Migrant voters’ role in turnout spike likely in phase one of Bihar Assembly election

IANS | November 7, 2025 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Even as women voters in Bihar again joined in large numbers in the first phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly election 2025, participation from a significant number of migrants this year is also being considered among factors that could have led to a highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent on Thursday.

GST reforms, festive boost drive India’s auto sales to record high in Oct: Data

IANS | November 7, 2025 2:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) GST 2.0 reforms, 42-day festivities and rural resurgence came together to deliver record-breaking results for the automobile sector in the month of October at 4.02 million units, up 40.5 per cent year-on-year from 2.87 million in the same month last year, data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed on Friday.

Karnataka BJP accuses Cong of conspiring against 'Vande Mataram' since Independence

IANS | November 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the song 'Vande Mataram', a mass singing programme was organised on Friday morning at the BJP state office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru. The party accused the Congress of conspiring against 'Vande Mataram' since Independence, during the celebrations.