PATNA/MOTIHARI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar sought to end speculation about an alliance switch by reaffirming on Sunday his commitment to BJP-led NDA. “We mistakenly wandered off twice, but now have returned to the company of an old friend. I will stay with NDA,” the JDU chief said during his Pragati Yatra in Muzaffarpur.The CM’s comments…
NEW DELHI: A bhajan performance turned political at a BJP-organised event in Bihar’s Patna on Wednesday when folk singer Devi sang Mahatma Gandhi’s version of “Raghupati Raghav”.During the event organised on the occasion of BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, some members sitting in the audience reportedly showed discontent as soon as Devi began…
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…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday endorsed Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee‘s desire to take over the reins of INDIA bloc from Congress, days after Sharad Pawar too had backed her.“Congress’s reservations (on this) amount to nothing. Mamata ko do (give her the leadership role),” Lalu said.Congress, though, played down the issue. At a…
NEW DELHI: Indian politician and the son of former Bihar Prime Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashvi Yadav recently shared his cricketing journey on social media, causing quite a stir. The RJD leader claimed that he had captained Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli in domestic cricket, a fact that has been largely forgotten despite Tejashwi’s impressive…
NEW DELHI: Key National Democratic Alliance ally Nitish Kumar on Friday termed his party’s past tie ups with Lalu Prasad Yadav‘s Rashtriya Janata Dal a “mistake.” The comments came at an event where the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president JP Nadda was also present.Without taking any names, the Bihar chief minister said, “Those who were…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back at Tejashwi Yadav over his “Chinese version of Yogi” remark, saying the RJD leader “should have implemented a four-hour break when he was in power in Bihar”.Earlier, taking a dig at Sarma over the Assam assembly’s decision to do away with the two-hour namaz break…
NEW DELHI: Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s accusation that the opposition would confiscate “one of two buffalos” from the people if elected to power, saying, “will give you my camel.” PM Modi has been criticizing the opposition over…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday accused the central government of attempting to undermine the Constitution and democracy. While speaking to the reported, the RJD supremo expressed his support for reservation for Muslims, stating, “Reservation toh milna chahiye Musalmano ko, pura (Muslims must get reservation).”Lalu Prasad Yadav further claimed…
