Upendra Kushwaha

"The move of Upendra Kushwaha was pre-planned. It was scripted by BJP. Those who abuse Nitish Kumar are getting higher positions," Umesh Kushwaha said

After the separation of the Janata Dal-United from the National Democratic Alliance in August 2022, the BJP targeted the weak links of the party to hurt the vote bank of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

After forming a new political party in Bihar, Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday said that he will start the Virasat Bachao Naman Yatra in the state from February 28

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi heads the GoM to look into revenue shortfall after the GST roll-out

BJP Rajya Sabha member and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday said that Upendra Kushwaha's quitting the JD-U is not a normal incident

Addressing a press conference here, he said that the decision was taken after the two day meeting of his supporters in Sinha Library here

Upendra Kushwaha and state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have been at loggerheads ever since the latter announced that Tejashwi Yadav will lead the Mahagathbandhan in the 2025 Assembly election

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Kushwaha retorted saying that he could not leave the party without his share in the 'paternal property'

"Poster" politics in Bihar is a regular affair and every party is uses it as a tool to target leaders of opposing parties as well as within the party

Janata Dal (United) leader Upendra Kushwaha

"Can't you see how successful this ban is? It's a chain between the suppliers and the consumers, and if the sale of liquor is stopped in Bihar, its consumption will also stop," the he said

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Amid buzz that former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may join hands again, following their recent meeting, the RLSP chief downplayed the speculations as premature guesswork

All is not well in the Grand Alliance
in poll-bound Bihar, its key constituent Rashtriya Lok Samata  Party asserted and dropped ample hints that a possibility of exit from the opposition coalition

Rashtriya Lok Samata Party President Upendra Kushwaha said the Grand Alliance in Bihar should begin process of distribution of seats among its parties soon

Here is a quick primer on where he stands in Bihar

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha thanks Congress president Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad for welcoming him to the UPA.

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A senior RLSP leader said talks between his party and the UPA constituents are almost final.

Mercurial RLSP leader Nagamani echoed the prevailing mood on the eve of the meeting with a cryptic remark, "There will be a big explosion in a day or two

Stocks to watch on Thursday, September 28 2023: Telecom stocks too may see some action after Trai data for July showed considerable new subscriber additions for Jio and Airtel; and loss of market shar

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Closing Bell on September 28, 2023: 
Tech M, which sank 4 per cent, was the top laggard on the benchmarks after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to 'underweight'

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Vedanta Ltd.'s parent, Vedanta Resources, will remain the holding company, the people said. Deliberations are ongoing and no final decisions on the structure or timing of the de-merger have been made

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As markets anticipate inclusion of the debt in other indexes, including the Bloomberg Global Aggregate, the flows could rise to $50 billion by the end of next year

ICICI Bank

RBI says widening due to higher trade deficit, lower surplus in net services and decline in private transfer receipts

current account deficit

It should be used to improve ESG parameters, analyse vulnerability, and build appropriate tools for supervision and regulation

Sustainability Report

Why ITC threw down the gauntlet with the demerger of its hotels business

The Indian duo won the match in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in just 1:04 minutes at the HOC Tennis Centre

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The government on Monday cleared exports of 75,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to the UAE through National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL).
Though there is a ban on rice exports, India is shipping rice to friendly and neighbouring countries on their request to meet their food security demands.
"Export of 75,000 MT of Non-Basmati White Rice (under HS code 1006 30 90) to UAE is permitted through NCEL, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
Earlier, the government permitted the export of broken rice to Senegal (5 lakh tonnes), Gambia (5 lakh tonnes), Indonesia (2 lakh tonnes), Mali (1 lakh tonnes), and Bhutan (48,804 tonnes).
The government has also allowed exports of non-basmati rice to Bhutan (79,000 tonnes), Mauritius (14,000 tonnes) and Singapore (50,000 tonnes) through the NCEL.
On September 9 last year, the government banned the export of broken rice to check rising retail prices and boost domestic supply.
On July 20, it banned exports of .

