BJP chief Rajnath Singh is set to meet leaders of Bihar BJP unit in the wake of the ultimatum issued by JD(U) to declare the Prime Ministerial candidate of the party. Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had criticized Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Mod...
Congress seeks to gain maximum political mileage from the rift between BJP and JD(U) which came out in the open after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticized BJP's poster boy Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. BJP, unwilling to take the offence lying d...
The Bihar BJP leaders, who are unhappy with the statements made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar against Narendra Modi, have met BJP president Rajnath Singh. Although these leaders have claimed that the BJP-JD(U) alliance continues despite the recent spat,...
BJP has hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who criticized Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his 'vibrant Gujarat' model. The party has termed the Bihar CM's remarks 'unacceptable'.
In the backdrop of the face off between BJP and JD(U) following Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's comments against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a few prominent BJP leaders from Bihar are set to meet BJP chief Rajnath Singh. Meanwhile, the BJP chief ...
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took several digs at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in his address and set a deadline for BJP to name its Prime Ministerial candidate, BJP has come out in support of Modi, slamming the Bihar CM. The rift in NDA is ...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing Janata Dal (United)'s national executive meet in Delhi, takes several digs at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The Bihar CM demands a secular Prime Minister from BJP and sets a deadline for the party to ...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reiterates his demand for special status for Bihar. He says the demand is only for the rights of the state's people and is not a political one.
The central government is looking to give Bihar the status of 'special state' before the 2014 general elections. The Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar conducted rallies in Bihar demanding the special status tag for the state. Once Bihar receives this status it woul...
With the 2014 general elections in mind, political parties are looking to forge new alliances. Conferring special status on Bihar and a few other backward states is being looked at as a political move for future alliances in the political arena.
Home ministry is getting ready to confer Bihar with the status of a special state. If Bihar receives this status, it would be seen as the victory of the state's chief minister, Nitish Kumar. The chief minister conducted rallies both in the state as well as the...
The central government will soon confer the special state status on Bihar, says a report in an English newspaper. The status is being considered as a major victory for the state's Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar. According to some sources, Congress is eager to pa...
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seeks special status for his state and visits the Prime Minister to put forward this demand. He says states whose development is lesser than the national average should be given special status.
The rally organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the national capital has evoked mixed responses from the BJP camp. Some of the leaders reacted aggressively to the Bihar strongman while others maintained a sober stand. Can BJP neglect its key ally e...
After his successful rally in Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram to press for the demand to grant special status to Bihar. The meet is seen by political pundits as JDU's atte...
Attempting to pacify Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who aggressively pitched for special status for the state at the 'Adhikar rally' in New Delhi, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Rajeev Shukla, says the demand for a special status for Bihar is...
BJP leader Kirti Azad refutes claims that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing the JDU supporters at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, was hinting at a possible alliance with the UPA ahead of the genereal elections.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing the JDU supporters at the 'Adhikar rally', has appreciated Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Is Bihar CM hinting at a possible alliance with the UPA?
Addressing the JDU supporters at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asks centre to take into consideration Bihar's potential. Bihar has the right to develop and progress says the CM. Nitish Kumar, who pushes for special s...
Ahead of the general elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is gearing up for a massive show of strength in the national capital. More than 40,000 JDU activists are expected to take part in the rally which will be held at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. The JDU ...
Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit expressed her disappointment at the way Delhi has been ignored in the budget for the past 10 years. She said that allocation for the capital hasn't been increased. She said that it was high time that the Finance Minister a...
Vowing to end the electricity scarcity in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that he would not demand vote from people if he fails to end the troubles caused by the lack of power in the state.
Even as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attempts to distance himself from tainted MLA Munna Shukla, the manner in which he was produced in the court suggest that Shukla is offered certain privileges. No policemen were present near him when he was produced in...
Nitish Kumar prays at Patna's oldest temple Shitlamata temple, while Lal Prasad Yadav visits his ancestral village of Phulwaria where he joins the crowds in chanting 'Har har mahadev' and prays at the Thave Durga temple. Back in Patna, Lalu also organises a Ki...
Narendra Modi won't be inviting BJP leaders from Bihar--Sushil Kumar Modi, Shatrughan Singh, Yashwant Singh, Rajiv Pratap Rudy--to campaign for the BJP in the state Assembly elections. Gujarat goes to poll in December, along with Himachal Pradesh. In list of 3...
In an interview to a newspaper Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi said that the BJP government of Bihar does not want Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to visit the State. With Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, making no secret of his deep dislike for N...
Fear of black appears to haunt Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after people protested with black flags and chairs were thrown at him. Police said on Sunday that those donning black or carrying umbrellas or flags that are black, would not be allowed to attend...
The BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar is more strained than ever before. Another war of words has broken out between the BJP and its ally JDU over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's proposed trip to Bihar next year. The BJP had earlier made it clear that it is pre...
