Prashant Kishor (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Sunday targeted RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav, accusing the party of dynastic politics and sidelining its ally, the Congress, saying that it has no footing in Bihar.“There is no doubt about it, Tejashwi Yadav is the CM face…
NEW DELHI: A day after the Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of caste-based data collection in the upcoming national census, posters featuring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were put up outside the party headquarters in Delhi, highlighting his persistent demand for a caste census. One of the posters featuring Rahul Gandhi read, “Kaha tha na, Modi…
PATNA: As Bihar prepares for assembly polls in Oct-Nov, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, cleared by both Houses of Parliament, has led to a fierce political storm in the state. The legislation, meant to tighten management of waqf properties, has turned into a flashpoint between NDA and Grand Alliance, triggering a war of words, poster blitz…
Amit Shah and Lalu Prasad Yadav NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah invoked an old statement by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav while defending the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha. Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fulfilled Yadav’s 2013 demand for stricter laws to prevent misuse of Waqf properties.“When…
Tejashwi Yadav accuses BJP of manipulating Bihar election timings, claiming the Election Commission acts on BJP’s signals. He criticizes Amit Shah for misleading voters with falsehoods and not addressing governance issues. Yadav also questions why BJP hasn’t increased the reservation limit despite frequently mentioning it. NEW DELHI: RJD leader and Bihar’s leader of opposition, Tejashwi…
NEW DELHI: Iftar diplomacy, an annual ritual in Bihar, has become an important platform for political outreach this year as the state gears up for assembly elections amid the row over Centre’s proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. The politics over the Bill has already taken centrestage in the poll-bound state with the All India Muslim Personal…
RJD MLA Tej Pratap Yadav celebrates Holi, in Patna. (PTI Photo) PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav celebrated Holi with party workers at his official residence in Patna on Saturday. A video from the event has gone viral on social media, showing Tej Pratap Yadav instructing a policeman to dance during the…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tej Pratap and his daughter Hema in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The summons, issued on Tuesday by Special Judge Vishal Gogne, also extends to Prasad himself, along with his younger son, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi…
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…
