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Rajya Sabha elections: BJP announces three candidates, including one Muslim

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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the names of its candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir, releasing the official list. Meanwhile, the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday announced the names of its three candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections and claimed that talks were underway with the Congress for the fourth seat. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Election Committee issued a press release on Sunday stating that the party has announced the names of candidates for three…

10,000-plus Runners Make UST Trivandrum Marathon 2025 an Event to Cherish

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Thiruvananthapuram, 12 October 2025: More than 10,000 runners transformed the Thiruvananthapuram cityscape into an incredible marathon track as they wholeheartedly participated in the second edition of the UST Trivandrum Marathon 2025 on Sunday, October 12. Organised by UST, a prominent AI and technology transformation solutions company, in collaboration with NEB Sports, the second iteration of the largest-ever marathon in the state capital turned out to be a major success, with celebrities joining the event. Led by actor-model-fitness enthusiast Milind Soman, who is also the brand ambassador to the event, Thiruvananthapuram…

Cricket’s new star! Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes the only cricketer included in TIME’s 100

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New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal has been selected for Team India’s Test series against the West Indies. However, even before the series begins, he has already made his name known. Time magazine has recognized the talent of this left-handed Indian opener. This prestigious American magazine has included Yashasvi in ​​its list of the world’s 100 most influential emerging figures. Interestingly, Jaiswal is the only cricketer not only in India but in the world to be included in this list. TIME magazine selected individuals from around the world for this list, whether they…

Kneeling down and apologizing! Mohsin Naqvi regrets the Asia Cup controversy

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New Delhi: Mohsin Naqvi, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief, the country’s Home Minister, and the President of the Asian Cricket Council, has finally capitulated to India. He has now apologized for the trophy drama and the accusations leveled against Indian players. After Pakistan’s defeat to the Indian team, Naqvi disappeared with the trophy. Following this, he was not only vilified globally but also criticized within Pakistan. Just a day earlier, Rajiv Shukla, representing India, had also reprimanded him. After losing to the Indian team, Pakistani players including captain Salman Ali Agha…

Chirag Paswan is still undecided on contesting the elections, saying, “First the seat is clear, then I will decide”

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Patna:  Lok Janshakti Party – Ram Vilas (LJP-R) president and Union Minister Chirag Paswan is yet to decide whether he will contest the Bihar assembly elections himself or not. Chirag Paswan has said that first the seat-sharing should be done as to which party got how many and which seats, then his party’s central parliamentary board will decide whether he should contest the elections or not. By saying ‘Bihar is calling’, Chirag had created an atmosphere of jumping into the race for the post of Chief Minister with Sankalp Sabhas…

Asaduddin Owaisi was asked, “What would you have done if you were the Prime Minister at the time of the Pahalgam attack?”

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New Delhi:  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that there was a golden opportunity to give a befitting reply to Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, but the central government ignored the sentiments of the nation by stalling the action. Speaking to reporters in Pune, Owaisi said, “As an Indian, I want to say that there was an opportunity to give a befitting reply to Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. I am surprised why the government stopped it. The atmosphere in the…

Bud and NxtGen Launch ‘M for Coding’, India’s Alternative to Claude Code

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Thiruvananthapuram: NxtGen, India’s sovereign cloud leader renowned for its secure, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure and a qualified cloud service provider for the India AI Mission, together with Bud Ecosystem, the innovator behind a hardware-agnostic generative AI Foundry, today announced M for Coding. Offered under NxtGen’s ‘M’GenAI platform and powered by Bud, the new AI-driven coding assistant positions itself as India’s affordable alternative to Claude Code, delivering frontier-grade performance at a fraction of the cost. By dramatically lowering the financial barrier to advanced coding assistance, M for Coding makes cutting-edge generative…

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed to speak at California State University Chico

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California State University-Chico (CSUC) is mobilizing a panel for having a meaningful conversation and finding common ground among diverse religions and denominations, starting November four. Termed as “Interreligious Reflections in Northern California”, it will be launched with “Jewish and Hindu reflections”, and will continue into future semesters covering other religions and denominations. Featured speakers in this maiden venture include distinguished global Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, Congregation Beth Israel Chico Rabbi Lisa Rappaport, CSUC Chair of Comparative Religion & Humanities Daniel Veidlinger, and CSUC Professor of Religious Studies Jed Wyrick. “We’ll…

Six leaders from the Gehlot-Pilot camp have joined the Congress party

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The Rajasthan Congress recently revoked the suspension of six leaders: Mewaram Jain, Balendu Singh Shekhawat, Sandeep Sharma, Balram Yadav, Arvind Damor, and Tejpal Mirdha, reinstating them into the party. These leaders were expelled for various reasons, including indiscipline, but the return of one of these leaders has caused a political upheaval in the state. The party’s decision is being seen as an attempt to strike a balance between the camps of former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot. However, some leaders have also faced opposition…

Those who call me B team, I was attacked and shot in the state of BJP itself: Asaduddin Owaisi

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Katihar: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday dismissed accusations that his party is the NDA’s “B-team” in Bihar, saying he had survived an attack a few years ago in the BJP-ruled state of Uttar Pradesh. Owaisi said that if he cannot find an alliance partner, his party will contest the upcoming assembly elections alone. Owaisi concluded his “Seemanchal Nyay Yatra” by addressing several public meetings in Katihar district. According to media reports, Owaisi said, “The so-called contractors of secularism allege that we are the BJP’s “B-team”…