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November 14, 2025 9:24 PM
Popular singer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Maithili Thakur won from the Alinagar Assembly constituency by 11,730 votes, becoming the youngest MLA in Bihar. The 25-year-old, making her political debut in this assembly election, secured...
November 14, 2025 9:04 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 21st instalment of the PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi scheme on November 19, taking forward one of the world’s largest direct benefit transfer programmes. Since its launch on February 24, 2019, the scheme has d...
November 14, 2025 7:44 PM
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday expressed gratitude to alliance partners, emphasising that the NDA’s “massive majority” in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections reflects the “unity” within the coalition. “In the Bihar Legislative...
November 15, 2025 1:17 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the NDA’s performance in the Bihar Assembly election as a “victory of good governance and development”, saying the massive mandate reflected voters’ confidence in the alliance’s track record and...
November 14, 2025 5:01 PM
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri held a series of high-level meetings in South Korea on November 13–14. The discussions focused on strengthening maritime cooperation and accelerating India’s shipbuilding ambitions under the M...
November 14, 2025 4:52 PM
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers broke into celebrations in Patna and New Delhi on Friday as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) appeared headed for a sweeping victory in the Bihar Assembly elections. In Patna, jubilant BJP supporters bro...
November 14, 2025 4:35 PM
Veteran Bollywood actress Kamini Kaushal passed away on Friday at the age of 98 due to age-related health complications. One of the most respected and loved figures in Hindi cinema, she was among the longest-living actors in the industry. Born in La...
November 14, 2025 4:25 PM
The Centre has notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, putting into full effect the DPDP Act, 2023 and establishing a comprehensive framework for safeguarding digital personal data. The Rules, along with the Act passed by Pa...
November 14, 2025 4:21 PM
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) raced ahead in the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections on Friday, crossing the 200-seat mark by noon and signalling a decisive mandate, according to the Election Commission of India. By 4:00 ...
November 14, 2025 4:12 PM
Landlocked Afghanistan is leaning more heavily on trade routes through Iran and Central Asia to reduce dependence on Pakistan, officials said, as tension between the neighbours escalates, with their border closed in recent weeks. Afghanistan's relia...
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