Yogi emerges as 'man with the Midas touch' in Bihar

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has, once again, emerged as the man with a Midas touch after his campaign skills worked in favour of the BJP in Bihar.

According to the party sources, the BJP won 13 of the 18 seats…

Guidelines for Diwali and Kalipuja: No bursting of firecrackers in public places in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The state government on Tuesday came out with a fresh set of guidelines to celebrate the festival of Diwali and Kalipuja as per which no bursting of firecrackers has been permitted in public places.

As per the guidelines issued by the…

Special One day session of Jharkhand Assembly on Wednesday

Ranchi: A special one-day session of the Jharkhand Assembly will be held on Wednesday in which a proposal over Sarna religious code would be passed and sent to the Centre.

The Vidhan Sabha secretariat has made elaborate arrangements in wake…

Result in Dumka and Bermo is stamp over Sarna religious code says JMM, outcome on expected lines maintains Cong

Ranchi: After the JMM and Congress went on to retain Dumka and Bermo seats respectively the party leaders have claimed that they were confident of victory of Mahagathbandhan on both the seats.

Addressing a press conference JMM spokesperson…

JMM and Congress retain assembly seats in Jharkhand bypoll

Ranchi: The ruling and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress alliance retained both assembly seats in the state assembly by-poll on Tuesday. 

JMM candidate Basant Soren won the Dumka assembly seat. He defeated BJP candidate and former Minister…

1/3 ballot counted, NDA has edge over Grand Alliance

Patna (IANS) The BJP surged ahead of its ally JDU as well as political rival RJD in Bihar polls, maintaining the NDA's half-way mark in a close contest with Grand Alliance or the Mahagathbandhan (MGB).

Inputs revealed by Election Commission…

As NDA leads in Bihar, BJP says new term will focus on development

New Delhi (IANS) As the latest trends of the Bihar Assembly polls indicated positives for the BJP and the NDA, Rajya Sabha member and party's national spokesperson Zafar Islam said during the previous term "the government cleared the mess created…

Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said.

"The two terrorists killed in Kutpora have not been identified…

As market climbs new highs, net FII inflow crosses Rs 14k cr in just 3 days

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian equity market has been on a fresh record run of late backed by a surge in foreign institutional investments (FII). In the past three days alone, net FII inflow in the Indian capital markets stood at Rs 14,786.57 crore.

Sensex surges to cross 43K mark, banking stocks soar

Mumbai (IANS) Massive foreign fund inflows on the back of accelerated vaccine development along with clarity on US Presidential election results and a fast-paced economic recovery lifted key Indian equity markets to touch new record highs during Tuesday's…