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Stimac took to X and mentioned that the players slept in airports and then completed recovery sessions at a park in China before taking part in the event

Asian Games 2023

International credit agency Moody's Investors Service has made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar without citing any evidence, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Monday.
The UIDAI issued a strong rebuttal to Moody's Investors Service which claimed that the Aadhaar system often results in service denials and the reliability of biometric technologies, especially for manual labourers, in hot and humid climates is questionable.
"A certain investor service has, without citing any evidence or basis, made sweeping assertions against Aadhaar, the most trusted digital ID in the world. Over the last decade, over a billion Indians have expressed their trust in Aadhaar by using it to authenticate themselves over 100 billion times," the UIDAI said in a statement.
The unique id Aadhaar's custodian said that the report in question does not cite either primary or secondary data or research in support of the opinions presented in it.
"The investor service did not make any

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Weak demand, global slowdown add to their woes

Crude oil

Availability of scrap is going to be challenging as more than 60 countries have either banned or are in the process of banning scrap exports, Steel Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha said.
The secretary also highlighted the lower usage of scrap in steel making in India and said that the usage is not meeting the government's expectations for bringing carbon emissions down.
The government has been pushing domestic players to increase the share of scrap in steel manufacturing.
"Unlike the Western countries, India's scrap usage in steel making is lower. India had availability of around 25 to 27 MT of scrap and going forward this number will certainly go up, but not as much we would like to for our carbon emissions to come down," Sinha said on Thursday.
The availability of scrap is going to be challenging as over 60 countries have either banned or are in the process of banning the export of scrap, he said addressing the 'mjunction Indian Steel Markets' conference here.
Another issue, Sinha 

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As many as 16,372 people have died in various natural calamities in Odisha in the last five years, Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi informed the assembly on Thursday.
In reply to a question from BJP MLA Kusum Tete, Marndi said 16,372 people have died in natural calamities such as cyclone, lightning strike, fire accident, boat capsize, drowning, flood, heatwave, whirlwind, heavy rain and snakebite from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
While 7,874 people drowned, 5,219 died due to snakebites and lightning strikes killed 2,058 people in Odisha in the last five years, he said.
Similarly, 759 people died in fire accidents, 140 in cyclones, 46 in boat capsize incidents, 73 in floods, 141 due to heatwaves, while whirlwinds and heavy rain accounted for 31 deaths each.
As per the statement of the minister, Mayurbhanj district has registered the highest number of 1,444 disaster deaths during the period, followed by Ganjam (1,162), Balasore (1,139) and Keonjhar (1,115). Boudh reported the lowest 

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Supercross India Pvt Ltd, the parent firm of CEAT Indian Supercross Racing League, on Thursday said it plans to invest Rs 150 crore in the next three years.
The investment will be towards creating racing infrastructure, grassroots development and ensuring that world-class events across India are held in the next three years, the company said in a statement.
"This financial commitment will empower us to implement state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure, ensuring that our league stands head and shoulders above all other global Supercross events," Supercross India Pvt Ltd co-founder and Director Veer Patel said.
CEAT Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL) is gearing up for its first season, which is set to take place in December 2023, the statement said.
Initially, it had planned to start the season in October but was pushed back due to a scheduling conflict with the ICC Cricket World Cup, it said, adding the first season of the league will have races at different venues, and

Upendra Kushwaha

BJP giving higher positions to leaders who abuse Nitish: Bihar JD-U chief

Kushwaha's exit may hurt Nitish as BJP goes fishing for JD-U weak links

Upendra Kushwaha to launch 'Virasat Bachao Naman Yatra' on Feb 28

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Kushwaha resigns from JDU, announces new party Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal

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Nitish asks Upendra Kushwaha to quit amid rumors of being in touch with BJP

Bihar politics: Upendra Kushwaha missing from JD-U posters in Patna

Liquor ban has not been successful in Bihar: JD (U) leader Upendra Kushwaha

Bihar: Nitish meets Kushwaha, sparking speculation on RLSP-JD(U) reunion

All not well in Grand Alliance, says RLSP; Kushwaha hints at possible exit

Bihar elections: Ready to give up traditional seats for allies, says RLSP

Upendra Kushwaha: The Bihar leader who jumped ship for greener pastures

Kushwaha joins UPA at Congress HQ, welcoming party is of ex-Congress rivals

Upendra Kushwaha may join UPA on Thursday after his party dumps BJP

All eyes will be on RLSP's meet as Kushwaha set to make big announcement