File photo: Nishant Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is a rare regional heavyweight who has been vocal in his disdain of dynastic politics and made it a point to keep his family members, including his only son Nishant, out of any limelight. As politics would have it, Nishant is now being seen by…
NEW DELHI: After two decades at the helm of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has finally ceded the seat that he made his own, kicking up a storm of reaction from angry supporters and criticism from the opposition that cited it as another example of BJP “cannibalising” its allies like in Maharashtra.But Kumar appeared to go quietly,…
Nitish Kumar files Rajya Sabha papers PATNA: Nitish Kumar on Thursday filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha, brushing aside objections from family members and unrest within JD(U) in a move widely seen as signalling the approaching end of his record tenure as Bihar CM.The decision points to a likely transition in Patna, potentially paving the…
Ex-envoy Sandhu named Delhi LG, Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi moved to Bengal NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi has replaced C V Ananda Bose as the new governor of West Bengal, while former ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu will be the new L-G of Delhi as part of a larger gubernatorial…
NEW DELHI: Criticising the practice of litigants, particularly government authorities, of not complying with court orders and filing appeals or review pleas when faced with contempt proceedings, the Supreme Court has said the court should deal with them harshly, otherwise public faith in the judiciary would erode.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan…
File photo: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah SRINAGAR: A court in Kashmir has dismissed an application by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to add charges against National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah and others in the Jammu & Kashmir cricket association (JKCA) scam case. The court said ED cannot be made party to a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two corridors and lay the foundation for three additional corridors of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on March 8, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday. The projects are part of the ongoing expansion of the Delhi Metro network and will involve an estimated investment of over…
BENGALURU: State-run defence electronics major Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with space technology startup Bellatrix Aerospace to jointly design, develop and manufacture satellite systems and payloads, with a focus on the emerging very low Earth orbit (VLEO) regime.“The agreement aims to combine BEL’s experience in mission-critical electronics and defence payloads…
Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday announced a major gubernatorial reshuffle involving several states and Union Territories, including Delhi, Ladakh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.According to an official communiqué issued by the President’s office, several governor s and lieutenant governor s have been transferred or newly appointed as part of the…
Stranded Indian passengers arrive at Delhi Airport amid Iran conflict NEW DELHI: Nearly 7,000 Indians who were stuck in Dubai since Feb 28 have been flown home in last three days and more flights are planned over the next 48 hours from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Fujairah. Indian ambassador to the…
