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India logs record 52,123 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, recoveries cross 1 mn

There are 528,242 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, says health ministry

38,47,531 people affected by Bihar floods, over 25K living in shelter homes

In Muzaffarpur district, 8,77,138 people have been affected due to floods while in Supaul 81,198 people have been affected so far

With 2,803 new Covid-19 cases, Bihar's total tally crosses 36,000 mark

According to the latest update by the State Health Department, the total number of cases in the state has climbed to 36,314

Received Rahul Gandhi's assurance: Manjhi on coordination in Grand Alliance

Manjhi, the founding president of the HAM, has been demanding establishment of a "coordination committee" of representatives of all coalition partner

In pictures: Flooding in Assam, Bihar and Uttarakhand displaces millions

The floods in Assam have affected 24 districts, causing damages to 1,09,600.53 hectares of crop area and affecting over 2.4 million people in the state

Bihar heading towards becoming global Covid-19 hotspot: Tejashwi Yadav

Bihar is heading towards becoming a global hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said, as he hit out at Nitish Kumar govt over the "low" number of tests being conducted

Bihar to get relief from monsoon havoc soon, says Meteorological Department

North-eastern provinces, including Bihar, which are reeling under heavy rains and floods, may soon get relief from the havoc of monsoon, while northern and central-India may witness increased rainfall

No rift in NDA in Bihar, Congress-RJD spreading rumours, says Nityanand Rai

Union minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday asserted that there was no rift within the NDA in Bihar and charged the RJD-Congress combine with spreading rumours regarding it

Lightning kills 43 people in UP, Bihar; rains lash several parts of country

North India witnessed predominantly sultry weather, with Punjab and Haryana recording above-normal day temperatures.

400,000 ex-gratia each for kin of lightning strike victims: Bihar CM

The strike claimed the lives of three people in Samastipur, two in Lakhisarai, one each in Gaya, Banka and Jamui

Covid-19: Rajasthan distributes maximum free grain to returning migrants

Other big migrant population states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand fare poorly

Tejashwi seeks to wash away RJD s sins with an apology: NDA smirks

"I was young when the party was in power. Still, if there were any mistakes, I apologise for that," Yadav said

RJD MLA becomes fourth legislator to test positive for Covid-19 in Bihar

RJD MLA Shahnawaz Alam has tested positive for Covid-19, the fourth legislator in Bihar to have contracted the disease.

Be sensitive to poor; implement PMGKAY proactively: Govt to laggard states

Govt said some states like West Bengal and Bihar are lagging behind in distribution of free ration under the PMGKAY and they should be more "sensitive" towards the poor

With five fresh casualties, Covid-19 death toll reaches 68 in Bihar

The death toll in Bihar rose to 68 with five more fatalities in the last 24 hours, while the state's tally inched towards the 10,000-mark with 370 fresh cases reported, health department said.

West Bengal, Bihar lag behind in distribution of free grains and pulses

Data shows that Bihar is entitled to distribute 50,655 tonnes of pulses in April, May and June, however, it has received much less and hence the distribution is also slow

Bihar sees highest single-day spike of 394 Covid-19 cases; tally at 9,618

Bihar on Monday reported 394 coronavirus cases, its highest single-day spike, pushing the infection tally to 9,618, while the death toll rose to 63, the state health department said.

Bihar on high alert over possible terrorist intrusion through Nepal border

Bihar Special Branch has issued high alert to all districts in the state after a warning was issued regarding possible terrorists from Taliban and Jaish-e-Mohammad entering state through Nepal border.

Bihar cancels 2 bridge companies contracts for having Chinese partners

The contractors were asked to change their partners before the cancellation of the contracts, but they couldn't

Coronavirus daily updates: Bihar death toll climbs to 62; tally at 9,224

Bihar on Sunday reported four more Covid-19 fatalities, taking its death toll due to the disease to 62 in the state, while the number of cases shot up to 9,224 with 245 fresh ones