Tejashwi Yadav, who failed to dislodge the Nitish Kumar-BJP government in Bihar but managed to take his party to single-largest status with a high-voltage campaign, said today that the mandate was in his favour and he was the winner even if someone else was in the Chief Minister’s chair. The opposition leader also alleged fraud in the counting of postal ballots and demanded a recount, flagging narrow margins in 20 seats. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar used money, muscle power and trickery but could not stop this 31-year-old. They could not stop the RJD from becoming the single-largest…
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A telephone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president-elect Joe Biden will happen “in due course” at a mutually convenient time, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday. Statements issued by Biden’s transition team over the past two days said the president-elect had so far spoken on the phone with the leaders of France, Germany, Ireland, the UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Responding to a question at the weekly news briefing on a call between Modi and Biden, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said it would “happen in due course at a mutually convenient time”. He noted…
The tremendous victory of Congress in the by-election in Marwahi assembly seat of Chhattisgarh has brought many messages. Firstly, the Marwahi seat has now lost its status as a stronghold of the Ajit Jogi family. Second, the Bharatiya Janata Party could not make Bhupesh Sarkar’s two-year functioning an issue. Perhaps this is the reason why BJP’s election campaign in Marwahi never showed aggressively. The third and biggest message of the result of Marwahi is that it has strengthened the political status of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Raipur to Delhi. If we talk about the Chief Ministers of non-NDA parties, then Bhupesh has emerged as…
India’s mobile phone manufacturer Micromax unveiled its IN Note 1 and In 1b smartphones at an online event. Both these smartphones have been brought in the budget segment. Pre-booking will be started from November 10 for Micromax IN Note 1 and Micromax In 1b. Interested customers will be able to pre-book these phones from 12 noon on Flipkart. However, at the launch event, the company had informed that the sale of phones will be from November 24. Talking about the price, the variant of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage of IN Note 1 is priced at Rs 10,999, while variants with…
IPL 2020 is done and dusted. The Indian Team has now embarked on nearly two-month-long Australia tour from Dubai in specially designed PPE kits on Wednesday night. The squad led by Virat Kohli is all set to play 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 4 Tests. The three ODIs will be played on November 27, 29, and December 2 at Sydney Cricket Ground and at the Manuka Oval in Canberra respectively. The first T20I will also be played in Canberra on December 4 and the rest two on December 6 and 8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The first Test set to be…
Bhupesh Baghel has sent best wishes to the families of the martyred soldiers on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali. Home Minister Shri Tamradhwaj Sahu today reached the house of martyr Shri Amit Nayak of Durg district and met his family members and conveyed the message of Chief Minister and wished him a happy Diwali festival. On this occasion, Inspector General of Durg Range Shri Vivekananda Sinha and Additional Superintendent of Police Shri Rohit Jha were also present. It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has sent auspicious wishes to the families of the martyred soldiers on the auspicious occasion…
Today, Shaheed Veer Narayan Shram Annan Daal Bhat Kendra was launched in Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhavan here. On this occasion, guests enjoyed the food prepared at Dal Bhat Center. Today, Dal-Bhat, Potato Monge vegetable, Tomato Chutney was made in Dal Bhat Center. Bananas and apples were also distributed. On this occasion, the Minister duo Mr. Shivkumar Dahria, Mr. Kavasi Lakhma, MLA Dharsinwa Mrs. Anita Sharma, Chief Secretary Mr. R.P. The public representatives including the board tasted the hot food prepared at the center.
The PUBG Corporation says it plans to launch a new PUBG Mobile game in India, after being banned in the country in September due to the mobile app’s links to China’s Tencent. At the time of its ban, the game was India’s top downloaded title, with some 50 million users. The South Korean developer said it would create a new Indian subsidiary to oversee the title, and that the game would “maximize data security and cater to local preferences.” The company also pledged to invest $100 million in the Indian “gaming, esports, entertainment, and IT industries,” though it offered no date for when the game might…
The long-standing dispute between India and China is now coming to the fore. It has started with China’s decision before Diwali. Actually, the Chinese army has agreed to retreat in Pangong. It is known that there has been tension between China and India since the violent clash in June and the Chinese army moved 8 km west of the LoC last 6 months ago, but now the Chinese army is ready to move into PLA Finger 8 is. According to official sources, China has agreed to go back with tanks and ammunition. Although sources say that no agreement has been reached in this matter,…
The Delhi government has decided to ban community Chhath Puja celebrations near the ghats to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday. “In the view of safety and to avoid crowd gathering amid the pandemic, we have decided to ban community Chhath Puja celebrations near the ghats this year. The officials have been directed to take strict action against people not following COVID-19 protocols,” Jain told reporters here. The COVID-19 cases have rapidly increased in national capital and touched a new peak by crossing 8,000 positive cases in the past 24 hours. It recorded 8,593…