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Days after Lalu’s offer, comes a snub from Nitish

Patna, Jan 5 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday snubbed the RJD, headed by his arch-rival Lalu Prasad, stating that he had forged alliances “by mistake” with the opposition party which “did nothing” while in power. The JD(U) supremo made the remark days after Prasad, a former CM himself, had claimed that the RJD was keeping its “doors open” for the former ally, who is now back in the BJP-led NDA. Talking to reporters in the north Bihar district of Muzaffarpur, as part of a state-wide Pragati Yatra, Kumar said, “Those who were in power before us… did

No benefit with PM Modi sending ‘chadar’ to Ajmer Dargah: Owaisi

Hyderabad, Jan 4 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that there is no benefit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi sending a ‘chadar’ to Ajmer Dargah and that the government should take steps to stop claims being filed in courts disputing the existing mosques or Dargahs. The message behind sending the ‘chadar’ is that the government takes care of those who keep faith in the mosques. However, the BJP and Sangh Parivar people are going to courts stating that Khwaja Ajmeri Dargah is not a Dargah as was their argument with some mosques, he told reporters here. The real

Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington will receive the highest US civilian honor

WASHINGTON, January 4, 2025 (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor on Saturday in a White House ceremony. President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science. The White House said the recipients have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.” Four medals are to be awarded posthumously. They

No payments required for incorrect water bills; will waive them after elections: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday (January 4, 2025) promised to waive the “inflated” water bills received by people in Delhi if his party returns to power in the upcoming Assembly polls in the national capital next month. In a press conference here, Mr. Kejriwal said that people were “distressed” due to water bills worth thousands and lakhs of rupees being sent to them by the Delhi Jal Board. He alleged that the inflated water bills started arriving after he went to jail and urged people not to pay those bills. “I have said this

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