Impressive turnout at Tejashwi’s Jan Vishwas Yatra in Bihar

Impressive turnout at Tejashwi’s Jan Vishwas Yatra in Bihar

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses his supporters during ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’, in Sitamarhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Out of power due to the sudden switch of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) to the BJP-led NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has hit the ground with his Jan Vishwas Yatra (people’s trust journey) ahead … Read more

Nitish Kumar returning to NDA will have no impact on Opposition INDIA bloc: Jairam Ramesh

Nitish Kumar returning to NDA will have no impact on Opposition INDIA bloc: Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: – A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ditched the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ to return to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on January 29 claimed that the JD(U) supremo’s exit will have “absolutely no impact” on the Opposition bloc INDIA. Interacting with reporters … Read more

Bihar Investor Summit | Delegates from 16 countries to attend

Bihar Investor Summit | Delegates from 16 countries to attend

Industries Minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth. File Representatives from 16 countries including the U.S., Taiwan, Japan and Germany will attend the Bihar Business Connect-2023, a global investors summit, commencing in Patna on December 12. Also read: Bihar woos investors with road shows, attempts to ‘change perception about State’ Industries Minister Samir Kumar Mahaseth said a total … Read more

In the Bihar Assembly, 32% legislators are OBCs; 24% belong to the General Category; EBC and Muslim legislators together number fewer than 20%

In the Bihar Assembly, 32% legislators are OBCs; 24% belong to the General Category; EBC and Muslim legislators together number fewer than 20%

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leaves after the Winter session of the state Assembly, in Patna, on November 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI In the current Bihar Assembly, the number of legislators from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and the General Category are greater by about five percentage points and 10 percentage points, respectively, … Read more

Not much progress in INDIA bloc, Congress more interested in State polls: Nitish Kumar

Not much progress in INDIA bloc, Congress more interested in State polls: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses an event in Patna on November 02, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed the Congress Party for the Opposition bloc Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) losing steam as. “The Congress party seemed to be more interested in assembly elections in the … Read more

Morning Digest | India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; Pragyan rover confirms sulphur at Moon’s south pole, and more

Morning Digest | India lodges ‘strong protest’ with China over new map; Pragyan rover confirms sulphur at Moon’s south pole, and more

Rollout of rover of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 from the lander to the lunar surface, as observed by Lander Imager Camera. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India protests China’s map claiming Indian territory, MEA says it ‘complicates’ border resolution India has lodged a “strong protest” with China over the publication of a new map that was released … Read more

Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to … Read more

Morning Digest | Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at World Championships in javelin; Amit Shah urges police to adopt soft stance on tribal, student unrest; and more

Morning Digest | Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at World Championships in javelin; Amit Shah urges police to adopt soft stance on tribal, student unrest; and more

Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra of Team India celebrates with their gold medal on the podium after the Men’s Javelin Throw Final during day nine of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 27, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Neeraj emerges the king of the javelin Olympic … Read more

BJP leaders target Nitish Kumar over video of ambulance being ‘stopped’ for his cavalcade

BJP leaders target Nitish Kumar over video of ambulance being ‘stopped’ for his cavalcade

The BJP has slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over “VIP culture” in the State after a video clip emerged on social media in which an ambulance carrying a patient was purportedly stopped when his cavalcade was passing through Marine Drive in Patna. Mr. Kumar, along with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, was inspecting … Read more

‘Name change’ of park in Patna sparks row

‘Name change’ of park in Patna sparks row

A park in Patna said to be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has now become the cause of controversy. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department of the Bihar government, which revamped the ‘Coconut Park’ and inaugurated it on Monday, of removing the late leader’s … Read more