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Campaign closes, stage set for polling tomorrow

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Campaigning for the high-pitched biennial elections for eight legislative council seats ended on Wednesday evening, setting the stage for polling on October 23. The seats falling vac... Read More


Bihar leaders named to BJP's youth front

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Six leaders from Bihar, including BJP MLA Maithili Thakur, have been inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's (BJYM) national team, with the party assigning key organisationa... Read More


Cop suspended for assaulting dancer at puja

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- A police sub-inspector (SI) of Bihar police was suspended after he allegedly slapped a woman performer, and manhandled the organiser during a late-night Durga Puja event in Begusarai... Read More


BJP to start counter drive against Oppn from today

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a 15-day campaign, "Loktantra Bachao, Bheedtantra Hatao" (Save Democracy, Remove Mobocracy), from October 22 to November 5. The campaign ... Read More


Patna University teachers' body faces election crisis; office locked

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Uncertainty looms over Patna Un iversity Teachers' Association (PUTA) election, as a section of the outgoing office-bearers has allegedly locked its office as soon as the process for... Read More


JD(U) nominee leaves hosp as feud continues

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Janata Dal (United) legislator and chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar returned home Wednesday after a brief hospitalisation, determined to supervise the final stretch of campaigning for... Read More


Woman devotee dies after 9-day Navratri ritual

SUPAUL, Oct. 22 -- A 35- year- old woman devotee passed away on Wednesday morning after performing a rigorous nine-day-long Navratri ritual during which she lay down with a sacred urn known as Kalash ... Read More


16 injured during DurgaPuja celebrations in Bihar

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- At least 16 people were injured in two separate incidents during the Durga Puja celebrations in Bihar on Tuesday. The incidents involved a fire during a stage performance in Siwan an... Read More


PSG defeat Barcelona in Paris spectacle

Kolkata, Oct. 22 -- Civil unrest, not far from the Parc des Princes, didn't warrant calling off the Champions League night. The show, you see, must go on. With 40 combined attempts on goal, Paris St-G... Read More


Suma builds elite centre to shape shooting talent

Mumbai, Oct. 22 -- For an audience that comprised some of the tallest names in Indian shooting, Suma Shirur began the evening with a story of a young girl. One that travelled from Panvel to Dadar and ... Read More