A private trainer aircraft made an emergency landing on the national highway in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district after its windshield cracked mid-flight following a technical snag, police said on Friday.

BJP candidate Maithili Thakur on Friday reiterated her promise to rename Alinagar as Sitanagar if she wins the Alinagar Assembly seat in the ongoing Bihar Elections 2025.

The Congress on Friday alleged that Jawaharlal Nehru's immeasurable contributions to the making of modern India are sought to be "denied, denigrated, distorted, and demonised" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and asserted that India's first PM must and will survive this "assault "on his legacy.

Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Friday put an end to speculation over a possible change in leadership, confirming that Nitish Kumar will lead the NDA government if the alliance secures a majority.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered tributes to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.

Security forces carried out a controlled demolition at the Pulwama home of Dr Umar-un-Nabi, a key suspect in the Red Fort explosion earlier this week. Officials said the house was brought down using an improvised explosive device during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday as part of the ongoing investigation.

The counting of votes was underway on Friday morning for 243 assembly seats in Bihar, amid tight security arrangements. According to the Election Commission’s directions, postal ballot counting would begin first, and counting of EVMs will start at 8.30 am. The counting of votes polled in the two-phase elections commenced at 8 am across 46 centres in 38 districts

Patna: The Election Commission of India began the counting of votes in Bihar on Friday, starting with postal ballots.