British to blame for backwardness of Bihar: Nitish
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, under attack from the Opposition parties and social activists for holding a much-hyped international conference to discuss the state’s economic growth, on Sunday fel
Suman quits Congress, scotches JD-U talk
Television actor-turned-politician Shekhar Suman has quit the Congress and his almost grounded political career on Saturday, saying he wants to focus full time on his TV shows and production company.
Bihar govt praised, but with ‘caution’
Bihar’s Nitish Kumar-led government on Saturday drew praise from a host of economists, policymakers and investors for the state’s rising GDP and sure-footed governance model, but the praise came with loads of caution.
Shekhar Suman says goodbye to Congress
Amidst speculation that he would join ruling JD(U) in Bihar, television star Shekhar Suman has said that he has already quit Congress.
"I have already resigned from the primary membership of Congress
Nitish-Modi compared to Thatcher
British industrialist of Indian origin Karan Bilmoria on Sunday compared the leadership of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi with the vision of former Britain Prime Mi
Nepal PM opens Bihar global meet
Bihar’s speedy and far-reaching development will become smoother if the state was accorded a special category status by the Centre and its perennial flood crisis was resolved with Nepal’s cooperation, said chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday.
Crows are dying in Bihar from bird flu
It is official now. Crows are dying in Bihar because of bird flu. This was revealed in the report of the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), officials on Saturday said.
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Tribal land law change may lead to stir
Jharkhand looks headed for fierce acrimony between tribals and non-tribals over proposed amendments to a hundred-year-old law that restricts sale and purchase of tribal land in order to protect the primitive communities. Political parties are bitterly divided even as protests are spreading across the state.
Missing Lalu aide surfaces
In an accidental revelation about a forgotten figure of undivided Bihar’s `950-crore fodder scam, RJD chief and scam accused Lalu Prasad Yadav’s former private secretary Mukul Kapoor, who was missing since 16 years, is learnt to have purchased two flats in Patna this month.
Fodder scam: Lalu denies charges
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress leader Jagannath Mishra, both former chief ministers of undivided Bihar facing trial in the biggest case in the Rs 950-crore fodder scam, appeared in a special CBI court in Jharkhand capital Ranchi for getting their statements recorded on Tuesday.