By the time Rahul Gandhi reaches Bihar, nearly half of voter forms would’ve been collected: JD(U) leader

IANS | July 8, 2025 1:09 PM

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Patna on Wednesday, July 9, to join the statewide bandh called by Opposition parties in protest against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. However, JD-U’s National Spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad has dismissed these concerns of the Opposition parties and termed the protests as 'political theatrics'.

Train-school van collision: CM Stalin announces compensation

IANS | July 8, 2025 11:39 AM

Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin extended his condolences and announced financial aid to the families affected by the tragic train-van collision that killed two schoolchildren and injured several others near Semmanguppam in Cuddalore district.