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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


'Iftar politics': AIMIM agrees to support RJD

PATNA, March 16 -- Ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls, the Opposition RJD led INDIA bloc got a shot in the arm on Sunday evening when the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ( AIMIM) decided to extend ... Read More


Indian students return from war-ravaged Iran

NEW DELHI, March 16 -- A batch of 70 Indian students stranded in war-hit Iran returned safely via Dubai on Sunday morning on a commercial flight - Flydubai Flight FZ441. These students were mostly pur... Read More


WB officials get DA hike ahead of polls

Kolkata, March 16 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday hiked the dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and increased the monthly honorariums for mosque muezzins and... Read More


COs, ROs vow to intensify strike even as land record work suffers

PATNA, March 16 -- Officials from state revenue services, including circle officers (COs) and revenue officers (ROs), gathered in large numbers under the joint banner of the Bihar Revenue Service Asso... Read More


Bihar STF unearths gun manufacturing unit in Madhepura

PATNA, March 16 -- In a joint operation, Bihar STF and Madhepura police unearthed an illegal mini-gun manufacturing unit run in the guise of grill-welding workshop run by one Rajiv Singh, a native of ... Read More


Hearths, braziers back to serve kitchen duties

BETTIAH, March 16 -- The glow of wood-fire and embers in desi choolhas (hearth) and angeethis (braziers) is back to light up houses and businesses, particularly in villages and small towns as the LPG ... Read More


Thin crowds at Nitish's 'last yatra' reflects changing political mood

KHAGARIA/KATIHAR, March 16 -- A moment of visible irritation by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar during his recent public outreach programme has triggered renewed debate over the state of his politic... Read More


Police arrest narcotics trader with Rs.7.5-cr drugs

PATNA, March 16 -- Patna police seized a consignment of brown sugar and heroin, estimated to be worth Rs.7.5 crore from Mustafapur village under Khagaul police on Sunday. The police also arrested gang... Read More


Maha plans 100-acre hub for tourism and leisure at Gorai

Mumbai, March 16 -- The Maharashtra government has decided to transform a 100-acre plot of land at Gorai in suburban Mumbai into a world-class tourism destination. The project aims to be a major addit... Read More