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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren along with ministers and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) MLAs during the floor test in the State Assembly, in Ranchi, Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Hemant Soren wins confidence vote, accuses BJP of 'stoking civil war to win polls'

Walkout by BJP as chief minister alleges Himanta Biswas bid to 'purchase' MLAs

06 Sep 2022 7:43 AM

harkhand CM Hemant Soren with UPA MLAs leaves from the CM residence in a bus after a meeting, amid speculation of his disqualification, in Ranchi, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Hemant Soren ring-fences MLAs as BJP lurks

Jharkhand chief minister and 44 MLAs leave for picnic amid political crisis

28 Aug 2022 8:59 AM

The Mahagathbandhan of seven political parties led by chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday won the trust vote in the Bihar Assembly. (PTI)

Nitish wins vote, seeks 'united Opposition' to fight BJP in 2024 polls

160 votes in favour; BJP walks out, Speaker quits amid drama

25 Aug 2022 7:15 AM

A file photo of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presenting a bouquet to the State Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha during the Winter Session of the Assembly, in Patna. (PTI Photo)

Bihar Assembly speaker refuses to resign despite no-confidence motion

The no-confidence motion moved against him by 55 Mahagathbandan MLAs was based on false charges, says Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha

23 Aug 2022 11:40 PM

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Kartikeya Singh takes oath as Bihar Law Minister, in Patna. (Photo:PTI)

Bihar's new law minister has warrant against him?

BJP has alleged that Kartikeya Singh is close to criminal-turned-politician Anant Singh, who is serving a jail term

18 Aug 2022 7:13 AM

Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan administers the oath of the office to Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Yadav (JDU), Tej Pratap Yadav and Alok Mehta (RJD) and Afaque Alam (Congress) during a swearing-in ceremony of Bihar Cabinet Ministers at Raj Bhavan, in Patna, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Nitish inducts 31 new ministers; keeps home; RJD gets 16 berths

Tejashwi Yadav was given key portfolios like health, road construction, urban development and housing, and rural works

16 Aug 2022 1:21 PM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar interacts with the media, in Patna, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Nitish Kumar: I will try to unite Opposition, have no PM ambition

A section in the Opposition saying that 'no leader in the country has an image like Nitish and he can be made the PM’s face in 2024'

13 Aug 2022 6:51 AM

Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar with Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap, in Patna, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Kumar, Tuesday submitted his resignation from the post of Bihar's CM to Governor Phagu Chauhan. (PTI Photo)

Nitish dumps BJP, resigns as CM, to form new Bihar govt with RJD

Nitish claims support of seven political parties and 164 MLAs, Tejashwi to be deputy chief minister

10 Aug 2022 6:56 AM

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Nitish Kumar calls meet of MPs&MLAs today amid buzz on rift with BJP

The speculation of a split within the NDA was triggered after reports of Nitish speaking to Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the phone

09 Aug 2022 7:13 AM

Janata Dal (United) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Photo: ANI)

JD(U): Won't be in Union Cabinet, no rift with BJP

The JD(U) president said that Singh’s exit from the party was on expected lines as 'his body was here but his soul was somewhere else.'

08 Aug 2022 7:13 AM

The incident occurred when Nitish Kumar was trying to pay his respects to the statue of freedom fighter Shilbhadra Yaji, at a local hospital. (PTI)

Nitish Kumar faces attack, is hit on shoulder; man caught

The incident came to light when CCTV footage showed a man rushing towards the Chief Minister and hitting him on his shoulder

28 Mar 2022 9:00 AM

A volunteer near a damaged house after a massive explosion ripped through a three-storey building, under Tatarpur Police station, in Bhagalpur district, on March 4, 2022. (PTI)

Blast in illegal cracker unit leaves 14 dead in Bihar

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed concern over the explosion in Bhagalpur and directed Chief Secretary and DGP to probe the matter

05 Mar 2022 8:47 AM

Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav arrives at special CBI court to appear in connection with the fodder scam case against him, in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI)

CBI court orders 5-year jail for Lalu Prasad Yadav in fifth fodder case

The funds were illegally withdrawn through fake bills and vouchers in the name of arranging fodder and transporting animals

21 Feb 2022 2:38 PM

The RJD supremo has secured bail in the four cases related to Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries. (Photo: PTI/File)

Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fifth fodder case, setback to RJD

Sentencing by CBI court on February 21

15 Feb 2022 12:18 PM

Mr Nitish Kumar said the prohibition law was implemented in Bihar on the demand of women. (PTI)

Nitish Kumar to hold meeting on November 16 to review liquor ban

This will be the second review meeting called by the CM after at least 31 people died due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar

09 Nov 2021 7:14 AM

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap. (Photo: ANI)

Son claims Lalu being held captive

Party insiders said Tej Pratap Yadav has been upset with his brother after he was sidelined in the party recently

04 Oct 2021 7:17 AM

His statement is being seen as a major boost for the Opposition parties who had been demanding an investigation in the case and staging uproar amid parliament proceedings. — PTI file photo

BJP ally Nitish Kumar calls for probe into Pegasus controversy

The matter is being raised in the parliament. I think the matter should be investigated so that truth comes out, he said

03 Aug 2021 11:02 AM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and the party’s national general secretary landed in Guwahati and held a series of meetings with top leaders of some regional parties. — PTI

RJD eyes Bihari voters in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala

Senior RJD leaders reportedly in touch with Badruddin Ajmal of AIUDF, Assam Congress president Ripun Bora, TMC

28 Feb 2021 6:59 AM

LJP leaders who joined the JD(U) on Thursday were led by senior leader Keshav Singh who was expelled from the LJP for revolting against Mr Paswan. — PTI

Political crisis in Chirag Paswan’s LJP

Over 208 LJP members join the ruling JD(U) on Thursday

19 Feb 2021 8:30 AM

“I had no desire to become the chief minister. I accepted the offer due to the pressure, but I had earlier said the BJP could make its chief minister as the people’s mandate was clear”, Nitish Kumar said (Image:PTI)

Nitish: Accepted CM post due to BJP pressure

The development in Arunachal Pradesh will not affect the NDA in Bihar: Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi

29 Dec 2020 4:33 AM

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