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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with senior party leader K.C. Tyagi (left).

JD-U's renewed demand for special status heats up political...

Party believes state meets criterion, may join hands with YSR Congress, BJD to raise issue in Parliament.

12 July 2019 4:03 AM IST

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll rises to 140 in Encephalitis in Muzaffarpur

The state has been battling with the vector-borne disease since the last few weeks.

5 July 2019 11:15 AM IST

RJD leader Rabri Devi, along with her party and Congress legislators, hold a protest at the state Assembly in Patna on Wednesday over the recent deaths due to acute encephalitis syndrome. (Photo: PTI)

Bihar CM faces flak over mango politics'

Nitish govt distributes mangoes to MLAs, RJD objects.

4 July 2019 2:23 AM IST

While Mr Anand Singhs resignation letter Jolt to Congress in Karnataka as 2 MLAs resign arrived with riders scrap the controversial decision to sell 3, 667 acres land to JSW Steel in ore-rich Ballari district and carve a separate district out of Vijayanagar.

Oppn parties unable to reinvent themselves

In India, a number of political parties, it seems, will be even more shortlived. Most of them, unfortunately, are in the...

4 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

Bihar Minister Shyam Rajak said it is a step to save the environment, which is in danger. (Photo: ANI)

Nitish govt distributes mangoes to MLAs, faces flak from RJD

According to the Agriculture Minister Rem Kumar, the step was taken keeping in mind the environmental concerns.

3 July 2019 3:25 PM IST

Nitish Kumar (Photo: PTI)

Nitish breaks silence over children deaths in Bihar

Kumar also admitted that the infrastructure at SKMCH was not adequate to deal with the situation.

2 July 2019 1:49 AM IST

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Extremely unfortunate: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar breaks silence over...

Speaking on the issue Nitish Kumar said, 'Only expressing grief over the issue is not enough. The state government took...

1 July 2019 8:28 PM IST

Government vehicles, which are over 15-years-old have been banned across Bihar, while commercial vehicles of the same age will be stopped from plying in Patna and adjacent regions, the state government said on Monday. (Photo: File)

Bihar polls: Both JD-U, BJP eye big brother' tag

The seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha polls had literally soured ties between the two till the BJP high command...

1 July 2019 1:46 AM IST

Bihar Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved a proposal to punish sons and daughters who abandon their elderly parents with a jail term. (Photo: ANI)

Combating naxal menace a joint responsibility of centre and states:...

Kumar flagged need for change in existing policy which put financial burden of deployment of forces in naxal-infested...

26 Aug 2019 6:45 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has constantly been on target of opposition, especially RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who demanded for his resignation and accused him of trying to shield the accused. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

JD-U barred from using poll symbol in Jharkhand

JMM in its application had argued that the use of similar symbol could confuse the voters of the state.

26 Aug 2019 1:53 AM IST

Union Minister Arun Jaitley at Parliament during its Monsoon session, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley on life support; Mayawati, Nitish, Piyush Goyal among...

In September 2014, he underwent bariatric surgery to correct the weight he had gained because of a long-standing...

17 Aug 2019 5:25 PM IST

A file photo of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav speaking to the media after a meeting to discuss the RJD-led grand alliances defeat in the Lok Sabha polls in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

RJD is now trying hard to regain lost ground

JD(U) had staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha protesting the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Bill.

12 Aug 2019 3:58 AM IST