A link to Bihar’s infamous fodder scam: Why BJP replaced Abhishek Kumar Sinha for Bankipur byelection
The Bihar politics on Friday witnessed an abrupt development after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Abhishek Kumar Sinha, popularly known as ‘Bunty’, withdrew his candidature from the Bankipur byelection race. And just moments after that, the saffron party declared that Neeraj Kumar Sinha will be its new candidate for the bypoll, which was necessitated after BJP national president Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha.
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AAP claims ‘engineered defection’ as 16 breakaway councillors merge with BJP ahead of MCD polls
16 councillors of the Indraprastha Vikas Party (IVP), a breakaway faction of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on Friday in the presence of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra.
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In a first, Uttar Pradesh government appoints district panchayat chairperson as administrators
The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to appoint the existing chairpersons of all 75 district panchayats as administrators after their tenure completes, allowing them to continue in the office till fresh panchayat elections are held in the state. The development comes just a day before the existing tenures of the district panchayat chairpersons ends.
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Super-sub Mikel Merino scores late as Spain beat Belgium 2-1 for semis spot, who will they play next?
Spain booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals after substitute Mikel Merino struck late to secure a 2-1 victory over Belgium in a hard-fought quarter-final in the early hours of Saturday. The win set up a last-four meeting with France in Dallas.
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Trump reveals backup plan in response to Iran’s assassination plot: ‘Bomb them like never before’
US President Donald Trump has claimed that he has left instructions for the United States to launch an unprecedented military response against Iran if Tehran succeeds in assassinating him, saying the country would be “bombed at levels that they’ve never seen before.”
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Why China’s ambitious dam project on Brahmaputra is facing natural threat and raised alarms in Beijing
China has invested a substantial amount into its mega hydropower project on the Tsangpo river, called the Brahmaputra in India, in Tibet, but its geologists have warned that the proposed site is atop an ‘active fault line’, which could trigger earthquakes and landslides, ultimately affecting the infrastructure’s ‘integrity’.
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Central Railway cancels 30 trains on Mumbai-Pune corridor till July 17; check list
The Central Railway has cancelled 30 long-distance and intercity train services until July 17 after multiple landslides damaged the Mumbai-Pune rail corridor in the Bhor Ghat section, severely disrupting operations. Officials said torrential rainfall on July 6 triggered several landslides between Karjat and Lonavala stations, mainly near Thakurwadi and Monkey Hill, damaging all three railway lines. Although restoration work is being carried out on a war footing, difficult terrain, continuous rain and hazardous working conditions have delayed the full resumption of services.
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Several injured as BEST bus rams into 14 vehicles in Mumbai’s Andheri Paschim
Several injured as BEST bus rams into 14 vehicles in Mumbai’s Andheri Paschim
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OPINION | Gangs of Lawrence Bishnoi: How did FBI expose the nexus?
Gangsters sitting inside Indian jails have been ordering targeted killings, making extortions across continents and carrying on with drug smuggling with impunity. This has been revealed in three chargesheets filed by US Department of Justice for the FBI in American courts.
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Mustafizur Rahman ruled out of action for four weeks due to hamstring muscle tear
In a major blow for Bangladesh cricket, the side’s star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been ruled out of action for four weeks after sustaining a grade 1 hamstring tear and meniscal degeneration in his right knee. It is worth noting that due to his injury, Rahman will be missing the remainder of Bangladesh’s ongoing tour of Zimbabwe.
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