Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigns from legislative council ahead of Rajya Sabha entry | India News

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned from the legislative council, days after securing a berth in the Rajya Sabha, marking quiet but consequential shift in Bihar politics.For Bihar’s longest-serving chief minister, the move signals more than a routine transition, it hints at the closing … Read more

Bengal SIR: Portal for voter appeals live, but no word on offline route | India News

The Election Commission portal for appeals from Bengal voters against exclusion from supplementary lists went live on Sunday, but there was no clarity on how to apply offline – a gap officials admit could disenfranchise large numbers unable to go online, report Poulami Roy Banerjee and Kaushik Pradhan.Nineteen judicial tribunals have been set up to … Read more

Nitish Kumar to resign from Bihar legislative council tomorrow | India News

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will resign from the state legislative council on Monday.JD(U) MLA Anant Kumar Singh confirmed the move, saying, “Yes, he is doing so. Everyone wanted the same (that he should not resign from the CM post), but he did not agree.”This comes days after Nitish Kumar was elected to … Read more

‘Big thanks’: 6,000 PNG users surrendered their LPG connections, says govt | India News

NEW DELHI: 6,000 piped natural gas (PNG) users have surrendered their Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections as of Saturday, a govt official said on Sunday. “6000 PNG consumers surrendered their LPG till yesterday! A big thanks to them!!” said the secretary, ministry of petroleum and natural gas Neeraj Mittal on X. Watch Jag Vasant LPG … Read more

‘Risking Indian lives’: PM Modi slams Congress for making ‘dangerous’ remarks amid Middle East crisis | India News

PM Modi slams Congress for making ‘dangerous’ remarks amid Middle East crisis NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre is working to ensure the ongoing war in the Middle East has minimal impact on India and that the safety of Indians in conflict-hit regions remains the government’s top priority, while accusing … Read more

S. Korea, Japan conduct joint rescue operation for missing Indonesian crewman for 2nd day

The South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards on Saturday continued to carry out a joint rescue operation for an Indonesian crewman who went missing near the South’s easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this week, officials said, AzerNEWS reports, citing Yonhap. The 20-something crewman who had been on a fishing vessel fell into seas some 195 … Read more

Indonesia becomes first in Southeast Asia to ban social media for kids

Indonesia began enforcing on Saturday nationwide restrictions on social media usage for children aged under 16, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to do so amid global efforts to curb cyberbullying and internet addiction, AzerNEWS reports, citing Arab News. Around 70 million people are under the age of 16 in Indonesia, where concerns over … Read more

Vijaypat Singhania, ‘The Complete Man’, passes away | India News

Former Raymond chairman Vijaypat Singhania, a corporate titan and record-setting aviator who embodied his brand’s famous tagline, ‘The Complete Man’, died in Mumbai on Saturday evening. He was 87. He was admitted on Friday following a decline in his health due to age-related illness. He will be cremated on Sunday at Chandanwadi crematorium. Hailing from … Read more

15 lakh Bengal voters in limbo due to missing e-signatures | India News

KOLKATA: Judicial officers have disposed of 37 lakh “under-adjudication” voter cases in Bengal, but only 22 lakh names appear across two supplementary electoral rolls, leaving about 15 lakh cases unaccounted for due to missing e-signatures.EC published a third list late Saturday, but there was no clarity on the number of names listed. An EC official … Read more