‘Birth-based ruling class’: Dynasts lead candidate lists in Bihar elections; old families still call the shots | India News

Samrat Chaudhary, Tejashwi Yadav NEW DELHI: Bihar has long been a paradox in Indian politics, a land that has nurtured some of the country’s most powerful democratic movements, yet one where political inheritance continues to define power. The state’s political imagination remains alive and restless, but its electoral field is still crowded with familiar surnames…

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‘A fantastic effort’: Rohit Sharma lauds young India pacer despite ODI series defeat | Cricket News

Harshit Rana celebrates with teammates after dismissing Mitchell Owen of Australia. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Senior opener Rohit Sharma played a commanding role in India’s nine-wicket victory over Australia in the third ODI, posting an unbeaten 121 to anchor the chase of 237 runs at a packed Sydney Cricket Ground. Rohit shared an unbroken 168-run…

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Pan-India SIR: EC to hold presser on Monday evening; may appoint volunteers for Bengal | India News

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India is set to hold a presser on October 27 to announce pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list, PTI reported citing officials. The poll body might also employ volunteers to assist booth-level officers (BLOs) during a probable special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Although full…

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ICICI Securities has ‘good news’ for India’s two biggest telecom companies, Reliance Jio and Airtel

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are poised to nearly double their returns on capital by 2028, as network spending falls below depreciation costs, unlocking robust cash flows after 15 years of heavy infrastructure investment, according to a new report by ICICI Securities. The report highlights that both telecom giants are entering a “value creation zone,”…

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Telecom department to Elon Musk’s Starlink: Only Indian nationals should operate gateway stations till …

Elon Musk’s Starlink reportedly plans to set up gateway earth stations across India. According to a report in Economic Times, these gateway stations will be set up at nine places across India, including Mumbai, Noida, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Lucknow. Quotng sources the report says that the Elon Musk-owned company is readying infrastructure ahead of the…

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