Nitish Kumar praises 2025 Union Budget, Congress calls it politically motivated
Feb 02, 2025, at 12:29 am
Patna/New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lauded the 2025 Union Budget, calling it "positive, welcome, progressive, and forward-looking" in a statement on Saturday evening.
JDU sacks Manipur Chief after he declares to withdraw support from BJP government in state
Jan 22, 2025, at 11:16 pm
Imphal/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) sacked its Manipur chief Ksh Biren Singh on Wednesday after the latter sent a letter to the Governor stating the JD(U) has withdrawn support to the BJP-led state government.
Jan 02, 2025, at 06:14 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday responded cryptically to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's 'doors open' remark about reopening ties with the opposition INDIA bloc, media reports said.
Oct 03, 2024, at 02:35 am
Patna/IBNS: Former election strategist Prashant Kishor formally launched his Jan Suraaj group as a political party on Wednesday marking an entry into electoral politics.
'Will end liquor ban within one hour if voted to power': Prashant Kishor
Sep 15, 2024, at 05:47 pm
Patna/IBNS: As he gears up for his party's foundation day on Oct 2, political strategist-turned-Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishor has vowed to end the liquor ban in Bihar immediately if elected to power.
Veteran JDU leader KC Tyagi resigns as Nitish Kumar party's spokesperson
Sep 01, 2024, at 05:58 pm
Patna/IBNS: Veteran Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi has resigned as the party's spokesperson.
'Bihar was Switzerland to him six months ago, now a gutter': Prashant Kishor's dig at Tejashwi Yadav
Aug 26, 2024, at 05:11 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former political strategist and an aspiring politician Prashant Kishor has taken a dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal top leader Tejashwi Yadav who claimed Bihar was lagging behind in key areas of development despite the "double engine" government run by Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party.
Jul 29, 2024, at 07:22 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former politician strategist Prashant Kishor is set to launch his political party, Jan Suraaj, on October 2 marking the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar skips NITI Aayog meeting, sends his deputies
Jul 27, 2024, at 07:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Triggering speculations, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday skipped the NITI Aayog meeting, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Centre rules out granting special status to Bihar, Lalu Yadav's party takes swipe at BJP ally JDU
Jul 23, 2024, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has ruled out any plan to give a special category status to Bihar, a core demand by its key ally, the Janata Dal (United), triggering a swipe for its leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Modi's coalition challenge: Nitish Kumar demands Rs 30,000 cr for Bihar in Union Budget
Jul 10, 2024, at 12:23 am
New Delhi: Janta Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar has requested Rs 30,000 crore ($3.6 billion) from India's Union Budget this year to support projects in Bihar, presenting a challenge for the coalition government, Bloomberg reported.
Bihar suspends 16 engineers after 10 bridges collapse in a week
Jul 06, 2024, at 02:33 am
Patna/IBNS: Sixteen engineers of Bihar's water resources department have been suspended after 10 bridges collapsed in the last 15 days across the state, a statement by the department said.
Nitish Kumar's party JD(U) reiterates demand for special status for Bihar at key meet
Jun 30, 2024, at 02:18 am
Patna: The Janata Dal United (JDU), one of the main allies of the ruling BJP at the Centre, concluded its national executive meeting with a resolution calling for special state status for Bihar.
Jun 20, 2024, at 07:15 pm
Patna/IBNS: In a blow to the Bihar government, the Patna High Court on Thursday scrapped the state's decision to hike the quota in jobs and education for several categories to 65 percent, media reports said.
Nalanda University's new campus inauguration: Top 10 quotes of PM Modi
Jun 19, 2024, at 06:35 pm
Rajgir/IBNS: In his first visit to Bihar since assuming power for the third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the ancient Nalanda University in the Rajgir district of the state.
PM Modi inaugurates new campus of Bihar's Nalanda University
Jun 19, 2024, at 05:02 pm
Patna/IBNS: In a big educational push, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new campus of the Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar disrespected Bihar touching Modi's feet: Prashant Kishor
Jun 15, 2024, at 08:29 pm
Patna/IBNS: Former political strategist and Jan Suraj Abhiyan president Prashant Kishor has lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for touching the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the meeting of National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
BJP to keep key posts in Modi 3.0; Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh likely to retain portfolios: Reports
Jun 09, 2024, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: N Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JDU are likely to get at least one cabinet berth and one Minister of State post each in the Narendra Modi 3.0 government as NDA leaders brainstormed in a meeting ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, media reports said.
Jun 07, 2024, at 10:58 pm
Pleading full support to PM-elect Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar targeted the INDIA alliance bloc and said those who managed to get seats this time will be wiped out in the next general polls.
NDA allies, Nitish Kumar's JDU and Chirag Paswan's LJP, call for review of Agnipath
Jun 07, 2024, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)- two important allies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with bulk seats, have proposed a review of the Modi government's Agnipath scheme (a new military recruitment system) in the upcoming tenure.
NDA is an organic alliance: Modi who is set to become PM for 3rd term with allies' support
Jun 07, 2024, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on Friday called the BJP-led NDA "organic alliance" after he was elected as the leader of the ruling coalition in one step closer to becoming the premier of the country for a rare third consecutive term.
NDA leaders to meet in New Delhi today to formally elect Narendra Modi as leader: Reports
Jun 07, 2024, at 02:36 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA is likely to meet on Friday to formally elect PM Narendra Modi as their leader, media reports said.
Modi 3.0: BJP likely to keep top ministries, allies TDP and JDU bargain for key portfolios
Jun 06, 2024, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s failure to attain the majority in the Lok Sabha polls has opened the doors for its key allies- N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United)- go for tough bargains despite the saffron party's insistence on keeping top portfolios with itself.
INDIA bloc lost their minds: JDU on 'anti-Nitish campaign'
Jun 06, 2024, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid speculations over his political inclinations, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday attended the NDA meeting with his support for Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's BJP, which has failed to attain the majority.
'Will take appropriate steps at right time': Mallikarjun Kharge says after INDIA meet
Jun 06, 2024, at 05:23 am
New Delhi: The INDIA bloc will sit in the opposition benches for now, even though Narendra Modi and the BJP are "subverting the will of the people," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Wednesday.
Narendra Modi to stake claim for govt formation after official support from NDA partners
Jun 06, 2024, at 02:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Narendra Modi was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu giving their official support to form the government at the Centre.
Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav board same flight to Delhi, triggers speculations
Jun 05, 2024, at 05:24 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who are now political foes, have boarded the same flight to Delhi triggering speculations of new alignment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP failed to get the majority in the Lok Sabha elections.
As BJP falls short of majority, ally leaders Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu emerge as kingmakers
Jun 05, 2024, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failing to emerge as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha elections and needing to bank on their National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government, the two leaders who emerged as potential kingmakers are Bihar Chief Minister and JDU chief Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party leader N Chandrababu Naidu.
NDA takes lead in Bihar leaving INDIA bloc far behind
Jun 04, 2024, at 04:19 pm
Patna/IBNS: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 29 seats in Bihar, while the Opposition bloc INDIA has managed a lead in 9 seats of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
As Nitish Kumar reaches Delhi ahead of LS result day, JD(U) demands early state polls
Jun 04, 2024, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day ahead of the Lok Sabha elections results, NDA’s Bihar ally, JD(U), demanded early Assembly polls in the state in consonance with the Centre’s “one nation, one election” pitch.