Vote for bright future of Bihar, to protect your right to vote: Priyanka
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday urged the people of Bihar to vote for jobs, education, health, a bright future for the state, and to protect their right to vote.
The Congress general secretary made the remarks in a post on X soon after polling began for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly election.
"My dear brothers, sisters, mothers, and youth of Bihar! Today is the day to decide your future with your own hands. Come out in large numbers and participate in this grand festival of democracy," Priyanka Gandhi said in her post in Hindi.
"Vote for jobs, education, health, a bright future for Bihar, and to protect your democracy, the Constitution, and your right to vote," she said.
Voting began for 121 seats in Bihar in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday morning, amid tight security arrangements, an official said.
The polling commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.
In the first phase, a total of 3.75 crore voters will decide the electoral fate of 1,314 candidates, including top leaders such as INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary of the BJP.
बिहार के मेरे प्यारे भाइयों, बहनों, माताओं एवं युवाओं! आज अपने हाथों से अपना भविष्य तय करने का दिन है। बड़ी संख्या में निकलकर लोकतंत्र के महापर्व में हिस्सा लीजिए। नौकरी, शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य एवं बिहार के उज्ज्वल भविष्य के लिए, अपने लोकतंत्र, संविधान व वोट के अधिकार की रक्षा के लिए…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 6, 2025
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
VIDEO | Beijing: On second day of bilateral talks, US President Donald Trump (@POTUS) thanks Chinese President Xi Jinping for 'incredible' China trip.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 15, 2026
Trump says, "Thank you very much. This has been an incredible visit. I think a lot of good has come of it. We've made some… pic.twitter.com/7A7lbEzLdC
