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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
TopicPatna

Topic: Patna

Five get life imprisonment for 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts

The five accused are also facing trial in 2013 Patna blasts, which killed six people and left 80 injured. 

CJI must act and resolve the crisis of faith in judiciary: Ex-chief justice of Patna HC

Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari says CJI must not give anyone reason to complain, not only judges and lawyers, even litigants must not be able to raise doubts.

PM’s Varanasi catchment takes Union Cabinet by storm

Each of the five MPs along the 300-km highway corridor on either side of Varanasi is now a Union minister.

Mumbai shanghaied to Patna

You cannot deny that demolitions are inhuman, and reasonable rehabilitation is a fair demand. But should there be no punishment for anybody for allowing encroachments in the first place?

On Camera

A vicious pest is teaching Americans a lesson on why global cooperation matters

The screwworm has breached the biological wall established in Panama over decades. The pest is relentlessly marching northwards—helped by Trump’s flailing foreign policy.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.