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Video: Siblings harassed by Bihar police under ‘election inspection’
Patna: In Bihar’s Katihar district, police officers conducting routine election checks on Friday, October 24, allegedly misbehaved with a brother-sister duo at a local restaurant. The issue surfaced on the internet after…
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Bhagwat to Shah remarks that could derail NDA in Bihar Elections
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion on 16 October that the newly elected legislators of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar would decide on the choice of chief minister has sparked…
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Bihar elections: People to celebrate ‘real Diwali’ after RJD’s defeat, says Amit Shah
Siwan: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, October 24, asserted that people will celebrate “real Diwali” on November 14, when the RJD and its alliance partners face a humiliating defeat in…
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YourStory founder told to ‘sit properly’ follow dresscode in Bihar’s Taj Hotel
YourStory founder Shradha Sharma was told to follow “fine dining” rules in the Taj Hotel in Bihar after a manager came up to her and said that her sitting style and shoes…
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Bihar polls: Tejashwi vows permanent posts for all contractual workers
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday announced that all contractual workers engaged in various Bihar government departments and around 2 lakh ‘community mobilisers’ among ‘Jeevika Didis’ will be…
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Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar can still upset the BJP applecart
In electoral politics, voters play a crucial role. Their support will be key in determining whether Nitish Kumar can secure his tenth term as Chief Minister. Table of contentsLegacy with women votersHealth…
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Actor Pawan Singh’s estranged wife Jyoti files nomination from Bihar’s Karakat
Patna: Bhojpuri star-turned-politician Pawan Singh’s estranged wife Jyoti Singh on Monday filed her nomination papers from Bihar’s Karakat assembly seat as an Independent candidate. Jyoti Singh had recently met Jan Suraaj founder…
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Giriraj Singh courts controversy with remark against minority community
Patna: Union minister Giriraj Singh has once again courted controversy by making a scathing remark against a minority community, saying that he doesn’t need the votes of ‘namak haraams’ (betrayers). He made…
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Bihar elections: Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM releases list of 25 candidates
Patna: With politicking heading towards its peak for the Bihar Assembly elections, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) released a list of 25 candidates on Sunday. However, what has caught the…
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CPI(ML) Liberation names 20 candidates in Bihar, backs all 12 sitting MLAs
Patna: The CPI(ML) Liberation, a constituent of the INDIA bloc in Bihar, on Saturday released its list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, renominating all its 12 sitting MLAs.…
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Election Commission mandates paid holiday for Bihar voters
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday said voters in Bihar, where polls will be held in two phases next month, are entitled to paid holidays on polling days, and employers who…
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Digvijaya Singh alleges SIR aimed at ‘vote theft’
Barabanki: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across India is aimed at facilitating “vote theft”, and claimed that the constituent…
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SIR in Bihar: EC terms the exercise ‘accurate’
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday termed the Bihar SIR “accurate” and told the Supreme Court that the petitioner political parties and NGOs are merely content with making “false allegations” to…
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SC to hear pleas challenging SIR in Bihar on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the…
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I will not contest Bihar elections: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor
Patna: In a significant development, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday announced that he will not contest the Bihar assembly polls, a decision, he claimed, was taken by the party…