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Harsh Malhotra slams Tejashwi Yadav's govt job promise

Union Minister Harsh Malhotra on Friday criticised Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's promise of providing government jobs to every household in Bihar if voted to power, urging the opposition to first recall the state's "Jungle Raj from 20 years earlier."

2025-10-10T12:36:26.652874+00:00 IST

Harpal Cheema demands judicial probe into IPS officer's suicide

Advocate and Finance Minister of Punjab, Harpal Singh Cheema, on Friday demanded an independent judicial probe into the alleged suicide of Dalit IPS officer Puran Kumar.

2025-10-10T12:35:21.740778+00:00 IST

Loot of sacred shrines goes back 10-20 years: Kerala BJP Prez

Reacting to the Sabarimala alleged gold theft case, Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday claimed that the loot of sacred shrines in the state goes back 10-20 years. He demanded that an independent central investigation be launched into the activities of the Devaswom board and the alleged loot of all the temples of Kerala.

2025-10-10T12:15:14.173571+00:00 IST

Court reserves order on Chaitanyanand Saraswati seizure memo plea

The Patiala House Court on Friday reserved an order on Chaitanyanand Saraswati's plea for the supply of a copy of the seizure memo linked with the molestation case.

2025-10-10T12:03:49.032031+00:00 IST

TN Health Secy Senthil Kumar over cough syrup deaths in MP

The Health Secretary's statement came after Madhya Pradesh Police arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals from Tamil Nadu, in connection with the deaths of 20 children in the state, allegedly caused by the consumption of Coldrif cough syrup manufactured by the company.

2025-10-10T11:53:53.511212+00:00 IST

“Congress gives oxygen to Pak in information war": Sambit Patra

Launching a sharp attack on the Congress, BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Friday accused the party's communication head Jairam Ramesh of spreading misinformation to "give oxygen to Pakistan in the information war."

2025-10-10T11:41:56.377050+00:00 IST

Karur stampede case: Supreme Court reserves order on pleas

Following submissions made by all parties, a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria asked the Tamil Nadu government to file a counter affidavit in response to pleas filed on behalf of the victims before reserving its decision.

2025-10-10T11:36:03.283901+00:00 IST

JDU leader Neeraj Kumar discusses NDA seat sharing in Bihar

Kumar said that all five parties in the NDA share a unified commitment to bring back Nitish Kumar as Bihar's Chief Minister in 2025. He further stated that no dissatisfaction exists among the alliance members regarding the seat-sharing arrangement, which will be finalised soon.

2025-10-10T11:05:37.848037+00:00 IST

“Muslims will become biggest community in Assam”: Assam CM

"When the census in Assam will conduct and when the census report will publish, the Miya Muslim population in Assam will be increased to 38 percent, write my words. If projection has been made, their (Muslim) population will be 38 percent of the total population of Assam and they will become the biggest community of Assam", he said to mediapersons in Dibrugarh, after attending the "Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan" (MMUA) program.

2025-10-10T09:27:25.259250+00:00 IST

Hari Sahni slams Tejashwi Yadav over his poll promise

Bihar Minister and BJP leader Hari Sahni on Friday questioned RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's promise of providing government jobs in every household, claiming that his party's government did not offer even one per cent jobs in Bihar.

2025-10-10T08:31:08.458571+00:00 IST

“Kings of lying”: BJP’s Tarun Chugh takes dig at RJD

The BJP leader pointed out the hypocrisy of the party which presided over the "jungle raaj" period in the state, and reaffirmed that it is the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which has brought the state to the path of development.

2025-10-10T08:25:34.212592+00:00 IST

Kharge slams PM Modi over Haryana IPS officer's suicide

Following the alleged suicide of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rising crime against Dalit and Adivasi people.

2025-10-10T08:23:19.422007+00:00 IST

“Wait a little,": Ashok Gehlot on Tejashwi Yadav’s job promise

Congress senior leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday asked to wait until the INDI alliance's manifesto before outlining the alliance's promises for the Bihar Assembly election.

2025-10-10T08:22:41.664320+00:00 IST

Nityanand Rai meets Chirag Paswan amid seat-sharing talks

Nityanand Rai stated to ANI, "Chirag Paswan is a Union Minister, and he has minced no words in saying what he has said. Everything is positive."

2025-10-10T07:59:31.866667+00:00 IST

Giriraj Singh Slams Tejashwi Over Job Guarantee Promise

Union Minister Giriraj Singh questioned RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, "Why didn't you do it in 15 years? What is your contribution? You say you gave jobs, where did you give them?... What did you do in the department you worked in?"

2025-10-10T07:44:45.880565+00:00 IST

“Let SIR happen first, then NRC will happen”: Rahul Sinha

"Let the SIR happen first, and then the NRC will happen. CM, rest assured, the SIR is not being done to delete the names of genuine voters. You gave shelter to Muslim infiltrators from Bangladesh and added the names of Rohingya Muslims to the voter list, people who have died have been added in voter list. This is the basis for your victory, and when the Election Commission interfered with this basis, you started shouting", Sinha told ANI here.

2025-10-10T07:35:35.368824+00:00 IST

RJD's Shakti Singh Yadav hails Tejashwi Yadav for job promise

Rashtriya Janata Dal's Shakti Singh Yadav lauded former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, for promising to enact a law ensuring government jobs for every state household, saying that such a decision can only be taken by someone who feels the pain of the people.

2025-10-10T06:57:59.688373+00:00 IST

“Talk going in positive manner”: Chirag Paswan on seat sharing

As Bharatiya Janata Dal (BJP) MP Nityanand Rai and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan are engaged in extensive talks over seat-sharing for Bihar Assembly elections, Paswan on Friday suggested that talks are moving forward in a "positive manner"

2025-10-10T06:57:08.936186+00:00 IST

RJD’s Prem Chand Gupta backs Tejashwi Yadav’s job promise

The statement follows Yadav's announcement on Thursday that, within 20 days of the formation of the Mahagathbandhan government, it will pass a law ensuring a government job for every household in Bihar.

2025-10-10T06:32:15.302128+00:00 IST

Trump reached half-century on claiming to stop Op Sindoor: Jairam

"President Trump, during his meeting with President Alexander Stubb of Finland, reached the half-century mark on his claim that he stopped Operation Sindoor using trade and tariffs as his brahmastra. In this, President Trump has been consistent, insistent, and persistent. And it won't be long before he scores a century", the party leader said on X.

2025-10-10T06:21:02.210579+00:00 IST

BJP Leader Sanjay Mayukh hits out at Tejashwi on job promise

BJP leader Sanjay Mayukh slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav after the announcement, claiming that government jobs would be available in every household in Bihar within 20 days of the government's formation.

2025-10-10T05:32:57.516526+00:00 IST