“Mujra, mutton, machhali, mangalsutra, musalmaan, mandir,” RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav carefully picked up the words starting with ‘M’ (ma in Hindi) earlier used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and threw them back at him for “whining all the time”. The crowd at the election rally in Bihar’s Ara burst out in laughter. Tejashwi’s joke had … Read more
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav speaks to the media in New Delhi on March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leaders held talks on Tuesday to sort out the differences that have emerged between the two allies over the seat-sharing arrangements in Bihar. The much-awaited meeting took … Read more
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses his supporters during âJan Vishwas Yatraâ, in Sitamarhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Out of power due to the sudden switch of Nitish Kumarâs Janata Dal (United) to the BJP-led NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has hit the ground with his Jan Vishwas Yatra (peopleâs trust journey) ahead … Read more
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 11 slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his statement in Parliament terming the Opposition block I.N.D.I.A. as “ghamandia (arrogant)”. The Bihar CM claimed that in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be finished. Mr. Modi in … Read more
The ED, after the searches, said it seized “unaccounted cash” of ₹1 crore and detected proceeds of crime worth ₹600 crore. | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday recorded the statement of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Ragini Yadav in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs in railways scam, … Read more
The ICMR noted that about half of all patients admitted with severe acute respiratory infections and patients walking into clinics were found to be afflicted with Influenza A H3N2. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. Rising cases of cough and fever linked to Influenza subtype A H3N2: ICMR Rising cases of intense … Read more
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday took a swipe at the Centre over the survey at the BBC offices and alleged that the BJP is misusing the Central agencies and also attempting to make India a country of Nathuram Godse. The RJD … Read more
All but one of the five MLAs of the AIMIM in Bihar on Wednesday joined the RJD, making it the largest party in the 243-strong assembly, a development hailed by the leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav as “strengthening of secular forces” in the NDA-ruled state. Yadav, who is now the RJD‘s de facto leader, … Read more
Democracy in India is a global public good and Indians are the only people who have managed democracy at an unparalleled scale, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday as he participated at an ‘Ideas for India’ conference in London. Gandhi, who is in the UK, also posted pictures on Twitter from the event in … Read more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that “it will not take long” before work began on a state-level caste-based census, which he has agreed to after inability expressed by the Centre to conduct the same on a national level. Talking to reporters the chief minister said he had also made this known to … Read more