Another war of words has broken out between the BJP and its ally JDU over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's proposed trip to Bihar next year. The BJP had earlier made it clear that it is preparing to contest all 40 seats in Bihar during the 2014 elections...
Watch how Sonia backfired at the BJP, Lalu slammed Nitish's government in Bihar, women filed petition against Jaiswal for sexist comments and how a train escaped an accident in spite of its bogie cutting loose from the engine.
Ex-Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav says that Bihar is surrounded by corruption and scams. He says that the people of Bihar are suffering under the rule of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and it has been observed in many parts of the State that women, children ...
BJP has reportedly decided to contest in 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar without joining hands with the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JDU. The BJP-JDU alliance have been going through troubled times after Nitish Kumar objected the Prime Ministerial candidature o...
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Bihar police, headed by a superintendent of police, has filed an FIR against 35 named and 600 unknown people in connection with the violent protests during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Adhikar Yatra over the pa...
Centrestage | Is Bihar returning to its wild west ways. The husband of a local MLA snatched a loaded carbine from a police and used it to brandish against protesters who were blocking Chief Minster Nitish Kumar's convoy in Khagaria district. The JD(U) leader e...
In a desperate attempt to be heard, a woman throws herself to the ground in front of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's convoy of cars and refused to budge. The CM was on tour of Darbhanga. The woman wanted a job for her husband who is visually challenged.
At Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's Panchayat Committee meet in Patna, the leaders create a huge ruckus and raise slogans against the CM. The Panchayat leaders alleged that the CM was unwilling to hear them out and then protested against the Minister.
The Bihar police joined a mob to beat up a man who was carrying a gun. Though it is illegal for the man to carry a gun, questions are raised about the police thrashing him. There is no word from the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar or the DGP Abhayanand on this i...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has confirmed that his party, JD(U) will go alone in the Gujarat Assembly polls. With this declaration the rift between Nitish Kumar and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has come out in the open.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in a press conference, reveals his future plans. He discloses his plans for the Gujarat Assembly polls in which his party, the JD(U) is likely to go alone.
The Centre asks Maharashtra government to ensure the safety of everyone in the state following the threats issued by the Shiv Sena and MNS. It has asked what measures have been taken to contain the hate politics being played out by MNS and Shiv Sena. It has al...
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has accused his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar of indulging in cheap politics. Chavan was agitated after Nitish slammed the Maharashtra police for arresting a man from Bihar in connection with the Azad Maidan riots...
MNS chief Raj Thackeray's anti-Bihari rant seems to have caught up with his cousin Uddhav Thackeray as the Shiv Sena leader has taken on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying that he must stop advocating the cause of anti-nationals. He was referring to the ...
Bihar is not out of India, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. He has shot back at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's statement on asking the Mumbai police to not subject Biharis arrested in the August 11 violence in Mumbai to undue harassment....
Following MNS chief Raj Thackeray's remark that branded Biharis in Mumbai as infiltrators, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray says if the Mumbai police need Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's permission before arresting a Bihari youth involved in the Azad Maida...
If the Biharis who indulge in crime in Mumbai and then flee to Bihar, and Mumbai police require Bihar's permission to chase them, then Biharis should also need to a permit to come to Mumbai. This was the sum total of an editorial in the Shiv Sena newspaper Sa...
Following MNS chief Raj Thackeray's speech against Biharis in Mumbai, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray wants Biharis in Mumbai to be issued permits. He also slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for interfering in the Azad Maidan violence case where one Bi...
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's weekly Monday durbar at his office in Patna was graced today by two angry women who shouted and sat on dharna right in front of Nitish Kumar. Their grouse was that their complaints were not heard. One woman even accused Nitish and...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has hit out at MNS chief Raj Thackeray over his anti-Bihari rant saying that Raj is indulging in anti-Bihar tirade and it is a matter of shame for the Maharashtra government.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi takes a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar without directly taking his name, says some people say Gujarat was always a prosperous state, if that was the case then how come this was not spoken about then. Modi was addr...
JD(U) says yes to a debate on Coalgate and no to BJP disrupting the Parliament. It could well be a political barter as the Cabinet has approved the bill for a Central University at Motihari, favouring Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Kapil Sibal, who wanted it...
The Cabinet has cleared the bill, giving the go-ahead for the Central University to be set up at Motihari in Bihar. This has come as a blow to Kapil Sibal who had opposed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and wanted the varsity to be set up in Gaya. This could be th...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has turned down Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's demand for a CBI probe into the murder of Pritam Bhattacharjee. Nitish Kumar has claimed that the Bihar police is capable of handling case.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had landed himself in controversy when he, in an interview to English magazine 'The Week' stated that he is ready to pull out of NDA if Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is projected as the Prime Ministerial candidate. Niti...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has denied claims by 'The Week' magazine that he is ready to walk out of the NDA alliance. Nitish Kumar has said that he has given no such interview to the magazine in which he has made this remark and as far as the alliance w...
