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Bihar Elections: Nitish Kumar – A Changed Leader

October 4, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 4: The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who a decade ago had quit the NDA in protest against Mr Narendra Modi, then Gujarat chief minister, named as the prime ministerial candidate of the coalition, is completely a changed person now. On Saturday, Mr Nitish Kumar virtually attended a skill convocation […]

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Shubhman Gill Named India’s ODI Captain, Rohit, Virat in Team

October 4, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 4: Ending the speculations over India’s One-Day International Cricket team captain and the future of stalwarts like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday named Shubhman Gill as the new captain while retaining both the stars in the Indian ODI squad for the […]

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Israel – Hamas War: Gazans Live between Hope and Despair over Trump Peace Plan

October 4, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 4: Even as the Palestinians in Gaza are hoping for a new dawn and the UN Rights chief Volker Turk termed the US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza Peace Plan a “vital opportunity to end the two-year old war, Israel struck Gaza on Saturday killing six people after Mr Trump […]

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Political Parties in Bihar Want Polling in One or Two Phases

October 4, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 4: With the Assembly elections in Bihar just weeks ahead, both the ruling and the opposition parties have urged the Election Commission of India to complete the polling process in a single or a maximum of two phases and also hold the elections immediately after the Chhath festival to increase […]

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India May Buy More Russian S-400

October 3, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 3: Additional batches of the Russian-made S-400 missile defence system may be on the horizon for India during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi in December. According to official sources, India is considering procuring additional batches of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia, as the weapons proved very effective during Operation […]

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Pakistan Denies having Supported Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan

October 3, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 3: Amidst massive outrage at home, the Pakistani leadership on Friday denied having backed the US President Donald Trump’s “20-point Peace Plan’ for Gaza to end the war between Israel and the Hamas. The denial comes days after Trump praised the Pakistani leadership for supporting his Gaza peace deal that ignited massive […]

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HC Tears into TVK, Vijay for Fleeing from Stampede Scene, Also Finds Fault with Government for “Leniency”

October 3, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 3: The Madras High Court on Friday tore into actor-turned-politician Vijay and his outfit the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and also faulted the DMK government even while setting up a “Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the stampede in Karur during Vijay’s rally on September 27 that left 41 […]

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Indian Military Chiefs Caution Pakistan: “Stop Supporting Terror or Prepare for the Doomsday”

October 3, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Oct 3: The Indian military chiefs on Friday issued fiery warning to Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism or be prepared to meet its doomsday. Speaking at different occasions, India’s chief of the army staff General Upendra Dwivedi warned Pakistan that India would no longer show any restraint as it did during […]

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RSS Avoided All Allurements to Join Politics, Concentrated on “Character Building:” Bhagwat

October 2, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the Sangh, despite being lured by greed and invited to join politics, has stuck to its core mission of ‘vyakti nirman’ (character building) for the past 100 years. Addressing swayamsevaks at the annual Vijayadashmi event in Nagpur, which also marked […]

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13 Killed in Accidents during Durga Idols Immersion

October 2, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: At least 13 people, including about 10 children died in two accidents during the immersion of Goddess Durga idols in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. In the Ingoria area near Ujjain, a tractor-trolley packed with devotees crashed through a railing and fell into the Chambal River after a 12-year-old reportedly turned on […]