Bihar Debate

At least 20 people, who were on their way to attend a funeral on a makeshift raft, fell into a river in Bihar's Purnia. The group of people had created the makeshift raft with bamboo sticks to cross the river due to the absence of a bridge.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the 'born-again' Janata Dal (United)-BJP government will shortly face a test of strength in the Assembly - a hurdle it is expected to clear easily. The trust vote will kick-start the Assembly's Budget session.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly and called it "cringe-worthy."

"Pradesh mein dikha, desh mein dikhega" is one of the many open-ended slogans on posters at JDU office, where national meet of the party is scheduled

Sparks flew inside the Bihar assembly on Wednesday when a debate was held on the infamous police action during the budget session which involved manhandling and physical eviction of many opposition MLAs after an unprecedented disruption.

A day after the Monsoon Session of Bihar Legislature began, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that all Opposition parties will boycott the entire session of the state Assembly.

There can be a debate on the quantum of development Bihar has seen under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar but no one can point a finger at him on corruption, Defence Minister Rajnath said on Wednesday, calling the BJP and the Janata Dal-United (JDU) a "superhit" partnership like the opening pair of cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.

Patients left unattended for entire days and visited by stray dogs roaming around the ward at night - a 42-year-old coronavirus patient has died at a hospital in Bihar after accusing its authorities of these glaring lapses and more in a Facebook Live video. The incident has triggered a massive outcry in the state that has been debating the upcoming...

Nitish Kumar today said he was open to a debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Bihar assembly, signalling, for the first time, his reservations on the controversial law that his party Janata Dal (United) supported in parliament. On the National Register of Citizenship (NRC), Nitish Kumar said that there was "no question" of or need...

Debates, seminars, quiz and slogan competitions would be organised in schools during this period.

Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday challenged his opponents to have a debate on development carried out by his government in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - who welcomed the new law for 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections in the general category - today advocated enhanced quota for the Other Backward Castes, which form a large section of his support base.

The BJP's last-minute choice of Nitish Kumar's party man for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson - seen as a peace offering to the upset Bihar ally -- has hugely irked another partner, the Akali Dal. For the longest time, Akali leader Naresh Gujral was the front-runner for the post. Now with the sudden shift to Harivansh Narayan Singh, the A...

Sharad Yadav's formal dissent on the political upheaval in Bihar after five long days, drew a prompt response from Nitish Kumar. And the message from the Chief Minister was sharp: Stop sulking and debate in party forum.

At least 20 people, who were on their way to attend a funeral on a makeshift raft, fell into a river in Bihar's Purnia. The group of people had created the makeshift raft with bamboo sticks to cross the river due to the absence of a bridge.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the 'born-again' Janata Dal (United)-BJP government will shortly face a test of strength in the Assembly - a hurdle it is expected to clear easily. The trust vote will kick-start the Assembly's Budget session.

Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on women during a debate on caste census at the state Assembly and called it "cringe-worthy."

"Pradesh mein dikha, desh mein dikhega" is one of the many open-ended slogans on posters at JDU office, where national meet of the party is scheduled

Sparks flew inside the Bihar assembly on Wednesday when a debate was held on the infamous police action during the budget session which involved manhandling and physical eviction of many opposition MLAs after an unprecedented disruption.

A day after the Monsoon Session of Bihar Legislature began, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that all Opposition parties will boycott the entire session of the state Assembly.

There can be a debate on the quantum of development Bihar has seen under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar but no one can point a finger at him on corruption, Defence Minister Rajnath said on Wednesday, calling the BJP and the Janata Dal-United (JDU) a "superhit" partnership like the opening pair of cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.

Patients left unattended for entire days and visited by stray dogs roaming around the ward at night - a 42-year-old coronavirus patient has died at a hospital in Bihar after accusing its authorities of these glaring lapses and more in a Facebook Live video. The incident has triggered a massive outcry in the state that has been debating the upcoming...

Nitish Kumar today said he was open to a debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Bihar assembly, signalling, for the first time, his reservations on the controversial law that his party Janata Dal (United) supported in parliament. On the National Register of Citizenship (NRC), Nitish Kumar said that there was "no question" of or need...

Debates, seminars, quiz and slogan competitions would be organised in schools during this period.

Amid the debate over the Congress's Rs 6000 a month Basic Minimum Income Scheme and the government's Rs 6000 a year PM Kisan Scheme, Union minister Rajnath Singh had a reality check at a remote village in Bihar today. It was one that also left the government of Nitish Kumar red faced before the Union Minister. The ambitious scheme was launched in...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday challenged his opponents to have a debate on development carried out by his government in the state.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - who welcomed the new law for 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections in the general category - today advocated enhanced quota for the Other Backward Castes, which form a large section of his support base.

The BJP's last-minute choice of Nitish Kumar's party man for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson - seen as a peace offering to the upset Bihar ally -- has hugely irked another partner, the Akali Dal. For the longest time, Akali leader Naresh Gujral was the front-runner for the post. Now with the sudden shift to Harivansh Narayan Singh, the A...

Sharad Yadav's formal dissent on the political upheaval in Bihar after five long days, drew a prompt response from Nitish Kumar. And the message from the Chief Minister was sharp: Stop sulking and debate in party forum.