NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday took a jibe at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar amid a growing push to honour him with the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said that despite being ill, Nitish Kumar has served as Bihar’s chief minister for 20 years, which makes him…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday slammed Bihar governor Arif Mohammad Khan’s statement over hijab row that erupted after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar removed naqab from a woman doctor’s face in an event. Party leader Pawan Khera described the incident as “an attempt to normalise a powerful, ageing politician publicly violating a young woman’s…
NEW DELHI: A woman doctor at the centre of the recent hijab row after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar lifted her naqab during an event did not join duty on Saturday, officials confirmed to news agency PTI. They also reported no contact with her or the family members.Patna civil surgeon Avinash Kumar Singh confirmed that…
NEW DELHI: Bihar minority affairs minister Zama Khan on Tuesday defended Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a row erupted over an incident in which he was seen removing the hijab of a woman doctor during a public function.Addressing the issue, Khan said, “The CM is, perhaps, older than the father of the woman in question….
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has allocated portfolios to his expanded coalition cabinet, a day after being sworn in for a record tenth term.The BJP, now the single largest party with 89 seats, secured the largest share of ministries in the new Bihar cabinet. Samrat Chaudhary has taken charge of the home department,…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: A Shubman Gill sized problem faces the Indian cricket team as it prepares for the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati from Saturday. Although India’s regular Test captain has not been officially ruled out yet, there are indications he may not be…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar’s family has dismissed health rumours regarding his father, saying that the Bihar CM was fit enough to take “10 meetings daily”. They also thanked the voters of the state for giving a historic mandate in favour of the National Democratic Alliance.“This is completely false. He takes 10 meetings daily. Would he…
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered a decisive victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. The alliance won 202 seats in the 243-member assembly, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single largest party with 89 seats, closely followed by the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) at 85 seats. The Lok Janshakti…
NEW DELHI: Posters featuring Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar — with the caption “Tiger abhi zinda hai” — appeared outside the party office on Thursday, a day before the assembly election results.Former Bihar minister and JD(U) leader Ranjit Sinha put out a poster that read, “Protector of Dalits, Mahadalits, backward classes, upper castes, and minorities…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bihar co-ordinator Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday refuted opposition’s claim that all is not well in NDA camp citing Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s absence from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign ahead of assembly elections.While talking to news agency ANI, Pradhan said that it was a part of NDA’s plan that…