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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar favours inquiry into Pegasus controversy

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday favoured a thorough inquiry into allegations of phone tapping with the help of Pegasus spyware which has led to a logjam in Parliament.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Bihar detected only 1 in 134 Covid cases - data

Stories from around the country on the fight against the pandemic

Monsoon session of Bihar Assembly to begin on Monday, likely to be stormy

The stage for a stormy session has been set by the tug of war between the state government and the opposition over the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021

Covid-19 pandemic: Tales of migrant workers betray a year of woes

Their lives thrown into disarray, they struggle with lack of aid, jobs and vaccine

Immense scope to create multiple textile hubs in Bihar: Industries minister

Bihar's Minister of Industries Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said there is an immense scope to create multiple textile hubs across the state.

Bihar to add 3 new universities for engineering, medical, sports streams

Bihar government has decided to set up three separate universities to regulate the functioning and academic activities of engineering, medical and sports streams

Comeback time for Lalu: Will his return to Patna change the power dynamics?

The 73-year-old politician is suffering from several ailments

LJP: Chirag Pawan's plea against Pashupati Paras' recognition declined

Paras, who was administered the oath of office as Union cabinet minister on July 7, has spent the larger part of his career under the shadow of his late brother Ram Vilas Paswan.

21 new faces likely in Cabinet reshuffle, Bihar tipped for lion's share

This will be the first big reshuffle of Modi 2.0

Bihar's representation likely to increase in Union Cabinet amid reshuffle

BJP will accommodate former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi in the expected cabinet expansion.

Lalu Prasad Yadav addresses RJD workers after long time, slams Modi, Nitish

RJD is the single largest party in the 243-member Bihar assembly though the JD(U)-BJP alliance governs the state.

On first visit to Bihar after LJP split, Chirag receives rousing welcome

Covid protocols, including social distancing norms, went for a toss at the Patna airport which was chock-a-block with the young Jamui MP's supporters

SSB recovers 8 Chinese drone cameras from Nepal border in Bihar, 3 held

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) recovered eight Chinese drone cameras from the possession of three persons at the India-Nepal border in East Champaran district, informed Bihar Police on Wednesday.The three persons were then handed over to Bihar Police and sent to Judicial custody. The police have started an investigation."Eight Chinese camera drones were recovered from the possession of three people during checking by SSB at Nepal border under Kundwa Chainpur Police Station. All three people were booked and sent to judicial custody. We are probing all angles," said Naveen Chandra Jha, Superintendent of Police, East Champaran.The incident comes in the wake of an attack on the Indian Air Force station in Jammu last Sunday and a subsequent alert sounded for drones.

Educational institutions will open phase-wise after July 6: Bihar minister

Bihar Education Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Monday said the educational institutions in the state will reopen in a phased manner after July 6 if Covid situation continues to improve at same pace

BJP's silence hurts, relations with them cannot remain 'one-sided': Chirag

My father Ram Vilas Paswan and I stood by BJP like a rock, but they're not there when I expected them in such difficult times, says Chirag Paswan on LJP crisis

Behind LJP split: A tale of conflicting interests, trickery and retribution

Both JD(U) and BJP were behind LJP split but they worked independently; Also, Paras played his cards wisely

LJP feud: Chirag Paswan calls national executive meet in Delhi on Sunday

The LJP has six MPs, including Paswan, in Lok Sabha and none in Rajya Sabha.

Pashupati Kumar Paras elected president of Lok Janshakti Party

This comes amid the ongoing tussle between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras

Paras visits Patna, challenges Chirag Paswan's contention on party split

State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal dismissed the turmoil within the LJP as an "internal matter" of the party.

Churn in Bihar politics: Chirag Paswan removed as LJP's national president

His uncle, Pashupati Paras, took control of the LJP, ousted Chirag from the presidentship of the party and decamped with five MPs to the Janta Dal United (JDU), the very target of Chirag's attack