Tej Pratap to contest Bihar polls from Mahua as his party names candidates for 21 seats

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Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav will contest the Bihar elections from Mahua as his newly-floated party, Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD), announced candidates for 21 seats Monday. Yadav, a former minister in the state government, floated the party after his father expelled him from the RJD in May. "Our national president, Tej Pratap Yadav, will contest the assembly elections from the Mahua constituency in Vaishali district," JJD...

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We support President Trump’s efforts to bring peace: PM Modi after hostages freed from Gaza

We support President Trump's efforts to bring peace: PM Modi after hostages freed from Gaza

New Delhi: With all 20 remaining living hostages returning to Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday welcomed their release and said India supports US President Donald Trump's "sincere efforts" to bring peace to the region. Hamas released the hostages after two years in captivity as part of the first phase of President Trump's Gaza peace plan. "We welcome the release of all hostages after over two years of captivity," Modi said...

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Three Assamese expats appear before Assam police over Zubeen Garg case

Zubeen Garg

Guwahati: Three more Assamese expats, who witnessed cultural icon Zubeen Garg's dying moments in Singapore, Monday appeared before the police here in response to the second notice against them, a top official said. Within the next two days, a few more Assamese NRIs living in Singapore are expected to come and record their statements before the Assam Police, he added. Jiolangsat Narzary, Parikshit Sharma and Siddhartha Bora reached the CID headquarters...

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Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth

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Stockholm: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for “having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Mokyr is from Northwestern University, Aghion from the College de France and the London School of Economics, and Howitt from Brown University. The Nobel committee said Mokyr “demonstrated that if innovations are to succeed one another in a self-generating process, we not only need to know that something works,...

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Kartik Aaryan emotional as he wins Filmfare Best Actor award before parents

Mumbai: Actor Kartik Aaryan shared a heartfelt moment as he received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in the presence of his parents. Overwhelmed with emotion, the Dhamaka actor expressed his gratitude and reflected on the journey that brought him to this milestone, making the occasion a truly memorable and touching celebration of his achievements. Kartik posted a...

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‘Holy Land finally at peace,’ says Trump at Knesset session

Tel Aviv: US President Trump Monday was greeted with a thunderous applause and a standing ovation by Israeli lawmakers as he arrived at a special session of the Knesset following the release of 20 hostages by Hamas, earlier in the day. "This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East. After so many years of unceasing...

Egypt receives 154 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip) An Egyptian official says 154 Palestinian prisoners who were released by Israel have been sent to Egypt. The prisoners were among more than 1,900 Palestinians being freed by Israel in exchange for Hamas' release of its remaining hostages. The freed prisoners were to be sent to third countries as part of the ceasefire...

Left, Congress claim massive voter scam in Kerala's Thrissur Lok Sabha seat

EC begins random EVM distribution ahead of Bihar assembly polls

New Delhi: In a bid to enhance confidence of candidates in the efficacy of electronic voting machines, the Election Commission has started random distribution of EVMs and paper trail units ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls November 6. An EC statement said here Monday that the first Randomisation was done through the EVM...

 

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