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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


Chaos, illegal sales mar opening of Gadoli cracker market in Gurugram

India, Oct. 19 -- Serpentine snarls, with vehicles running bumper to bumper for around two kilometres, marred the roads leading to the Gadoli cracker market on Saturday, as the sale of green firecrack... Read More


Delhi Police detain 28 JNU students, including JNUSU president, during protest march

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- At least 28 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), including Student Union (JNUSU) President Nitesh Kumar, were detained on Saturday evening following a protest outside t... Read More


Vrindavan: Banke Bihari temple 'toshkhana' opened after 54 years

Agra, Oct. 19 -- A sealed room, popularly known as 'toshkhana', was opened at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan after 54 years on Saturday under the supervision of a Supreme Court-appointed high po... Read More