At Lalu Prasad’s ‘parivartan rally’ in Patna, his biggest political show since an RJD regime headed by his Rabri Devi was ousted from office in 2004-05, the ‘arrival’ of the two Lalu scions was perhaps the biggest breaking news.
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Three bridegrooms in Bihar returned home dejected in 24 hours after their brides turned them away as "unsuitable".
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s ‘extraordinarily courteous’ behaviour towards visiting Union finance minister P Chidambaram became a matter of much speculation among Congress leaders of Bihar on Saturday. Subhash Pathak reports.
In his recent letter to Nitish Kumar, Jairam Ramesh said Ram Kumar Thakur, through his organisation had raised the issue of corruption in the job scheme and in the Indira Awaas Yojana, which had led to an inquiry being ordered. HT reports.
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has called for “serious government response” and “monitoring at the highest level” in the cases of violent attacks on whistleblowers in Bihar. HT reports.
Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) today urged its national ally Bharatiya Janata Party not to be stubborn over the projection of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for the next general elections.
Bihar chief minister, it appears, has competition, so far as Bihar popularity stakes go. Ruchir Kumar reports.
Child prodigy Satyam Kumar, a resident of Bakhorapur under Barahara block of Bhojpur district, became the youngest boy to compete in the JEE preliminary examination. Prashant Ranjan reports.
The appearance of posters eulogising Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi at places where Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been visiting in the course of his ongoing ‘sewa yatra’ is proving to be a new irritant in the ties between the BJP and the JD(U). Rai Atul Krishna reports.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said in Patna today it was railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's personal call if he should resign in the wake of his nephew's arrest last week in corruption case related to his ministry. Anil Kumar reports.
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, joined Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a galaxy of other top leaders in wishing a speedy recovery to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who was suffered minor injuries in a freak mishap Friday night.
An 11-year-old dalit schoolgirl was brutally raped by her neighbour late on Friday night in Rohtas district of south-western Bihar, reports Prasun K Mishra.
BJP national spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain has been admitted to a hospital in Patna after he complained of chest pain.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad sustained injuries in his head and face when the windshield of his vehicle accidently broke while he was going to Raghopur in Vaishali district late on Friday evening. Anirban Guha Roy reports.