Mangal Pandey

About Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey

Senior BJP leader and minister (fielded from Siwan in BJP’s lists); a frontline BJP campaigner in the region.
Pandey is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Bihar has served as the state's Health Minister and is a member of the Bihar Legislative Council. He was also the BJP Bihar state president from 2013 to 2017.
 
There have been political speculations that BJP might consider Mangal Pandey as a future Chief Ministerial candidate, as suggested by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, although the official NDA stance is to continue with Nitish Kumar as their CM candidate for the 2025 elections.

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Anthropic says it blocked AI use linked to biological weapons research

Anthropic has disclosed five cases in which researchers used its Claude AI models for work that could support biological weapons development, including research involving viruses, toxins

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 3:33 PM IST

Anthropic says it blocked AI use linked to biological weapons research

Anthropic has disclosed five cases in which researchers used its Claude AI models for work that could support biological weapons development, including research involving viruses, toxins

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 3:26 PM IST

Anthropic says it blocked AI use linked to biological weapons research

Anthropic has disclosed five cases in which researchers used its Claude AI models for work that could support biological weapons development, including research involving viruses, toxins

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 3:21 PM IST

Brics Summit 2026 agenda: India-China bilateral meeting among key events

Hosted by India under its 2026 Brics chairship, the two-day summit will mark the culmination of India's year-long leadership of the grouping

Updated On: 11 Sep 2026 | 11:06 AM IST

Manipal Payment IPO: Analysts say 'subscribe' for listing gains; GMP at 10%

Manipal Payment IPO review: Analysts have recommended a 'Subscribe' rating on the issue for listing gains. The current GMP stands at 10 per cent.

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 6:04 PM IST

Home entertainment and the quiet return of listening with purpose

Luxury home entertainment is shifting from showcasing expensive equipment to creating personalised spaces where technology, music and memories seamlessly fit into everyday life

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 4:48 PM IST

News in brief global: From China's Long March 10B to NATO's new initiatives

Global defence developments include China's reusable rocket milestone, US space warfare capability, autonomous drones and Nato's industrial initiatives.

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 3:47 PM IST

K-nest Construction Tech Expands into DeepTech with Indigenous Construction Automation Technologies

Company brings robotics, 3D construction printing, human augmentation, precision sensing and automated high-rise construction systems into its technology portfolio

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 3:40 PM IST

LIV Golf at a crossroads after Saudi funding exit; what happens next?

LIV Golf is a professional men's golf league that was launched in 2022 with financial backing from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 3:15 PM IST

Jio Payment Solutions launches cross-border payments for Indian exporters

The Jio Financial Services Limited subsidiary said the launch follows authorisation from the RBI to operate as a Payment Aggregator for Cross-Border transactions

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 3:00 PM IST

Maharashtra readies India's first land tokenisation framework: Fadnavis

Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, Fadnavis said the proposed legislation would create a legal framework for the blockchain-based tokenisation of land and other immovable assets

Updated On: 10 Sep 2026 | 3:00 PM IST

Stock Market LIVE: Sensex stuck in range, down 400 pts; Nifty below 23,550; defence shares fall

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Wednesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap were trading 0.49 per cent and 0.3 per cent lower, respectively

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 2:43 PM IST

Coforge chairman resigns after internal audit flags disclosure gaps

The resignation followed concerns identified in an internal audit review over the handling and disclosure of information relating to the board evaluation report

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 1:46 PM IST

Biocon share price rises 3% after block deal, Pertuzumab deal in Brazil

According to data compiled by Bloomberg, around 16.6 million shares of Biocon changed hands on the BSE in a single pre-market block trade.

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 1:24 PM IST

Adani Airport Holdings to raise ₹9,825 crore from global investors

Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock-managed funds will collectively acquire 5.54 per cent in AAHL, valuing the airport operator at about $18 billion pre-money

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 1:05 PM IST

Chennai Petroleum, MRPL, Oil India rise up to 5% as crude price nears $100

Analyst said that the current rally in upstream oil and refining companies is primarily driven by elevated crude oil prices.

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 12:52 PM IST

Delhi Airport opens Pier C for international flights ahead of Brics Summit

The converted Terminal 3 pier will raise Delhi Airport's annual international passenger-handling capacity by 50 per cent to 31 million once fully operational

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 12:35 PM IST

Why Air India's funding call has come under political scrutiny in Singapore

Air India's reported $1.5 billion funding request from Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines has triggered political scrutiny in Singapore over Temasek's indirect exposure to the Indian carrier

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 11:52 AM IST

How AI agent risks are moving from developer sandboxes to consumers

Meta's reported Hatch tests show how AI-agent risks change when systems can access real accounts and take action, shifting the security challenge from access to permissions and control

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 10:23 AM IST

ICC WTC Points Table: Aus, Ind, Eng, Pak positions; qualification scenario

Pakistan continues to trail at the bottom of the WTC 2025-27 points table with just two wins from eight matches in the ongoing cycle

Updated On: 09 Sep 2026 | 1:12 AM IST