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Political turmoil in Bihar: Nitish to resign; JDU-BJP govt expected

Kumar will tender his resignation on Sunday, sources also suggest that a JD(U)-BJP alliance will take oath on Sunday at 4 pm.

Nitish calls emergency meeting, BJP’s state chief leaves for Delhi

NEW DELHI: Bihar is witnessing heightened activities and a surge in tensions between the Janata Dal United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Against the backdrop of the Grand Alliance government’s internal strife, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an urgent meeting with senior JDU leaders at his […]

INDIA meeting on Dec 17, reveals Lalu Prasad Yadav

NEW DELHI: As some of the more prolific leaders of the INDIA bloc elected to skip the December 6 meeting, former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav revealed that the meeting has been rescheduled to December 17. While talking to the media, Lalu said, “The meeting will happen on December 17 and we will see […]

Nitish Kumar proposes increasing reservation in Bihar to 65 per cent

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 […]

Phate Bahadur Singh’s question on goddess Durga’s role raises eyebrows

NEW DELHI: Bihar’s RJD MLA Phate Bahadur Singh has hurt Hindu sentiments by making controversial statements regarding Goddess Durga. The RJD legislator from Dehri in Bihar’s Rohtas district has gone on to say that the revered Goddess in Hindu traditions is ‘a mythical concept and a fabricated story.’ The RJD legislator did not stop there and […]

Congress’ caste census push puts its Kerala unit in a bind

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress’ push for a national caste-based censor has met with its first major opposition – from Kerala. One of its traditional upper-caste influential support groups has vowed to oppose the proposal tooth and nail. The Nair Service Society (NSS), one of the most prominent community associations in Kerala which has always favored the Congress […]

Opposition thinks govt is hiding something on special parliament session

NEW DELHI: Members of the United India bloc think the Modi government has not revealed the full agenda of the special parliament session starting Monday and asserts that the real motive remains hidden. Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have sought parliamentary transparency regarding the five-day special session. Earlier this week, […]

Bihar VVIP culture: Convict Lalu has DSP as umbrella-man; murders rock state

A DSP in Bihar faces backlash for holding umbrella

Tej Pratap renames Patna’s Atal park as ‘coconut park’; BJP fumed

The decision has attracted criticism from BJP leaders

In Taliban-style punishment, Bihar man flogs wife for adultery

Despite his servants' confession, the accused is yet to be arrested by Bihar police