Patna: Senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi deleted his tweet soon after posting it in which he had supported Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to lead the NDA in the 2020 Assembly polls, contrary to some party leaders demanding chief ministerial post for the BJP. Sushil Modi, considered […]
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Rahul granted bail by Bihar court in defamation case filed by Sushil Kumar Modi
Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday granted bail by a court in connection with a defamation case filed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. The Patna civil court granted the bail to Gandhi, a government lawyer said. In April, Modi filed a defamation case against Gandhi for his statement “all thieves have […]
Giriraj Singh taunts Nitish, Paswan after Iftar party
Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday targeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for holding an iftar party and posing a picture to display their love for holy month of Ramadan. “Why we lag behind in our religion and rituals and lead in display for other,” […]
Sushil Modi to file defamation case against Rahul
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said that he will file a defamation case against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his reported statement that “all thieves have Modi in their surnames”. “I have decided to file a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi for calling all people with the Modi surname as […]
3-member team to select BJP candidates for Bihar
Patna: The BJP on Thursday formed a three-member committee to select candidates for the 17 seats it is contesting in Bihar in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The election committee includes state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nityanand Rai, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and state Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar. The committee, formed at […]
Bihar Deputy CM shown black flags by upper caste activists
Patna : Activists belonging to upper caste groups on Saturday waved black flags at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and tried to blacken his face, as they protested the Centre’s restoration of a stringent provision in a law that seeks to protect the lower castes from oppression. The incident happened in Sitamarhi district, […]
Bihar : Black flags shown to BJP leaders including deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi
Patna : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and two MPs of his party — Bihar BJP President Nityanand Rai and Bhojpuri actor turned politician Manoj Tiwari — were on Sunday shown black flags by Swarn Sena activists at different places in Bihar. The protesters also shouted ‘go back’ slogans against Modi, Rai and […]
Probe call details of Lalu: JD-U
The ruling JD-U in Bihar has demanded a probe into phone call details of RJD chief Lalu Prasad a day after BJP’s Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi sought cancellation of the provisional bail granted by Jharkhand High Court to the RJD chief for “violating the bail conditions.” JD-U spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said on Thursday […]
Thousands form human chain against child marriage, dowry in Bihar
Patna, Jan 21 : Thousands of people across Bihar formed a human chain on Sunday to protest against the social evils of child marriage and dowry. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Union Minister Giriraj Singh and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi along with hundreds of […]
Lower GST collection indicates evasion by traders: Sushil Modi
Bengaluru, Jan 17 : The sharp drop in revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system indicated attempts to evade or suppress taxes, said Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday. “The revenue slump to Rs 80,806 crore in November from Rs 92,283 crore in July indicated attempts to evade or suppress […]