Bank holiday on January 15: January brings with it a series of festivals and events, and many are wondering whether January 15 is a bank holiday or not. It is therefore advisable to check the bank holiday calendar if a branch visit is on your to-do list.Missing a holiday can quickly turn a simple bank…
NEW DELHI: With the state of Assam set to go to assembly polls next year, political sparring between the BJP and Congress has intensified, with both sides staking claim to a clear win in the 2026 showdown. ‘If only Assamese people vote…’: Gogoi targets BJP Speaking to reporters in Dhubri, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said…
PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will resign Monday to clear the way for a new NDA govt, a senior JD(U) functionary said Saturday. Nitish is expected to chair the last cabinet meeting of the outgoing govt, then head to Raj Bhavan to submit his resignation to the governor.After returning, he will attend JD(U)’s meeting of…
NEW DELHI: Posters featuring Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar — with the caption “Tiger abhi zinda hai” — appeared outside the party office on Thursday, a day before the assembly election results.Former Bihar minister and JD(U) leader Ranjit Sinha put out a poster that read, “Protector of Dalits, Mahadalits, backward classes, upper castes, and minorities…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls for the Bihar Assembly elections are set to be released after the second and final phase of the “mother of all polls” concludes on Tuesday. All eyes will be on whether the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be able to retain power or if the Mahagathbandhan will emerge victorious.Ahead…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday made a big charge against Narendra Modi, claiming that he became the prime minister by “stealing elections”. He vowed to expose the truth to the Gen Z, saying that he had “a lot of material”.“We have a lot of material. We will carry…
NEW DELHI: In Bihar’s charged election season, everyone wants to be a ‘Jan Nayak’.When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the NDA’s campaign earlier this month by visiting Karpoori Gram, the native village of socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, and paying floral tribute at his memorial, it was more than a symbolic gesture. It was the first…
NEW DELHI: With NDA and Mahagathbandhan engaged in a game of one-upmanship, Bihar’s weak fiscal situation is set to turn precarious no matter which alliance wins the assembly polls on November 14. Bihar is already in the category of worst-performing states, fiscally, along with Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Assam. Prohibition, in force for almost a…