NEW DELHI: The anti-incumbency wave against several sitting MLAs seems to have played a major role as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shortlisted 71 candidates out of its 101 allotted seats for the upcoming Bihar elections.In Patna alone, the BJP replaced three out of six sitting MLAs and gave a chance to fresh faces. The...

A smart, automated ration distribution project, designed by the faculty members of Excel Public School in the city in a bid to reform the Public Distribution System (PDS), has won the first prize at the recently held ‘My Mysuru Ideathon: Ideas for Future’. Mahesh M.B. and Sudhakar L., faculty members of Excel Public School, came...

The Pune civic body has decided to clean all drainage lines in the city, covering 2,515 km and 142,463 chambers, using high-capacity suction and jetting machines with water recycling facilities, eliminating the need for human intervention and reducing risks to labourers’ lives—at a cost of Rs 81.35 crore over seven years. The blockage of sewage...

A shocking new development in the case of a senior Haryana IPS officer’s suicide, as an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) has now also died by suicide in Rohtak. The deceased ASI, Sandeep Kumar, was part of a team investigating corruption allegations linked to the late IPS officer, Y Puran Kumar. In a video and a note...

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Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan (file) | Photo Credit: RK Nithin Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to his son is at the root of the “political understanding” between the CPI(M) and the BJP,...

Multi-billion dollar deals between AI firms and computer chipmakers are expected to strengthen top semiconductor equipment maker ASML’s outlook when it reports third-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Investors and analysts expect to see evidence that customers of the Dutch firm, such as TSMC and SK Hynix , are stepping up plans to expand capacity in 2026...

The focus is on the political fallout from the deaths of at least 22 children in Madhya Pradesh, linked to a contaminated cough syrup manufactured by Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals. Congress MP Karthi Chidambaram has questioned the DMK-led government in Tamil Nadu, of which his party is an ally, demanding accountability. Chidambaram stated, ‘It is...