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VHP will burn effigy of Bihar education minister on Friday
Patna: Following a controversial statement by Bihar education minister Chandrashekher Yadav, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has decided to burn his effigy across the state on Friday for hurting the sentiments of…
- India
SC lawyer files complaint against Bihar Edu min for comments on Ramcharitmanas
New Delhi: A Delhi-based lawyer practising in the Supreme Court of India on Thursday filed a complaint with Delhi Police against Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekar for his recent remark against the Hindu…
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What caste-based census may offer to the Pasmanda Muslims in Bihar?
The Pasmanda Muslims of Bihar may have something to talk about after Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ordered a caste-based census in the state. However, they are unsure, of what it would…
- India
Bihar Edu minister says won’t apologise for Ramcharitmanas remark
Patna: Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekhar on Thursday reiterated his statement on Tuesday, claiming that the Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic ‘Ramayana’, “spreads hatred in the society”. He also said that…
- India
SC agrees to examine plea challenging caste census by Bihar government on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking to quash the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste survey in the state, on Friday. A counsel mentioned…
- India
Find out Shah Rukh Khan’s father-in-law: Bihar AIMIM leader on ‘Pathaan’ row
Kishanganj: The lone MLA from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Bihar, Akhtarul Iman has courted a new controversy with his recent statement over the upcoming Shah Rukh-starrer ‘Pathaan’ which has found…
- India
Four PFI members chargesheeted by NIA in Bihar
Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against four members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a case related to “unlawful and anti-national” activities by the…
- India
Caste-based head count begins in Bihar; Tejashwi terms it ‘historic step’
Patna: Terming the caste-based head count that began in Bihar on Saturday as a ‘historic’ step, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said the exercise will provide scientific data for carrying out welfare…
- India
‘Rozgar Ka Raj’ in Bihar, not ‘Jungle Raj’, says Tej Pratap Yadav
Patna: A day after BJP President J.P. Nadda claimed that ‘Jungle Raj’ has returned to Bihar, state Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Tej Pratap Yadav retaliated on Wednesday, saying Bihar is…
- India
NCW received nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes against women in 2022
New Delhi: Nearly 31,000 complaints of crimes committed against women were received by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in 2022, the highest since 2014. In 2021, the NCW had received 30,864…
- India
Delhi: Mastermind of Bihar spurious liquor tragedy arrested
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested a man wanted in the cases related to the spurious liquor tragedy in Bihar’s Saran which claimed the lives of 73 people, an official…
- India
Tejashwi Yadav slams BJP for ‘negative politics’ over jet, helicopter
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday hit out at BJP leaders for “negative and cheap politics” over the proposed purchase of a jet and helicopter by the state government.…
- India
‘Celebrate’: Nitish’s jibe at BJP over its Tejashwi claim
Bodh Gaya: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday took a dig at the BJP after Leader of Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha’s claim that Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav will remove him…
- India
CBI reopened case against Lalu as he came with us in Bihar, says Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday attributed the CBI’s move to reopen a case against RJD national President Lalu Prasad Yadav to his joining hands with his party to form…
- India
To fulfil ailing mother’s last wish, daughter gets married in hospital
Gaya: A critically-ill mother’s last wish to see her daughter getting married in front of her was literally fulfilled. However, the mother unfortunately died hours after the marriage. The unique wedding took…