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Speculation rife over Kanhaiya Kumar joining Cong, aides say just rumour

Sources close to the CPI leader, however, said 'these are rumours which are being spread and there is no talk of his joining the Congress'.

Chirag 'desperate' to invite Nitish Kumar to Ram Vilas Paswan's 'barsi'

Chirag Paswan said that he was desperately seeking an appointment with Nitish Kumar whom he wanted to invite for the 'barsi' of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan

Lalu's sidelined son Tej Pratap Yadav floats parallel organisation

Sidelined in the RJD, founded and headed by his father Lalu Prasad, elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has floated a new students' body with the ostensible aim of strengthening the parent organisation. Yadav launched the Chhatra Janshakti Parishad two days ago and claimed that it was not meant to pose any challenge to the Chhatra RJD, the party's official student wing, but work towards "mobilizing youth at the village level". The maverick MLA came out with the announcement, claiming, as always, that he had "the blessings of Lalu Prasad", at a time when he was left licking his wounds after losing the battle in a tug of war with state RJD chief Jagadanand Singh. Singh, known to be close to Yadav's younger and more powerful sibling Tejashwi Yadav, had earned the wrath of the mercurial elder brother recently when he sacked Akash Yadav as the state president of Chhatra RJD. Though there was no official word on the reasons behind the removal of Akash Yadav, one of the few close friends of Tej ..

If Nitish were to become PM, numbers won't be a problem: JD(U) leader

Reiterating that Nitish Kumar was PM material, the JD(U) asserted it was not staking claim to the highest seat of power for the Bihar CM but numbers would be no problem if such a situation arose.

Protest in Bihar town shows what happens to people when land isn't surveyed

Eight Indian states and two UTs have areas that have not been surveyed by the state government. People living and working on these lands have no land titles and hence no protection from displacement

Malls, religious places, educational institutes can now reopen in Bihar: CM

In view of the improvement in the COVID situation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that shops, malls, religious places will open normally and cinema halls at 50 per cent capacity

BJP leader CP Thakur opposes caste-based census, terms it useless

Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader CP Thakur on Wednesday opposed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's call for having a caste-based census.Speaking to ANI, Thakur said, "I believe that having a caste-based census is a useless idea. I believe that the government is already providing enough benefits to people belonging to the backward community. This census can do more harm than good. Nowadays, marriages are also happening on inter-caste basis.""I think that Nitish ji has a different ideology in this matter. I will say it again that it is a completely useless thing to do. This census will not benefit anyone. It is just a part of pressure politics. I strongly believe that our Prime Minister has done everything in his hand to promote the welfare of the backward community," he said.The BJP leader suggested that the state should focus on providing better quality of education to the people of the state. "We see a large number of people from Bihar go to Delhi for higher studies. I think ...

Bihar CM-led delegation to meet PM on Aug 23 to discuss caste-based census

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday said he along with representatives of all the parties in the state will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23 to discuss the issue of a caste-based census

Laggard Bihar ranks 4th among states in providing tap water in rural areas

Bihar has emerged as one of the top performing states in terms of providing safe drinking water through taps, with 87 per cent of its rural households having access to the amenity

Have sought appointment with PM to discuss caste census: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the tricky issue of caste-based census

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Too soon to declare third wave, say experts

Centre asks states to consider local curbs, only Bihar & Karnataka acknowledge rise in all-cause deaths during April-May, and other stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Over 29 mn school students without digital device, Bihar tops number: Govt

Over 2.96 crore school students across 24 states do not have access to digital devices with Bihar reporting the highest number, according to government data presented in Lok Sabha Monday.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar favours inquiry into Pegasus controversy

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday favoured a thorough inquiry into allegations of phone tapping with the help of Pegasus spyware which has led to a logjam in Parliament.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bihar detected only 1 in 134 Covid cases - data

Stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Monsoon session of Bihar Assembly to begin on Monday, likely to be stormy

The stage for a stormy session has been set by the tug of war between the state government and the opposition over the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021

Covid-19 pandemic: Tales of migrant workers betray a year of woes

Their lives thrown into disarray, they struggle with lack of aid, jobs and vaccine

Immense scope to create multiple textile hubs in Bihar: Industries minister

Bihar's Minister of Industries Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said there is an immense scope to create multiple textile hubs across the state.

Bihar to add 3 new universities for engineering, medical, sports streams

Bihar government has decided to set up three separate universities to regulate the functioning and academic activities of engineering, medical and sports streams

Comeback time for Lalu: Will his return to Patna change the power dynamics?

The 73-year-old politician is suffering from several ailments

LJP: Chirag Pawan's plea against Pashupati Paras' recognition declined

Paras, who was administered the oath of office as Union cabinet minister on July 7, has spent the larger part of his career under the shadow of his late brother Ram Vilas Paswan.