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Patna, August 24 Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha announced his resignation on the floor of the House on Wednesday after an emotionally charged speech in which he expressed anguish over the no-confidence motion moved against him by the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’. Sinha, who belongs to the BJP which now stands…

New Delhi, August 24 Amid a political slugfest, the AAP Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making efforts to topple the Delhi government “by hook or by crook”, claiming that the BJP approached its four MLAs with an offer of Rs 20 crore to join the saffron party. The…

New Delhi, August 24 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed on Wednesday that the BJP had approached four of its legislators in Delhi, asking them to switch sides and join the saffron party or else face “false cases, the CBI and the ED”. Addressing a press conference here, AAP’s national…

New Delhi/Patna, August 24 The CBI on Wednesday morning started a search operation on the premises of several RJD leaders in Bihar in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam that took place when Lalu Prasad was the railway minister, officials said. The search operation comes on a day when Bihar…

New Delhi/Patna, August 24 The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches at 25 locations, including at an under-construction mall in Gurugram believed to being built by a firm owned by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam, officials said. The searches are being carried…

New York, August 24 A 29-year-old Indian-American woman hiker, who got swept away in a flash flood last week at the Zion National Park in the US state of Utah, has been found dead, according to a senior official from the park. Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson, Arizona, went missing on…

Patna, August 24 Sparks are set to fly at the Bihar assembly on Wednesday when the BJP, now stripped of power and politically isolated, will try to hold its own against the mighty seven-party ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’. The special session is set to commence on a stormy note on account of…

Panaji, August 24 The post-mortem of the mortal remains of BJP leader Sonali Phogat would be conducted at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Wednesday to ascertain the exact cause of her death, an official said. Phogat (42), the BJP leader from Haryana who had found fame on…

Ranchi, August 24 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided multiple locations in Jharkhand on Wednesday as part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation into alleged illegal mining in the state, official sources said. The federal probe agency will cover 17-20 premises in the state as part of the operation. The searches were…

Washington, August 24 US President Joe Biden has appointed more than 130 Indian-Americans to key positions in his administration so far, the best representation from the community that makes up around one per cent of the American population. In doing so he has not only fulfilled his promise to the…

Hisar, August 23 The death of Sonali Phogat came as a shock to her family members and supporters in Hisar and on social media platforms today. Sonali was scheduled to return from Goa on August 25. Suspecting foul play in her death, her sisters, Reman and Rupesh, told mediapersons…

New Delhi, August 23The government on Tuesday terminated the services of three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers after finding them blameworthy for the accidental firing of a BrahMos missile from a base near Ambala on March 9. The missile had landed in an open field in Pakistan.Brahmos landed in PakistanMarch…

amp; PTINew Delhi, August 23The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing a plea challenging the grant of remission by the Gujarat Government to 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.A Bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar took note…

amp; PTINew Delhi, August 23The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing a plea challenging the grant of remission by the Gujarat Government to 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.A Bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar took note…

Ferozepur, August 23 Preventing another attempt by Pakistan-based operatives to smuggle sophisticated firearms into Indian territory using drones ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, the BSF on Tuesday seized a cache of assault weapons and ammunition in the Ferozepur sector. Security up for opening of hospitals …