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Bihar minister boycotts assembly after his car stopped at gate

Jivesh Kumar, Minister of Labour in the Nitish Kumar government, walked out from the Vidhan Sabha after sharing his ordeal with Speaker Vijay Sinha

13 lose eyesight after cataract operation in Bihar's Muzaffarpur hospital

A total of 13 people so far have lost their eyesight following cataract surgery at a local eye hospital in Muzaffarpur, District civil surgeon Dr Vinay Kumar Sharma said

Will write to CM seeking state-specific caste census: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday declared that he will write to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to press the demand for headcount of OBCs with the help of the state's own resources

Bill passed to relax norms for infra requirement of Bihar pvt varsities

The Bihar Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 proposes that such institutes will be allowed to function from makeshift venues

Trouble-engine govt in Bihar instead of double-engine: Tejashwi Yadav

The 'double-engine government' expression was first used by the BJP as it appealed to people to vote for the party

Bihar: Tejashwi, Tej Pratap Yadav seen together after long gap

The relationship between the two had turned sour

Bihar CM asks health officials to be on guard against new Covid variant

He called for keeping a close watch on those coming to the state from abroad and quick testing of samples if anybody presented symptoms

Rashtriya Janata Party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav admitted to AIIMS: Reports

Lalu Prasad Yadav has been admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi after he complained of fever, reports said

Bihar, Jharkhand, UP emerge as poorest states in India: Niti Aayog

Kerala, Goa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Punjab have registered the lowest poverty across India and are at the bottom of the index

Yes, there are two Indias, and they are not getting any closer together

The fifth National Family Health Survey's findings make it clear that there are indeed two Indias - one represented by Tamil Nadu and another by Bihar, writes T N Ninan

NITI Aayog's unflattering report vexes Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar

The Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar has reacted with dismay to the Niti Aayog report on poverty index, which places the state among the bottom-ranking ones

Top headlines: RBI mum on corporates in banks; Niti releases poverty index

Business Standard brings you the top stories on Friday

Congress to focus on organisation building in Bihar after breakup with RJD

Congress asserted that it will strengthen its moribund organisation in Bihar, drawing lessons from the experience in recent by-elections where it was dumped by Lalu Prasad's RJD

5 distant relatives of late Sushant Singh Rajput killed in road accident

"The accident occurred on the National Highway 333 when the SUV driver lost control over his vehicle and hit the truck coming from the opposite direction near Pipara village early on Tuesday.

5 distant relatives of Sushant Singh Rajput killed in Bihar road accident

The SUV was badly mangled due to the impact of the collision. The truck driver and helper, however, managed to flee

SC allows sand mining in Bihar, says ban causes loss to public exchequer

The top court said a balanced approach of sustainable development needs to be resorted

Liquor ban: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls high-level meeting on Nov 16

Analyzing where the state is lacking in implementing the complete prohibition law in the state is on the agenda

Liquor ban in Bihar was imposed with Opposition's consent: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that the liquor ban in the state was imposed in April 2016 with the consent of Opposition leaders, who are now politicising the issue.

Bihar panchayat elections to automate vote counting with Staqu's AI tech

Staqu will deploy its proprietary Video Analytics system, powered by advanced AI, to count votes directly from the camera by monitoring the EVM screens at the counting centre

Confusion prevails over Congress-RJD tie-up in Bihar as Lalu hints at thaw

A section of Congress leaders has claimed that a possibility of the party regaining its support base among upper castes has always irked Prasad