EC to announce Bihar poll schedule today

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Bihar legislative assembly polls on Monday. IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh......

Bihar records highest-ever 65% turnout in first phase of polls

In the "highest ever" voter turnout in Bihar, nearly 65 percent of 3.75 crore electors exercised their franchise on Thursday across 121 constituencies in the first phase of the assembly elections,......

2025: Modi's Busiest Foreign Travel Year In A Decade

The PM's overseas visits in 2025 picked up sharply after May, particularly following Operation Sindoor. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met at the White House,......

'Educated Youth Voted RJD, Uneducated Youth Voted JD-U'

'When you compare Bihar's poverty from its earlier times, then there is a huge difference. Things have improved a lot. And migration has played an important role in reducing poverty.' IMAGE:......

Bihar Now Among Top 10 Investor States!

Bihar is now among the top 10 states in terms of investor base, surging past better-off states like Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab. Kindly note the image has been published only for representational......

How PM Mudra Loans Are Reshaping India's Economy

By democratising access to finance, empowering women and marginalised groups, and adapting to India's diverse regional landscapes, PMMY has helped fortify the country's grassroots growth engines,......

Bihar Aquaponics Farm Blazes A Trail

'Aquaponics can effectively cushion the impact of a calamity like COVID.'Sudhir Kumar reports. All photographs: Kind courtesy Krishak Farms Every day the father-son duo would look rather wistfully......

'Corruption Is No Longer A Bad Word'

'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.' IMAGE: Nana Patekar and Rekha in Yatra. In the......

'There Was Something Beautiful About The Two People'

'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.' IMAGE: Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Homebound. In the summer of 2020, Basharat Peer, who was......

'I Adopted A Cat To Understand Motherhood'

'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.' IMAGE: Mia Maelzer in Stolen. Mia Maelzer plays Jhumpa,......

The E-Rickshaw Driver Who Won Big On KBC

'Since I got married, I've seen him watch KBC all the time.''We never have songs or movies playing on our TV; it's always general knowledge and current affairs.' IMAGE: Paras Mani Singh with......

Vijay Hazare: Bihar cricketer tests positive for COVID-19

IMAGE: The Bihar team is placed in Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group C and is playing all its league games in Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI The Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic one-day tournament has seen......

Paralympics: Sharad's silver lining for Ukrainian coach

IMAGE: Silver medallist Sharad Kumar celebrates on the podium. Photographs: Umit Bektas/Reuters Para high jumper Sharad Kumar has not met his Ukrainian coach Nikitin Yevhen for more than two years......