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NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reissued summons to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in connection with a land-for-jobs money laundering case on Saturday. Yadav is slated to appear before the central agency on January 5. Earlier, Yadav was scheduled to appear before the ED on December 22. The Deputy CM dismissed the […]

Sub Inspector (SI) lost his life, while another officer sustained severe injuries after liquor smugglers attacked the police team.

A video has surfaced online in which a group of men can be seen beating a Dalit women with stick.

NEW DELHI: In a surprising turn of events, the INDIA alliance faced internal divisions as members criticised the Lok Sabha’s decision to expel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra. Accusations surrounding the compromise of Moitra’s Lok Sabha login credentials in exchange for questioning business magnate Gautam Adani’s conglomerate raised tensions within the alliance. However, counter to […]

US singer slams Bihar CM for ‘vulgar’ remarks on women, urges women to run for office

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s sexist remarks on women and population control have sparked outrage and condemnation from various quarters. His apology is not enough to undo the damage and disrespect caused by his vulgar and misogynistic language. He should be held accountable for his words and actions, and set an example of dignity and decorum in public life. Sexist remarks have no place in our political discourse or in any sphere of public life.

NEW DELHI: In a surprising turn of events in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made a statement on Tuesday that has sparked a heated debate within the state and the country. During a discussion on caste-based census in the assembly, Nitish Kumar claimed that when a man gets married, he engages in […]

KOLKATA: The National Commission for Women has submitted a letter to the Bihar assembly speaker, Awadh Bihari Choudhary, demanding the expungement of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s sexist comments on women, on Wednesday.  “The Commission strongly condemns and protests the use of such derogatory, vulgar statement made by persons holding responsible position which shows extreme disrespect […]

NEW DELHI: The recent sexist statements made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the Vidhan Sabha have stirred a nationwide controversy and drawn sharp criticism from the National Commission for Women (NCW). Nitish Kumar’s comments, where he linked women’s education and fertility to the country’s population, have been described as regressive and insensitive to […]

NEW DELHI: In a recent assembly debate, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his intention to enhance the reservation quota in the state to 65 per cent. This proposal encompasses a broader spectrum of categories, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Extremely Backward Classes, specifically for government jobs and […]