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Munda’s copter ‘20 years old’
The seven-seater, twin-engine Agusta 109 copter on lease from Aryan Aviation had taken off from Ranchi at 11 am with Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda, his wife Meera and others for Kharsawan, wher
JD-U, BJP clash again on PM post
The barely veiled competition between Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar for the PM’s post brought Bihar’s ruling NDA allies — the BJP and JD(U) — on a fresh collision course on Monday following Bihar’s centenary celebrations in Gujarat a day before.
Bihar leaders get threat calls, SMSes
Criminals in Bihar are fearlessly threatening MPs, MLAs and other politicians even as the state’s JD(U)-BJP government claims to have restored the rule of law. Four latest incidents, on top of a statewide surge in crime, have added to the government’s embarrassments.
Lalu attacks Nitish on Modi handshake
In a major bid to explore fresh political space and reclaim lost ground in Bihar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday seized the latest public outcry over an incident of alleged police excesses and virtually declared a war on the Nitish Kumar-led government.
Rabri speaks out from the shadows
The dominant public perception about Rabri Devi, former Bihar chief minister and wife of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, may still be that of a semi-literate traditional housewife with a mind lurking in the shadow of her husband’s worldview.
Rajya Sabha polls: J’khand allies snub Gadkari
Jharkhand’s political crisis arising from a severely-fractured Assembly struggling for the Rajya Sabha polls deepened on Monday as the BJP-led coalition government’s two allies — the JMM and the AJSU — snubbed BJP national president Nitin Gadkari’s invitation for a meeting in Delhi.
Rajya Sabha poll: Cong, BJP woo allies with bypoll bait
With three candidates in the fray for Jharkhand’s upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for two vacant berths and no party having the winning numbers, the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress are now using the forthcoming Assembly bypoll for Hatia to win over their sulking allies.
Nitish yatra faces protests
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s ongoing Seva Ya-tra tour of Bihar has been accompanied by public protests virtually at every event on its route since it began with hype and hope 10 days ago. The protests have left the ruling JD(U) wary and introspective.
For Lalu Yadav, family first, then politics
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is currently very busy with work other than politics. The former Bihar strongman is apparently in a hurry to settle his pressing family responsibilities in order to meet his upcoming political and judicial challenges.
Mother kills Patna girl in cold blood
In a sensational honour killing incident in Patna, an educated middle-aged Muslim woman has unrepentantly confessed to have killed her own teenage daughter, a biotechnology student, for marrying a “su
