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Parachute Candidates Spark Revolt in Bihar BJP

India, Oct. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to step in to secure the victory of the party's candidates in multiple constituencies in Bihar, which is shaping up to be one of the toughest e... Read More


NDA Fields Five Muslim Candidates in Bihar

India, Oct. 19 -- Out of Bihar's 243 assembly constituencies, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has fielded just five Muslim candidates this election a stark underrepresentation for a community t... Read More


Delhi's 'green' Diwali on trial as pollution concerns remain

India, Oct. 19 -- With pollution levels in the national capital already on the rise, the debate over the use of firecrackers during Diwali has ignited once again. After several years of an extensive b... Read More


Bhojpuri Stars Add Glamour to Bihar Campaign

India, Oct. 19 -- The upcoming Bihar Assembly elections are shaping up to be a dazzling, star-studded contest, as nearly every major political party is enlisting Bhojpuri film and music celebrities to... Read More


Green crackers or now, most not bothered

India, Oct. 19 -- Markets across the city saw huge crowds of customers navigating and choosing firecrackers as three-day sale of green crackers began on Saturday. Vendors in markets such as Sadar Baza... Read More


"Sab kuch luta ke hosh mein aaye to kya kiya": Owaisi takes dig at Omar Abdullah amid calls to remove PSA

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, has been "misused" by every elected and unele... Read More


Endgame of red terror: How PM Modi rewrote India's security doctrine

India, Oct. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Friday, "The day is not far away when India will be freed from red terror," calling Naxalism a sin against the nation. He described Maoist ex... Read More


"Roadmap has been prepared": Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal

Patna, Oct. 19 -- With less than two weeks to go for the Bihar Assembly polls, State BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said that a "roadmap has been prepared" as the BJP has intensified its campaigning for ... Read More


Mint Explainer: Do green crackers really cause less pollution?

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Diwali firecrackers cause raging debates every year around this time due to rising air pollution levels, especially in the Delhi-National Capital Region. Attempts at banning fire... Read More


Nitish fights for Survival Amid Uncertainties

India, Oct. 19 -- Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar has long been regarded-along with the late Sushil Modi of the BJP-as one of the few clean politicians in Bihar's often ... Read More