In what could be a major upset to the NDA in the 2014 national elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has, in an interview to a magazine, stated that he is willing to quit the NDA alliance at the drop of a hat. He adds that he is not averse to aligning w...
Just ahead of the monsoon session of the Parliament, NDA is set to meet to chalk out the strategy for the monsoon session. The meet will also discuss the Vice-Presidential polls that is slated for tomorrow. All eyes are set on this meet because the meet comes ...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has met BJP chief Nitin Gadkari to express his reluctance over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate. Nitin Gadkari has assured that allies will be considered when deciding the Prime Ministeri...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has met BJP chief Nitin Gadkari to express his reluctance over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate. Nitin Gadkari has assured that allies will be considered when deciding the Prime Ministeri...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar defends Bihar's plan expenditure for the next five years. Nitish denies getting undue favours from the Planning Commission, and says most of the funds are to be generated internally.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is finding himself in a tough spot after he slammed the RSS for criticising him over his 'secular Prime Minister' remarks. The Bihar BJP leaders professed allegiance to RSS and attacked Nitish Kumar for his remarks that the JD...
In a shocking revelation, underage drivers are found driving school buses in Bihar. Underage auto drivers and overcrowding of autos and buses is also a common sight here. Take a look.
Nitish Kumar's 'Janata Darbars', lauded for directly addressing the grievances of his people is now in the news for all the wrong reasons. A frail and helpless woman begging for help is caught on camera being dragged away from Nitish Kumar's presence. The stor...
Ignoring the criticism over his 'secular Prime Minister' remarks by the RSS, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that his party, the JDU, has alliance with the BJP and not the RSS. RSS had earlier hit out at Nitish Kumar saying that the remarks by him a...
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, Bihar, who is in the capital today has spoken again on the projection of Narendra Modi as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate. He has said he maintains his stand on his previously expressed views, both personal and as part of the pa...
After Nitish Kumar's comments on Narendra Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections, Modi has taken on Nitish in a rather cryptic way with a tweet that says there cannot be two constitutions, two prime ministers and two power centres. Sharad P...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi refuses to comment on the remarks made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wherein he slammed Gujarat CM for mishandling Gujarat riots and has also said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not happy with hi...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi refuses to comment on the remarks made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wherein he slammed Gujarat CM for mishandling Gujarat riots and has also said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not happy with hi...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi refuses to comment on the remarks made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wherein he slammed Gujarat CM for mishandling Gujarat riots and has also said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not happy with hi...
Newshour | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's remark that NDA's nominee for the Prime Minister's post should be somebody with secular credentials, clearly referring to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, has angered many. Is this remark a declaration of Nit...
Supporting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the remarks made by the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that NDA's nominee for the Prime Minister's post should be somebody with secular credentials, RSS says that it does not feel that the remarks made by...
Despite repeated attacks by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi maintains a stoic silence and sources close to him reveal that he would not respond any attacks that concern outside of Gujarat. It appears as if Modi is waitin...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says NDA should declare its candidate for Prime Minister's post. And in an obvious reference to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, Nitish wants the NDA's PM candidate to be 'secular', and also from a less-developed state. This has set ...
Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar says he will wait for the NDA to decide on the Presidential candidate. He says Pranab Mukherjee called him on an issue unrelated to his presidential candidature.
After Mamata Banerjee pushed for APJ Abdul Kalam as one of her choice of candidates, opinion in the NDA has been divided over Kalam. The NDA is scheduled to meet today to discuss the Presidential polls. Kalam on the other hand is scheduled to meet Bihar Chief ...
Newsnight | The war of words between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi caused much embarrassment to BJP even as the party defends him saying that Modi does not play identity politics unlike Chief Ministers from other st...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hits out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for having singled out the state leadership, calling it casteist. Nitish Kumar asked Modi to be concerned about his own state and himself. He claims that Bihar has been experien...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hits out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi asking him to think about his own state and himself before commenting on other states. He claims that Bihar has been experiencing significant progress on various fronts.
With three incidents in a week's time in Bihar, including the attack on the CM's convoy, Nitish Kumar's grip on the government and the electorate is becoming weaker.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar escapes unhurt after protesters from Chausa village in Buxar district, upset over lack of drinking water, electricity and good roads, pelted stones at his convoy.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar snubs Karnataka police for arresting a suspected terrorist from Darbhanga district in Bihar, without formally informing the State police.
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray flays MNS chief Raj Thackeray, saying that issuing threats to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and then withdrawing it was just a publicity stunt.