Patna : The son of a BJP MP has been arrested in Bihar for consuming liquor in violation of prohibition law. Rahul Kumar, 18, son of Gaya MP Hari Manjhi, was taken into custody from a village near Bodh Gaya along with two friends on Sunday. Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police Garima Malik said he […]
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Dainik Jagran lit fest faces boycott over Kathua rape fake news
Patna : Several poets, writers, theater activists and journalists have boycotted Hindi daily Dainik Jagran’s literature festival “Bihari Samvadi” on Saturday to protest against its repeatedly publishing a news story claiming the eight-year-old Kathua victim was not raped. They have also appealed to fellow writers not to participate in the two-day event. Bihari Samvadi, the first […]
Yashwant Sinha says goodbye to BJP
Patna : Former Finance Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Yashwant Sinha said goodbye to BJP on Saturday. Sinha who has been trenchant in his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, announced that he was snapping his links with the BJP and launching a countrywide campaign to save the democracy. Sinha […]
Attempt to defame Hindus through Kathua case: Giriraj Singh
Patna : Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday said as part of a sinister political design, attempts are being made to defame Hindus through the Kathua rape-murder case in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a function in Bihar’s Nawada, his parliamentary constituency, Singh said: “A conspiracy has been hatched to defame Hindus using the Kathua […]
Shatrughan calls Lalu his ‘best friend’
Patna : Actor-politician and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Friday described jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad as his “best friend”. “Many blessings to my best friend Laluji’s son Tej Pratap on his engagement to lovely Aishwariya Rai. Hope and pray that Laluji stays in commanding position as ever,” the Bharatiya Janata Party […]
Lalu Yadav’s elder son Tej gets engaged to Aishwarya Rai
Patna : Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of now jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, on Wednesday got engaged to senior RJD leader Chandrika Rai’s daughter Aishwarya Rai here. Former Bihar Health Minister Pratap, who celebrated his 29th birthday two days ago, exchanged rings with 25-year-old Aishwarya Rai at […]
Lalu’s elder son engaged
Patna : Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of now jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, on Wednesday got engaged to senior RJD leader Chandrika Rai’s daughter Aishwarya Rai here. Former Bihar Health Minister Pratap, who celebrated his 29th birthday two days ago, exchanged rings with 25-year-old Aishwarya Rai at […]
Bihar Minister demands reservation for poor from upper castes
Patna : Bihar Industry Minister Jai Kumar Singh on Tuesday demanded the formation of a “Swarn Aayog” (Commission for the Upper Castes) by the Centre to provide reservation to the poor among the upper castes in the country. Jai Kumar Singh, who belongs to the Rajput caste, is a ruling Janata Dal-United MLA. The JD-U […]
BJP to contest more seats in Bihar in 2019
Patna : Senior BJP Leader C.P. Thakur on Tuesday said that the party will contest more seats than its allies in Bihar in the 2019 parliamentary polls. “The Bharatiya Janata Party will contest from majority of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in the 2019 polls,” Thakur, also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, told […]
Woman sells cow in Bihar to construct toilet
Patna : A poverty-stricken woman in Bihar’s Gaya district sold her cow to construct a toilet at her house. Tetri Devi, in her late 60s, sold the cow which was the only source of livelihood for her family. “After I found it impossible to get government funds to construct a toilet, I had no option […]