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Bihar to witness Nitish-Tejashwi face-off amid deep caste cauldron

PATNA, Oct. 30 -- In Raghopur, the family bastion of the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Ramanand Thakur, 75, and Vibhas Kumar, 27, embody what Bihar elections are all about. Thakur said that h... Read More


NDA govt does not believe in announcements, but in delivering

India, Oct. 30 -- Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary is the first BJP leader to categorically state that Nitish Kumar will remain CM if the NDA returns to power in next month's Assembly elec... Read More


Kejriwal backs Naresh Meena for Anta bypoll

Jaipur, Oct. 30 -- In a key political twist ahead of the Anta assembly by-election, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has announced his support for independent candidate Naresh M... Read More


HC grants six months of interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram

JODHPUR, Oct. 30 -- The Rajasthan high court on Wednesday granted six months interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu (86), who is serving a life sentence for the rape of a minor, while hearing ... Read More


ADM in EC net for 'helping' candidate

SASARAM, Oct. 29 -- Rohtas additional district magistrate, who is also the returning officer (RO) of the area, has been allegedly caught "extending help" to a Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) candidate ... Read More


Owaisi seeks political equality for minorities

BETTIAH, Oct. 29 -- Describing 20-year long Nitish governance as continuation of "jungle of Lalu" rule, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesda... Read More


24 drown during Chhath Puja

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- At least 24 people, including eight teenagers, drowned during Chhath Puja celebrations across Bihar on Monday and Tuesday, officials said. Nine people drowned in Khagaria, six in Nal... Read More


Illegal mini gun factory busted in Bagaha police district, five held

BETTIAH, Oct. 29 -- A joint team of Dhanaha and Bhitaha police arrested five criminals allegedly involved in inter-district arms smuggling, busted an illegal mini gun factory, and seized a huge quanti... Read More


EC issues notice to Kishor

NEW DELHI/PATNA, Oct. 29 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor was on Tuesday served with a notice over his name being reportedly registered as a voter in his home state Bihar, as well as adjoin... Read More


J'khand amps up blood safety audit

Dhanbad, Oct. 29 -- In the wake of the recent case of accidental transfusion of HIV-infected blood to thalassemia-affected children in Chaibasa, the Jharkhand government has launched a statewide revie... Read More