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Why Nitish Kumar May Move To Rajya Sabha, And Who Can Replace Him
- Mar 05, 2026 09:54 am IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Around 11 am today, Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar will likely file nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the curtains down on his two-decade journey as Bihar Chief Minister.
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Gold, Silver Rise In International Markets, Check Price In Your City
- Mar 05, 2026 08:06 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
According to the Bullions website, gold in India is currently quoted at Rs 1,62,100 per 10 grams, while silver stands at Rs 2,66,360 per kg.
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"Baseless": India Rejects Report Claiming US Using Its Ports For Iran Strikes
- Mar 05, 2026 07:59 am IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
A video of former US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor has gone viral, in which he suggested that the US was using Indian naval bases to attack Iran.
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Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty Open In Green After Wall Street Gains
- Mar 05, 2026 06:54 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex was at 79,443, up 327 points or 0.41%. Nifty rallied 100 points at the open.
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BJP Begins Final Candidate Screening For Assam Assembly Polls: Himanta Sarma
- Mar 05, 2026 05:52 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday ceremonially distributed appointment letters to newly selected Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers and other allied service candidates at the Damodardeva International Auditorium in Panjabari, Guwahati.
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Vinod Tawde, Ramdas Athawale On BJP List For Maharashtra Rajya Sabha Polls
- Mar 05, 2026 01:43 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The ruling BJP separately named four candidates, including its general secretary Vinod Tawde and Union minister Ramdas Athawale, for the biennial polls, nominations for which will close on March 5.
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More Criticism From Rohit Pawar After Probe Report On Ajit Pawar Plane Crash
- Mar 04, 2026 23:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
Rohit Pawar, grandson of veteran political leader Sharad Pawar and MLA of his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, has continued his criticism of the investigation into the VSR aircraft accident in which his uncle Ajit Pawar died
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After Weeks Of Sparring, Congress Settles For 28 Seats In Tamil Nadu
- Mar 04, 2026 23:17 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The Congress has sealed its seat-sharing deal with Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, bringing an end to weeks of high-pitched bargaining and public sparring,
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How Sharad Pawar Became Maharashtra Opposition's Rajya Sabha Candidate: Inside Story
- Mar 04, 2026 22:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Sharad Pawar, who expressed wishes to contest the election on the eleventh hour has been announced the opposition's joint candidate and the Shiv Sena, which wanted the seat for one of its own, has revoked its claim
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DMK's Sharp Attack At Centre After Hindi Board At Tamil Nadu Railway Office
- Mar 04, 2026 19:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Vijayagopal Muralidharan
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has accused the BJP-led Union Government of crossing limits in its attempts to impose Hindi, saying the naming of the Regional Railway office entrance in Hindi reflects a "disgusting form of Hindi imposition".
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Sharad Pawar Opposition's Pick For Its Lone Maharashtra Rajya Sabha Seat
- Mar 04, 2026 19:00 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Sharad Pawar Opposition's Pick For Its Lone Maharashtra Rajya Sabha Seat
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Rupee Falls To All-Time Low Of 92.16 Against US Dollar Amid Middle East War
- Mar 04, 2026 17:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The rupee slumped 67 paise to close at an all-time low of 92.16 against US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by spiking crude oil prices in the wake of the Iran crisis.
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Nitish Kumar To Quit As Bihar Chief Minister, Move To Rajya Sabha: Sources
- Mar 04, 2026 17:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti, Prabhakar Kumar, Akhilesh Sharma
The move to shift Kumar has been anticipated since before the 2025 assembly elections. But action was not taken given Kumar's illustrious track record.
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Buses, Taxis, Trucks Go Off Roads As Maharashtra Transport Strike Begins Tomorrow
- Mar 04, 2026 16:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
The agitation is not limited to heavy trucks; it encompasses a broad coalition of school buses, private tourist buses, tempos, taxis, and autorickshaws, signaling a total shutdown of the state's transport machinery.
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Maharashtra Minister Vs Ex-Cop Over Alleged Plan To Jail Bal Thackeray
- Mar 04, 2026 16:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Jitendra Dixit
In his biography Troubleshooter, Raghuvanshi has alleged that this incident took place during his tenure in the Special Task Force.
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Why India Has Never Bought American Fighter Jets
- Mar 04, 2026 15:47 pm IST
- Shiv Aroor
Look at the skies over Iran right now. Almost every fighter aircraft you're seeing in those skies, at some point in the last 20 years, has been offered to India.
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600 Units, 4 Lakh Workers: The Iran War Impact On Gujarat Tiles Industry
- Mar 04, 2026 15:26 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
As the war in the Middle East drags on, the ceramic tile industry in Gujarat's Morbi is staring at a massive crisis
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Expert's Caution As India Faces Possible Gas Crunch After Qatar Halts Production
- Mar 04, 2026 15:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
QatarEnergy -- which suspended LNG production earlier this week -- is a key supplier for the Indian importer.