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6 MBBS students suspended over alleged exam malpractice

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) suspended six MBBS students for four weeks over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice, said officials on Tuesday... Read More


BJP loses Bihar bastion as JSP wrests Bankipur

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- In a major political upset, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday breached the BJP's three-decade-old stronghold of Bankipur, defeating the party's first-time candi... Read More


Bankipur loss dents Nitin Nabin's aura, say analysts

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- BJP's defeat in the Bankipur assembly by-election has dealt a significant blow to its national president Nitin Nabin, with some political observers stating the loss in his family bast... Read More


Namesakes of Nitish, Lalu fail in bypoll

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Two of Bihar's most recognisable political names featured on the Bankipur Assembly by-election ballot, but their namesakes failed to make any electoral impact, polling only a handful ... Read More


Bankipur by-poll: Prashant Kishor leads by 1,145 votes after 4 rounds of counting

India, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor was leading by 1,145 votes after four rounds of counting for Bihar's Bankipur assembly by-election necessitated by Nitin Nabin's electio... Read More


Kishor alleges police trying to 'influence' Bankipur bypoll result

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- A day ahead of the counting of votes for the Bankipur assembly by-election, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday levelled serious allegations against the Patna adm... Read More


98% women, only 2% men take part in 20-day-long sterilisation drive in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- A sterilisation drive across Bihar from July 11 to July 31 as part of the family planning initiative in the wake of the World Population Day (July 11), saw only 2% men among 15,033 pa... Read More


Low turnout in Bankipur high-stakes bypoll battle

PATNA, July 31 -- Around 34.30% of the 379,000 electorate exercised their franchise in the Bankipur assembly by-election on Thursday as polling passed off peacefully under tight security, despite a da... Read More


Will PK be able to break through BJP's bastion?

PATNA, July 27 -- Battery-operated 'totos' blaring campaign songs and slogans, a handful of corner meetings, padyatras and door-to-door canvassing offer the only visible signs of electioneering in Ban... Read More


Ex-RJD spokesman Tiwary joins BJP with hordes of supporters

PATNA, July 25 -- Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) state spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwary joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday along with hundreds of supporters at a membership ceremony hel... Read More