THIS state is prohibiting the manufacturing, sale, and bursting of all types of sound and light-emitting firecrackers in the state ahead of Diwali, which falls on October 20.

Nagma Mohamed Mallick, a 1991-batch Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS), has been named the next Ambassador of India to Japan. Mallick, who is presently posted as Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, is expected to “take up the assignment shortly”, said the government.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate from Marhaura and Bhojpuri actress Seema Singh’s nomination has been cancelled by the returning officer ahead of the Bihar elections 2025. Why was the nominations cancelled?