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BJP to focus on 12,000 'weak' booths in Bihar, most in Seemanchal

October 08, 2025 11:31 am

Party to send volunteers to each booth seeking voters’ "aashirwad", Minority Morcha president Jamal Siddiqui monitoring initiative

Cuttack calm shattered after 30 yrs, VHP in the mix, Odisha CM Majhi faces heat

October 08, 2025 10:56 am

A senior BJP leader admitted that what had happened was “an alarm bell”, and that the government needed to tread cautiously and find a way to curb incidents of right-wing violence

Could BJP field Maithili Thakur to strike the right note in Mithilanchal? Party, young folk singer drop some hints

October 08, 2025 3:20 am

Maithili first gained popularity at the age of 12, when she launched a YouTube channel, where she would sing Maithili and Bhojpuri songs. She now has over 51 lakh subscribers on YouTube and 63 lakh followers on Instagram

Bihar Elections: The Election Commission on Monday said the state has 14.01 lakh first-time voters.

Bihar's first-time voters: At over 5,700 per seat, could they decide the election?

October 07, 2025 4:28 pm

This is higher than the winning margins from the 2020 Assembly polls in almost a quarter of the state’s 243 seats

Shortest election in 15 years for Bihar: Will RJD retain its 20%-odd vote share, and BJP climb back?

October 07, 2025 4:04 pm

JD(U) saw its best performance ever in 2010, and has been on decline since; Congress has done better riding on RJD coattails

Decode Politics: Do Mamata Banerjee’s attacks on Central agency over ‘man-made’ floods in Bengal hold water?

October 06, 2025 6:59 am

Since 2021, the CM has accused Damodar Valley Corporation of “unilateral, wilful” release of dam water, flooding Bengal, reinforcing her complaint of Centre's “stepmotherly” treatment

As Ladakh groups pull out of talks, why Centre mulled safeguards under Article 371

October 04, 2025 8:13 pm

Article 371 would ensure certain protections for Ladakh but stop short of Sixth Schedule autonomy, which Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been demanding

PM Modi will inaugurate the 9th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025

Rolling out schemes for youth, PM Modi says RJD, Congress ruined education in Bihar

October 05, 2025 8:15 am

Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the legacy of socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, PM Narendra Modi said some are trying to steal title of 'Jan Nayak'.

In EC meeting, NDA, Oppn on same page over post-Chhath Bihar polls, fewer phases

October 04, 2025 9:42 pm

While BJP, JD(U) seek a single phase of voting, RJD, CPI(ML)-L call for two phases; Oppn also demand that EC release a list of 3.66 lakh voters dropped in final rolls along with deletion reasons

In Telangana rural body polls, Congress govt faces acid test; BRS, BJP aim to gain ground

October 04, 2025 4:10 pm

Besides focusing on local issues, the campaigns of Congress, BRS and BJP would rake up “larger issues” including Revanth Reddy govt’s performance, urea crisis and pending 42% BC quota Bills