Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lead a nationwide campaign of town hall discussions starting in Kota on June 17, addressing issues like NEET paper leaks and youth unemployment. The initiative aims to unite students and affected youth to demand accountability for examination failures.
An Indian sailor, Patnala Suresh, was killed in a US strike near the Gulf of Oman. His wife, Bhargavi, recalls his last words promising a safe return. The strike targeted the MT Settebello, which the US claims was carrying Iranian oil and ignored warnings, a claim disputed by the vessel's managers. India has protested the attack and is working to repatriate the bodies of Suresh and two other Indian sailors killed.
Faisal Khan's (Khan Sir) coaching institute in Patna was vandalized and pelted with stones by individuals allegedly from a rival institute. Police are investigating the incident, which Khan Sir claims involved property damage, assault on his guard, and gunshots.
A security guard was injured in a firing incident outside Khan Sir's coaching institute in Patna. Police are investigating, with Khan Sir alleging a conspiracy by a rival coaching center due to his institute's popularity and low fees.
A security guard was injured and hospitalized after shots were fired outside Khan Sir's coaching institute in Patna, India. Authorities suspect a rivalry between coaching institute operators is the motive.
Patna police suspended two SHOs after a video showed gang supporters frisking officers before they could enter a house. The incident followed a clash where a criminal allegedly shot at a local leader, a supporter of MLA Anant Singh.
Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, Sikkim's first woman High Court judge, has been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium to be the next Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, succeeding the retiring incumbent.
A tragic accident on the IIT-Patna campus claimed the life of 21-year-old BTech student Sadasivuni Harshith Patnaik. While retrieving a cricket ball, he was electrocuted by a live electric pole. Harshith, a dual degree student at IIM Bombay, had returned to attend his batchmates' farewell. The institute expressed deep sorrow and is investigating the incident.
An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Patna made an emergency landing in Lucknow due to adverse weather conditions in Patna. The aircraft, carrying 180 passengers and six crew members, was diverted after being unable to receive landing clearance. The flight later departed for Patna once the weather improved.
In a heartbreaking incident in Patna, a young girl was reportedly the victim of a gang assault shortly after disembarking from a train. Misled by promises of assistance at Patna Junction, she found herself trapped and subjected to hours of torment in various locations.
Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has relocated to a new residence at 7 Circular Road in Patna, moving from the CM's official residence at 1 Anne Marg where he lived for nearly 20 years. The shift occurs as discussions about a potential Bihar Cabinet expansion intensify, with sources indicating it could take place between May 5 and May 10. Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary was among the first leaders to visit Kumar at his new home. In 2014, when Jitan Ram Manjhi was CM, Kumar had temporarily shifted to 7 Circular Road for about eight months.
Infosys announces a permanent 20-acre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, with capacity for 7,000 professionals. The IT services company has grown from 250 to 1,900 employees in two years, recruiting over 1,000 freshers and 500 lateral hires from the region, reflecting confidence in the local talent ecosystem.
The Bihar cabinet approved renaming Patna Zoo and a dairy technology institute, previously named after Sanjay Gandhi, and greenlit construction of four major roads, including two along the Ganga.
Google has begun construction on a $15 billion AI data centre hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh — one of the largest foreign direct investments in India's digital infrastructure. The project, led by Google Cloud in partnership with Adani Group and Bharti Airtel, will deliver 1 gigawatt of data centre capacity, subsea cable connectivity, fibre networks and clean energy infrastructure. IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged companies to manufacture servers in India and focus on sustainability.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has laid the foundation for the Google Cloud India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam. The project is part of a larger data centre initiative involving AdaniConneX and Airtel Nxtra, aiming to boost digital infrastructure and employment.
