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NDA wrests all 5 RS seats in Bihar

PATNA, March 17 -- As expected, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won all the five seats in the Rajya Sabha election in Bihar held on Monday with a sound strategy for the fifth seat, while the Op... Read More


No 'blanket arrangement' with Iran over Hormuz: Jaishankar

New Delhi, March 17 -- India does not have a "blanket arrangement" with Iran for Indian-flagged ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz and "every ship movement is an individual happening", external aff... Read More


At least 10 killed in Odisha hospital fire

Bhubaneswar, March 17 -- At least 10 patients died after a fire broke out in the Trauma Care Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Cuttack's SCB Medical College and Hospital, the biggest state government healt... Read More


Nitish to start 4th leg of Samriddhi Yatra today

PATNA, March 17 -- Beginning Tuesday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will embark on a four-day tour, covering eight districts of the state, as part of the fourth leg of his Samriddhi Yatra, a publi... Read More


Kosi-based writer wins Sahitya Akademi for Maithili memoirs

SAHARSA, March 17 -- Renowned writer Prof Mahendra of Bihar's Kosi region won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 announced on Monday for his book Dhatri Paat San Gaam in Maithili. The award winning work, ... Read More


Oppn accuses BJP of using muscle, machinery, money

PATNA, March 17 -- Leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pursuing the politics of intimidation and resorting to misuse ... Read More


saran hooch tragedy accused shot in firefight

PATNA, March 17 -- An accused in the last week's Saran hooch tragedy, which left 5 people dead and four blinded, was shot in the leg on Monday during an encounter with police while attempting to escap... Read More


Keyhole chest surgery removes 3-yr-old's tumour

PATNA, March 17 -- Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (AIIMS) successfully removed a rare chest tumour from a three-year-old girl from Vaishali using an advanced minimally i... Read More


Gaya woman killed by lover in Rohtas, accused arrested

SASARAM, March 17 -- A Gaya woman, who had left her husband and six-year-old son for her love, was killed by the lover in Rohtas. A Rohtas police SIT revealed the murder mystery and arrested the accus... Read More


All eyes on Bihar RS polls as Nitish in fray, 5th seat up for contest

PATNA, March 16 -- All eyes are now on Monday's Rajya Sabha election for five seats in Bihar, as it includes two big names - Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has announced to step down to make h... Read More