Nitish Kumar (left) and Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday urged voters to ensure that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s party, the JD(U), does not win any seats in the upcoming assembly elections. He described Kumar as “physically tired and mentally retired” and accused him of staying in power by frequently…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday got felicitated with garland made of fox nuts (makhana) while he was on his Bhagalpur visit. The PM released the 19th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) in the state. Bihar, which is the largest producer of Makhana, a superfood, has made it to the political…
PATNA: On a day RJD chief Lalu Prasad declared that BJP would not return to office in Bihar, his estranged brother-in-law and former MP Subhash Yadav dropped a bombshell, alleging the former CM played key roles in negotiations with criminals to strike deals in corruption and kidnapping cases.Subhash made the allegations at a time when…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday criticised the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and claimed that the government missed the opportunity to cut slacks for several groups.Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the government of putting a “band-aid for bullet wounds” and claimed that the Centre…
NEW DELHI: For second year in a row, there were cheers for Bihar in the Union Budget as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several sops for the state where assembly polls are due towards the end of this year. The Centre’s focus on Bihar was evident right from the word go as Sitharaman donned a…
File photo of Lalu Prasad (L) and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to have some uncanny connection with political doors. In 2023, Amit Shah had shut “BJP doors” for the JD(U) chief and yet he managed to open it and go inside. Two years later, RJD supremo…
NEW DELHI: The Congress, which had mixed electoral fortunes in 2024, braces for a challenging 2025 – with assembly elections scheduled in Delhi and Bihar. While the Congress failed to open its account in Delhi in the last two assembly elections, in Bihar, the grand-old-party won 19 out of 243 seats in 2015 with a…
