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Bihar polls: Mahagathbandhan says it is "fully united", Tejashwi Yadav's new poll promises; BJP's "joking around" jab

Patna, Oct. 22 -- The Mahagathbandhan (Grand alliance) in Bihar is fully "united" and "contesting the elections with strength" after the negotiations over the allocation of seat-sharing went down the ... Read More


"No dispute in Mahagathbandhan, differences over 5-10 seats normal": Ashok Gehlot in Patna

Patna, Oct. 22 -- Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who arrived in Patna on Wednesday ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, clarified that there is no significant conflict within the Mahagathbandh... Read More


'Vedic Sanskar' course in ITIs sparks row; priests, Oppn object

India, Oct. 22 -- The Maharashtra government's decision to introduce a short-term course "Vedic Sanskar Junior Assistant" in industrial training institutes (ITI) has triggered a controversy, with sect... Read More


Indian capital Delhi air quality remains in very poor category

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Air quality in the Indian capital on Wednesday continued to remain in a very poor category, the Central Pollution Control Board said. According to official data at 7 a.m. local ... Read More


Dy CM clarifies his remarks on Srinagar MP Ruhullah Mehdi

India, Oct. 22 -- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Tuesday clarified that his recent comments were "misinterpreted" and were not aimed at Srinagar Member of Parliament Syed Aga Ruhullah Meh... Read More


Tripura CM Manik Saha inaugurates new party office in Takarjala; 690 people join BJP

Agartala, Oct. 22 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated the newly constructed party office in the 12-Takarjala Mandal in the state on Wednesday. During the event, 200 families comprising 6... Read More


Biocon chief meets Siddaramaiah, DKS after spat over infra

Bengaluru, Oct. 22 -- Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw met chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar at their respective residences on Tuesday, officials said, barely a... Read More


CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya endorses Tejashwi Yadav as Mahagathbandhan's CM face

Patna, Oct. 22 -- In a strong endorsement ahead of Bihar's upcoming assembly elections, CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Wednesday reaffirmed that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJ... Read More


Australia removes curbs on Andhra shrimp exports

Hyderabad, Oct. 22 -- With the Andhra Pradesh shrimp industry facing the brunt of a steep 60% tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration in the US on Indian shrimp exports a couple of months ag... Read More


Some locals lead Gurugram's 'Green Diwali' drive amid rising smog

India, Oct. 22 -- Even as Gurugram's air quality index (AQI) slipped dangerously close to the red zone on Diwali night following the Supreme Court's relaxation on the NCR firecracker ban, several city... Read More