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Bihar starts dropping cases, protesters to be freed today

PATNA, July 29 -- The Bihar government on Tuesday initiated proceedings to withdraw FIRs registered against arrested protesters and then release them. Till Tuesday evening, however, no protesters were... Read More


SC on student stir

New Delhi, July 29 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the violence during the student protests in Delhi and states across the country warranted a "thorough, fair and impartial" investigation, w... Read More


Tej Pratap walks out of jail

PATNA, July 29 -- Former minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav was released from the Beur jail late on Tuesday. He was arrested and booked in a case related to the students' ... Read More


16 Maoists surrender at PHQ in Ranchi; 8 more to follow: Police

JAMSHEDPUR, July 29 -- In a major blow to the Maoist insurgency, 16 extremists of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) operational in Jharkhand surrendered before the police in the state police headquarters in R... Read More


Stage set for fight in BJP bastion as Bankipur campaign winds up

PATNA, July 29 -- Campaigning for the high-stake Bankipur assembly bypoll drew to its close on Tuesday, setting the stage for a keenly watched contest that has mainly pitted the BJP against political ... Read More


Students' families express relief as Bihar withdraws cases against protesters

PATNA, July 29 -- Families of students who joined the protest against alleged question paper leaks and irregularities in the NEET 2026 in the state expressed relief as the state government withdrew ca... Read More


MBBS doctor arrested in TRE-3 paper leak case

PATNA, July 29 -- Sleuths of Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on Tuesday arrested one Dr Manish Kumar, allegedly another key member of the notorious "solver gang" led by Sanjeev Singh alias Lutan Mukhiya ... Read More


CM opens Shravani Mela 2026, announces major infra projects

PATNA/SULTANGANJ, July 29 -- Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday formally inaugurated the annual Shravani Mela at a simple programme at Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district by performing traditiona... Read More


Student protesters unlikely to face adversities post withdrawal of FIRs

Patna, July 29 -- The state government's decision to withdraw 64 FIRs against student protesters who were named in the cases and arrested has not only come as a relief to their parents, they might not... Read More


PM annulled visit to Bihar due to student protests: Tejashwi Yadav

PATNA, July 29 -- RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled one of his '"tour of Bihar" recently upon realising that the student unrest and the "grow... Read More