Odisha women panel visits Bengal's Durgapur to meet gang rape victim

IANS | October 13, 2025 3:14 PM

Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) A three-member team of the Odisha State Commission for Women led by Chairperson Sovana Mohanty, on Monday, visited Durgapur in West Bengal to enquire about the health condition of the Odia medical student, who was gangraped by miscreants in the neighbouring state last week.

Awadhesh Prasad backs Akhilesh Yadav after he calls Yogi Adityanath an 'Infiltrator'

IANS | October 13, 2025 2:37 PM

Ayodhya, Oct 13 (IANS) A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav likened Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to an "infiltrator", saying he is from Uttarakhand and should be sent back to his home state, SP MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday backed his party leader, stating that the condition of the state has worsened under Yogi’s leadership.

NDA leaders confident of 'Pandava coalition' returning to power in Bihar

IANS | October 13, 2025 12:38 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally announced seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, several leaders from the coalition expressed confidence in securing victory, asserting that the "five Pandava coalition" would once again form the government in the state.

We will form a front and contest Bihar elections: Om Prakash Rajbhar on NDA seat-sharing arrangements

IANS | October 13, 2025 12:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Expressing strong displeasure over NDA seat-sharing arrangements for Bihar Assembly elections, the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday claimed that the state BJP leaders were misleading the central leadership. He accused the BJP state unit of 'conspiring' to sideline its allies ahead of the upcoming elections.