NEW DELHI: As nominations for Phase 1 of the Bihar assembly elections closed on Friday, the NDA appeared battle-ready, its candidate list finalised, campaign plan rolled out.Across the aisle, the opposition’s Mahagathbandhan (or INDIA bloc), led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), continues to debate who fights where. Congress and RJD, which are still holding talks,…
PATNA: As suspense deepened over INDIA bloc’s seat-sharing formula in Bihar, Congress’s central election committee met in Delhi Tuesday evening to finalise candidates for the Nov state polls. The meeting came amid signs that talks with key ally RJD have resumed after days of uncertainty.Congress election committee is learnt to have discussed 26 seats. Sources…
After concluding the first phase of the hostage swap on Monday, in which 20 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas in exchange for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, Trump appealed for a “phase 2” of the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Gaza.The MAGA leader said the “job is not done” and added that the dead have not…
Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi (AP image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday on the sidelines of Starmer’s first official visit to India. The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation in critical minerals, a key area for the global energy transition and emerging technologies.Following the talks, PM Modi…
PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s brokered first phase of the Gaza peace plan and expressed hope for “lasting peace.” The agreement comes after two years of ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.PM Modi wrote on X, acknowledging Netanyahu’s…
Panaji: As the monsoon season 2025 nears its end, all major reservoirs in the state, as well as the Tillari dam in Maharashtra, have recorded ample storage. All these reservoirs are filled to capacity.The storage has to suffice Goa to meet drinking water and irrigation needs till the arrival of the next monsoon season. Selaulim…
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is set to invest about Rs 15,000 crore in a greenfield shipyard in Tamil Nadu in partnership with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.The first phase of the project is expected to generate nearly 10,000 jobs–4,000 direct and 6,000 indirect– and…
NEW DELHI: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday announced a key milestone in India’s first bullet train project. He said that 320 km of the 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor viaduct has been completed.The minister also confirmed that the advanced E10 Shinkansen will operate on the corridor, with the first section set…
The Trump administration has been pushing European allies to accelerate their reduction of Russian fuel imports. (AI image) Looking to pressurise Russia, the European Union is now looking to hasten its phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas imports. The new plan aims to stop imports of Russia’s LNG ahead of its original 2027 deadline, following…
Actress Mohini, who made her debut as a heroine in Eeramana Rojave (1991) directed by Kothanda Ramaiah, went on to act in several South Indian films across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. At the peak of her career, she tied the knot with Bharath in 1999 and later settled in the United States. The couple…