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“Listen, Bihar is not a BIMARU state”. This message was sent on Friday to Narendra Modi and his lieutenant Amit Shah by none else but Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The two leaders from Gujarat have a habit of deprecating Bihar and describe it as a state with no hope under Nitish, whenever they visit the state. Bihar is among the five poorest states in India, with around 33% of the population below the poverty line. Lack of employment opportunities implied that the purchasing power of people has not improved. Bihar’s human development index continues to be at the lowest since the 1990s.

ILO has moved one step closer to social justice and decent work by adopting a proposal to establish a Global Coalition for Social Justice in the ongoing 349th Session (30 October – 9 November, 2023) of its Governing Body at Geneva, Switzerland. It is just a beginning, and the Coalition will have the major tasks to accomplish which includes bringing together ILO tripartite constituent – Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations for concrete actions aiming at social justice and decent work for all.

A failure by Russia to fulfil its commitment of 300,000 barrels per day of voluntary cut in crude exports as per the understanding with OPEC is likely to cause friction between Moscow and Saudi Arabia, the prime driver of the cartel’s supply control strategy to shore up crude prices.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has, once again, lived up to its reputation of being a trail blazer. The State has shown the way to defeat determined attempts to disturb communal harmony, a hallmark of the State.

The perception of Qatar’s indelible connections to terrorism persists. As a foreign policy expert succinctly put it: “From a distance, Doha...is becoming synonymous with hosting groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Taliban”.

Unlikely to be remembered widely on his birth anniversary on November4 is a strange paradox for a man who is part of the immortal triumvirate of Bengali filmdom. But then Ritwik Ghatak whose name is taken on the same breath as Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen couldn't care less.

New Delhi: Head coach of Indian football team Igor Stimac, on Friday shortlisted 28 players for the first two matches of Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification.

Chandigarh: Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh carded four-under 68 in round two, to hold on to his overnight lead at the INR 1.5 crore Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational being played at the Chandigarh Golf Club.

New Delhi: Hockey India on Friday announced award Rs 10.00 lakhs to each Member Unit that won medals at the Hockey India National Championships held throughout the year 2023.

Never before in the history of parliamentary functioning the prolocutor of any legislative panel has come under such blistering criticism of character assassination and misogynistic perversion as Vinod Kumar Sonkar, the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee.