RJD woos Muslims, Taslimuddin back
Working hard to regain the support of Bihar’s Muslims, the RJD on Tuesday welcomed back prominent Muslim leader and former Union minister Mohammed Taslimuddin, who had quit the party and joined the ruling JD(U) over two years ago.
JD-U rally today to be webcast
In a first in Bihar’s long list of political rallies, the ruling JD(U)’s ambitious Adhikar rally on Sunday will be webcast live as the regional party is keen to spread its message across the country and even farther to the NRIs interested in Bihar.
Power reforms begin in Bihar
Long-awaited reforms in Bihar’s power sector took effect on Thursday with the unbundling of the state electricity board into five separate companies to take specific care of generation, transmission a
JD-U books 4 trains, 20K buses for rally
With Bihar’s ruling JD(U) having booked four trains and about 20,000 buses to bring people from across the state for its Adhikar rally to display the regional party’s strength, capital Patna is set to
‘Slain’ Bihar boy surfaces at Delhi mall
The amazing appearance on Monday of a missing Bihar schoolboy, whose assumed murder and the subsequent police indifference sparked off violent protests leading to police firing causing two people’s de
Nitish: JD-U, BJP will contest together in Bihar
Bihar chief minister and JD(U) stalwart Nitish Kumar on Monday finally demystified his “all 40 seats in Bihar” statements made during his ongoing state-wide tour, saying he actually meant the seats co
Madhubani: Arson, vandalism continue
Vandalism and arson continued in Bihar’s Madhubani district for the second consecutive day on Saturday even as a flustered state government transferred top officials and ordered a judicial probe into alleged police inaction after a student’s murder and Friday’s firing on protesters that killed two youths.
Surgeon, friends rape patient for 12 days
A college girl undergoing a surgery at a private clinic in Patna was allegedly gangraped for about 12 days by the senior surgeon and his friends and then abandoned at a nearby railway station, where s
‘Kashmir issue needs deft approach’
India’s engagement with the Kashmir crisis in the face of continuing cross-border terrorism and jehadi fanaticism needs stronger resolve both at the political and military levels along with psychologi
Chair thrown at Nitish at rally
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday narrowly escaped being hit by a plastic chair thrown at him by a man in the audience at a public meeting the JD(U) stalwart was going to address.