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Rahul, Tejashwi to hold joint rallies today as parties line up star blitzkrieg

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- As Bihar braces for a high-voltage electoral showdown with the first phase of polling on November 6 covering 121 constituencies, both the Opposition Mahagathbandhan (MGB) and the rul... Read More


32% candidates with criminal cases: ADR

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- Wealth and crime continue to define Bihar politics. As per the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch report, released on Tuesday, 423 candidates (32%) hav... Read More


Gopalganj heads to polls in shadow of caste calculus, public grievances

GOPALGANJ, Oct. 29 -- A weathered stone plaque gleams under the afternoon sun in the heart of the ancient Thawe Mata Mandir premises, five kilometers east of Gopalganj town. Inscribed in bold Devanaga... Read More


RJD leader vows stipend hike for Panchayati Raj representatives

PATNA, Oct. 27 -- INDIA bloc chief ministerial candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Sunday raised poll pitch by promising that the allowances of Panchayati Raj representatives, including ... Read More


Will dump Waqf Act if we win polls: Tejashwi

KATIHAR/KISHANGANJ /ARARIA, Oct. 27 -- In a bid to woo minorities in Bihar's Seemanchal, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said the Waqf Act would be thrown into dustbin if INDIA bloc was voted to p... Read More


6 thalassemic kids contract HIV after 'infected' blood transfusion

Jamshedpur, Oct. 27 -- The number of thalassemia-affected children who tested HIV positive at Chaibasa Sadar Hospital rose to six, prompting Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to order the immediat... Read More


Shahabuddin's son tries luck and legacy in Siwan

SIWAN, Oct. 27 -- In the dusty lanes and bustling bazaars of Siwan, the name Mohammad Shahabuddin, a former strongman-turned-politician, still hangs like a spectre over every political conversation, m... Read More


Congress scrambles to fix Bihar alliance cracks

PATNA, Oct. 27 -- With the first phase of elections looming on November 6, the Congress party has launched an urgent mission to douse tensions within the Mahagathbandhan (MGB), dispatching a high-powe... Read More


Transgender voices rise in Bihar's poll arena amid identity struggles

BETTIAH/PATNA, Oct. 27 -- "Tumne mardon ki dekhi sarkar... tumne auraton par ki etbaar... ab hame bhi dekh lo..." (You've seen men rule, trusted women, now give us a chance), hums Maya Devi, 50, a tra... Read More


Cracks surface at newly built Ganga ghats for Ardh Kumbh

Haridwar, Oct. 27 -- Barely a week after the concrete foundation was laid at several Ganga ghats being constructed for the Ardh Kumbh Mela 2027, cracks, seepage, and exposed iron grills have surfaced,... Read More