi Party (SP) president and ex-chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. The temple is already attracting more than a thousand devotees each day.The temple is spread across about 11 acres of land in the heart of the Yadav belt, where many devotees of Shiva are looking to offer prayers before the upcoming Sawan month. It is being built by a trust headed by Akhilesh Yadav. The temple’s foundation was laid…

That Karnataka has had 13 Chief Ministers since 2000, some for multiple terms, is reflective of the instability ingrained in the state’s politics.Completing a full term has been an anomaly, happening only once in these 25 years, between 2013 to 2018, when Siddaramaiah was at the helm. But that was a different time and Siddaramaiah was the unchallenged leader in the Congress. In his second term, the threat to his chair has been present from the start, with Deputy CM and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar the other aspirant for the top job. Since May 2023,…