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Nomination for RS polls ends, voting on Mar 16

New Delhi, March 6 -- Nominations for 37 Rajya Sabha seats going to the polls across 10 states later this month were filed on Thursday with contests likely in Odisha and Bihar. In Maharashtra, where s... Read More


Nishant Kumar, a reluctant politician, to finally take plunge

PATNA, March 6 -- He was supposed to join the Janata Dal (United), a party his father helmed for decades, on Thursday. He didn't. But Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant's entry into polit... Read More


PNB scam: Court notice to Nirav Modi's brothers

Mumbai, March 6 -- A special court in Mumbai has issued notices to fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's brothers - Neeshal and Nehal - asking them to explain why they should not be officially declared "f... Read More


Opposition parties cry conspiracy, betrayal; BJP welcomes decision

New Delhi, March 6 -- Major Opposition parties on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of hatching a conspiracy as Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar filed his nominations for... Read More


For NDA constituents, a chance to consolidate support base

Patna, March 6 -- Caste has always shaped political fortunes in Bihar. Chief minister Nitish Kumar reaped rich rewards by packaging development politics with deft social engineering of combining diffe... Read More


ECI to hold meeting with executives of social media firms

New Delhi, March 6 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has called a meeting with senior executives of major social media platforms on March 11 at Nirvachan Sadan in Delhi to address the growing ... Read More


An American in Lodhi Garden

India, March 6 -- The Wednesday evening is leisurely settling down over Lodhi Garden. The day of Holi is drawing to a close. High in the air, a cloud of pink appears to hang suspended. It resembles th... Read More


4 arrested, minor held after man killed in clash over water balloon

New Delhi, March 6 -- A 26-year-old man was killed and at least three people injured after clashes broke out between two families from different communities in Uttam Nagar's JJ Colony in southwest Del... Read More


Man killed as Holi balloons trigger a fight in SW Delhi

New Delhi, March 6 -- A 26-year-old man was killed and at least three people were injured after a clash broke out between two families from different communities in Uttam Nagar's JJ Colony in southwes... Read More


Couple among four killed in accidents across Delhi on Holi

NEW DELHI, March 6 -- An elderly couple were among four people killed in separate road accidents across the city on Holi on Wednesday, even as a citywide enforcement drive by the Delhi Traffic Police ... Read More