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Shah Rukh non-visit sparks political storm in Bihar

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday unwittingly lent his name to Bihar’s latest political wrangling with the Opposition parties accusing the state government of thwarting his show on Tuesday. The government’s frequent inability to control large crowds was behind the Opposition parties’ anger.

RJD wants prison for Nitish

By working to give political momentum to allegations of fodder scam bribery against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, the main Opposition party RJD sees the JD(U) stalwart and NDA’s reluctant prime ministerial candidate in jail in due course like RJD boss Lalu Prasad Yadav had suffered earlier.

Lokayukta Bill set to be passed

With Bihar’s Opposition parties continuing to voice their protest against the Bihar Lokayukta Bill, 2011 framed by the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, the Bill is likely to rouse strong debate in the state legislature but looks certain to be

For charity, all roads lead to KBC winner's house

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A woman wants Rs.20 lakh for her daughter's wedding, a man wants another Rs.20 lakh to meet an emergency, a priest wants donation in return for divine blessings, Sushil Kumar, whose tryst with KBC has

Nitish: Return Ashoka Chakra

Suggesting Bihar’s exclusive rights on India’s national symbol Ashoka Chakra, chief minister Nitish Kumar has put forward a proposal that the Centre should “return” this symbol to the state in the eve

Tribals tonsure couple in Bihar

In a shocking display of barbaric tribal traditions in Bihar, a middle-aged couple suspected of being in an illicit relationship was publicly tonsured, smeared with black paint, beaten up and paraded

Anna effect: Drunkard thrashed in Bihar

In a potentially dangerous beginning of the Anna Hazare effect, a drunkard in Bihar was on Sunday beaten up in public by scores of people who said they were following the Gandhian social activist’s pr

Nitish report card faces Opp. ‘chargesheet’

Bihar’s politics is growing hotter by a shrill verbal wrestling between the Nitish Kumar-led government’s self-laudatory “report card” for its sixth consecutive year in power and the Opposition partie

Nitish Seva Yatra faces public ire

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s ongoing Seva Yatra of the state is facing public anger in ways unexpected by the ruling JD(U) and BJP. Mr Kumar’s disregard to the protests has prompted the Opposition parties to renew their criticism of his much-hyped yatra.

Six children burnt to death in Bihar

Six children were among eight members of a family that was burnt to death when their house caught fire in Bihar's Motihari district, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place late on Wednesday

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