Bihar: Flight operations commence at Darbhanga airport

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday attended a blood donation camp organised by the BJP Yuva Morcha in Patna on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday as part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan'.

"You must have noticed that over 45 lakh people in Bihar are suffering due to devastating floods; they have no food or clean water, and lives are being lost. Yet the government has made no proper arrangements for them. Instead, on the Prime Minister's birthday, a staggering 100 crore rupees, drawn from the state's already depleted treasury, is being squandered merely on lighting lamps," Yadav told reporters.

Addressing international semiconductor leaders, he urged equipment and component manufacturers to invest heavily in the nation's rapidly expanding high-tech ecosystem. PM Modi noted that strengthening India’s footprint in critical technology is essential at a time when global supply chains face extreme disruptions and strategic weaponisation.

A landslide occurred at Lingding in Tadong, Gangtok, around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, partially damaging a house and disrupting road connectivity in the area following heavy rainfall in Sikkim.

A case has been registered against six individuals, including two railway police personnel, for allegedly subjecting a 22-year-old woman to repeated sexual assault, intimidation, and wrongful confinement across multiple locations in Karnataka, police said here on Thursday.