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The European Union has agreed to phase out its remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, a move aimed at ending its long-standing energy dependence on Moscow.The decision was taken by EU energy ministers during a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, who approved a plan by the European Commission to gradually eliminate…
PATNA: The INDIA bloc continues to grapple with mounting internal friction, which is beginning to derail its election campaign in Bihar as the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of closes on Monday. Some seats have witnessed INDIA bloc partners fielding candidates against each other and none of them withdrew their…
RJD leader Madan Shah, seeking a ticket from the Madhuban seat, breaks down outside the Patna residence of former CM Rabri Devi, tearing his kurta in despair Patna: The INDIA bloc continues to grapple with mounting internal friction, which is beginning to derail its election campaign in Bihar as the filing of nomination papers for…
NEW DELHI: It has come full circle for the Opposition’s INDIA bloc. The first major meeting of Opposition parties was held in Patna, Bihar, on 23 June 2023, chaired by Nitish Kumar: then seen as the architect of Opposition unity.A little over two years later, the same Nitish has rejoined the NDA, and Bihar —…
Tejashwi Yadav, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) PATNA/NEW DELHI: Amid claims that the protracted RJD-Congress confrontation over seat distribution is likely to be over soon, the alliance biggies are set to hit another test of coherence – Tejashwi Yadav’s projection as CM face.After the closing of nominations for the first phase, INDIA bloc partners appear to…
Patna: The deadlock over seat sharing among opposition INDIA bloc partners continued even as the last date for filing nomination papers for first phase election to be held on Nov 6 ended on Friday.RJD spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan said a total of 71 party candidates filed nominations for the first phase, including the party’s CM face…
NEW DELHI: A seat-sharing deal has yet to be announced by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan, despite the last date for nomination for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections inching closer. However, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday jumped the gun and gave away party tickets to candidates favoured by him.A large…
Manoj Jha and Imran Pratapgarhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The seesaw in the Bihar seat-sharing saga seems to continue in the Mahagathbandhan as no party in the bloc appears to get off first without squeezing out every last seat possible. In the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, allies are busy balancing ambition and arithmetic, each hoping to tip…
NEW DELHI: The Congress is learnt to have conveyed to the government that the INDIA bloc will not be a part of the JPC set up to scrutinise the bills on automatic dismissal of jailed chief ministers and ministers, putting to an end questions over the issue.Sources said a senior Congress neta and MP had…
PATNA: Barely five days left for the close of nominations for the first phase of Bihar assembly polls, a seat-sharing deal continued to elude the opposition INDIA bloc on Sunday as RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav reached New Delhi in connection with a case of alleged irregularities in the award of…
