Bihar hostage crisis over; 3 abducted policemen released
Maoists on Monday unconditionally released the three abducted Bihar policemen in Lakhisarai district, bringing an end to the nine-day-old hostage crisis.
No deal with Maoists to free cops: Nitish
There was no deal with Maoists to secure the release of three policemen abducted over a week ago, Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, said on Monday, and asserted that the government has been "firm
Lalu, others appear in CBI Court
RJD chief, Mr Lalu Prasad, former Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Jagannath Mishra, on Monday appeared in the court of designated CBI judge Vimal Kumar Jain following summons in connection with a multi-crore
Nitish, Lalu, Paswan rakhis a hit in Bihar
They have a tough electoral contest ahead, but Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar and his rivals, Mr Lalu Prasad and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan are also jostling for supremacy in Bihar's rakhi markets. A day ah
Mukherjee meets Lalu, Mulayam to end deadlock over MPs salary hike
The finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Matter over salary hike resolved: Sharad Yadav
The government on Saturday assured agitating MPs that their concerns on salary hike would be addressed, NDA convenor, Mr Sharad Yadav, said in the Lok Sabha, a day after several opposition parties con
LS adjourns on protests over MPs' salary hike
SP, BSP and RJD members on Friday forced adjournment of Lok Sabha for an hour voicing dissatisfaction over the quantum of proposed salary hike for MPs.
Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP) and Mr Lalu Prasad
RJD, LJP reach alliance for Bihar poll, Lalu CM candidate
Overcoming last-minute hiccups, Mr Lalu Prasad-led RJD and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP on Monday clinched an alliance for coming assembly elections in Bihar in which they will get 168 and 75 seats respe
Central team to assess drought situation in Bihar
A high-level Central team will tour Bihar on Wednesday to assess the situation arising out of monsoon failure, the agriculture minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Trains stopped in Bihar to enforce shutdown
Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) workers on Saturday halted trains and blocked roads in several places across Bihar to enforce their statewide shutdown to protest th