Patna: Amid speculations over the deputy chief minister's post in the new Bihar government, incumbent Sushil Kumar Modi said on Sunday that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar have given him a lot in his political career.
Sydney: Indian cricketers had their first full-fledged net session on Sunday with the squad members training simultaneously for both red and white ball formats during the day.
Chandigarh: Haryana's first woman MP and former Puducherry Lt Governor Chandrawati passed away on Sunday. She was 92.
Kanpur (UP): A six-year-old girl was killed on Diwali night in Uttar Pradesh's Ghatampur, allegedly by those practicing black magic, police said on Sunday.
Moscow: The president of Azerbaijan has promised that Christian churches will be protected when the strongly Muslim country takes possession of areas formerly controlled by Armenians.
Mungeli (C'garh): In a suspected suicide case, a 55-year-old woman district judge was found hanging at her official residence in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district on Sunday, police said.
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday met Governor Phagu Chauhan, after being unanimously elected as the leader of the NDA, and staked a claim for the formation of the new government in the state.
New Delhi: The Delhi Fire Service received 205 calls related to fire incidents on Diwali, slightly less than the last year, officials said on Sunday.
Patna: Countdown for the formation of a new government began here on Sunday with a meeting of the NDA underway at the official residence of Nitish Kumar who is set to return as Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive term.
Thiruvananthapuram: 'Jail-made' Hawai chappal will soon be available in your next-door shop or market in Kerala as a central prison here has started manufacturing the rubber slippers now.
