Thanks to a dip in the prices of gold this year, brisk buying of the precious metal was seen on Monday as people opened their purse strings for Dhanteras. The newly minted “Made in India” gold coin also saw good sales. “The trend is very good this year. For the first time, price is on […]
He graduated as an engineer but plunged into politics in the early 1970s. Sophisticated, soft-spoken and a teetotaller who detests tobacco, Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, known for his development and good governance, is all set to become Bihar’s chief minister again. Nitish Kumar’s experiment to ally with the Rashtriya Janata Dal led by former […]
London, Tata Steel was on Sunday reported to have written to its suppliers asking for an immediate 10 percent reduction in their prices, as part of a longer term cut of 30 percent. “We are seeking a long-term price reduction of 30 percent… on all purchases. As a first step we would appreciate an immediate […]
Mumbai, Actor Riteish Deshmukh and son of late Maharashtra chief minister and union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, has congratulated Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar for the “stupendous” victory of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly elections. The actor took to Twitter to share his views after the election results came in on Sunday. “Congratulations @NitishKumar […]
Hyderabad, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said the Bihar assembly elections result is a personal defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “It’s a personal defeat of Modi as never before a prime minister campaigned so much in an election,” said the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief, whose party contested six of the 243 constituencies but drew […]
Patna, Negative statements from leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS during the Bihar assembly election campaign went against the NDA, Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav said here on Sunday. “(RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat’s remark on (doing away with) reservation also went against them. It became a big factor,” he told CNN-IBN TV. […]
Patna, In a verdict that is bound to have a national impact, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad on Sunday trounced the BJP to win the bitterly fought Bihar assembly polls and deliver a major blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who led his party’s challenge. In contrast to what most exit […]
Singapore, Nov 7 – Five Taiwanese were arrested in Singapore on Saturday for disrupting security outside the the Shangri-La Hotel where a historic summit between the leaders of China and Taiwan is being held. In a statement, Singapore police said security measures, including vehicle and personnel check points, are in place to ensure the security of […]
Patna, Nov 7 – Who will rule Bihar for the next five years, Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance or the BJP-led NDA? The people were talking the issue like never before on Saturday, a day ahead of the counting of votes polled in the just-concluded five-phased assembly polls. Be it market places, tea stalls or party offices, […]
Srinagar, Nov 7 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a Rs.80,000 crore economic package for the development of Jammu and Kashmir. As soon as Modi made the announcement, the large gathering of people who had come to hear him broke into a joyous rapture at the Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium. Announcing the much awaited economic […]