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There is neck-to-neck competition between the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar with the former having an edge as it is predicted to win between 108 and 131 seats, the IANS CVoter Exit Polls predicted on Saturday. ....

The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered imposition of a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the national capital region or any other city or town across the country where the average ambient air quality from November 9-10 to the midnight of November 30-December 1 falls under the 'poor' and above category. ....

Voting is over for all the three phases for the 243-seat Bihar assembly and everybody is eagerly waiting the results to be declared on November 10. Meanwhile, many candidates are bowing before the Almighty to seek divine blessings before the results. ....

After Congress leader Udit Raj blamed the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the negative results of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesday contradicted him by saying that EVMs are not to be blamed for electoral defeats. ....

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which has bagged five seats in Bihar Assembly elections, is eyeing the role of a kingmaker as the trends Tuesday night shows that the state is heading for a cliff-hanger. ....

It was a strategic failure on the part of the Congress to have remained assured of the support from the Muslim community during the Bihar Assembly elections. As made evident by the results, the Congress' lack of work in the ground made it lose heavily, especially in the Seemanchal region, say party leaders. ....

Five months after multiple teachers were found to be working in government schools in Uttar Pradesh, using the identity and documents of one Anamika Shukla, a similar scam has emerged again in the state. ....

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday congratulated Nitish Kumar on his coalition's success in the Bihar Assembly polls. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that reforms in the taxation system had made the country move from tax terrorism to tax transparency. ....

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away on Sunday and the medical board at the Kolkata hospital where he was for over a month announced the news. He was 85. ....