NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar sparked a fresh controversy on Wednesday with his remarks directed at a woman legislator during ongoing protests by the opposition in the state assembly. Amid heavy sloganeering against the government over alleged failures on reservation and special status for Bihar, Nitish lost his temper at RJD MLA Rekha…
GORAKHPUR: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, criticising PM Narendra Modi‘s “mujra” remark targeting the INDIA bloc, said on Saturday the PM should “maintain decorum”, while her brother, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, posted on X saying, “Pradhan Mantri ki bhasha ki garima aur Bhajpa ki seatein – dono hi lagatar girti chali ja rahi hai…
PATNA: Voting began for eight Lok Sabha seats in Bihar amid tight security on Saturday morning, an official from the office of the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO) said.The polling began at 7 am in Valmikinagar, Pashchim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Maharajganj and Vaishali constituencies. It would continue till 6 pm, he said.Over…
CHHAPRA (SARAN): Defying the midsummer sun, all of Khalpura, a Rajput-dominated village, poured out on the streets on Monday (May 13) to welcome Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD chief and former CM Lalu Prasad and the party’s candidate from Saran. For most people in Bihar, she’s the “kidney girl”.One would think that a political greenhorn…
PATNA: There can be nothing conventional about this family that takes the unconventional in its stride — be it the naming of two of their daughters or having four of their nine children take the plunge into active politics.With the Bihar power couple and former CMs Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi taking a step back…
PATNA/GAYA: In a strong affirmation of the Constitution’s primacy amid claims by the opposition that BJP intends to “scrap” it if voted back to office, PM Narendra Modi said Tuesday that he was indebted to “Ambedkar’s samvidhan” for preserving the country’s diversity, facilitating equitable economic growth and enabling someone like him to “rise from humble…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday went all out to attack RJD leader Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, over her remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “If people of this country give INDIA bloc a chance (to form the government), then PM Modi and other BJP leaders will be behind…
PATNA: In a boost to the opposition alliance, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahani, popular as the “Son of Mallah”, became a part of the Grand Alliance in Bihar on Friday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls after weeks of hard bargaining.With his entry, the number of allies in the opposition has gone up…
PATNA: RJD-Congress-Left Front Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) announced on Friday its seat-sharing formula for all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, with Lalu Prasad‘s party getting the lion’s share of 26, Congress nine and Left parties five, reported.RJD‘s 26 seats are seven more than it had contested in 2019, when it drew a blank. Congress’s nine…
NEW DELHI: In a big move for women’s empowerment, the Narendra Modi government is set to table a constitutional amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday for reserving one-third of seats in Parliament and state legislatures across the country.The decision, pushed by the Prime Minister and cleared by the Union Cabinet at a meeting…
