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Transforming India into a Hindu nation is impossible: Nitish Kumar

Feb 17, 2023, at 11:34 pm

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that India is such a country which cannot be converted into a Hindu Nation.

'Will ask him what he said and why': Nitish Kumar on JD (U) leader's demand for Muslim reservation in army

Feb 15, 2023, at 01:54 am

Patna: JD (U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said he will get clarification from his party leader Gulam Rasool Balyawi over his comment on 30 percent reservation for Muslims in the Indian Army.

'Waiting for Congress to take a call on national opposition unity': Nitish Kumar

Jan 28, 2023, at 01:30 am

Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said he was waiting for Congress to take the initiative for evolving national-level opposition unity to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

'Opposition unity my only wish, don't aim to benefit from it personally': Nitish Kumar

Jan 20, 2023, at 05:46 am

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said he only wishes that the opposition in the country will unite and this wish has nothing to do with his own aspirations.

RJD issues notice to party MLA Sudhakar Singh for anti-Nitish Kumar statements

Jan 18, 2023, at 05:47 pm

Patna/UNI: On the directive of party supremo Lalu Prasad, RJD issued notice to its MLA and former Minister Sudhakar Singh for his repeated statements against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Grand Alliance government headed by him.

'Had women been better educated...': Nitish Kumar sparks fresh controversy with sexist remark

Jan 10, 2023, at 03:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sparked a fresh controversy blaming poor education levels among women responsible for the population boom in India.

Bihar government will extend all facilities to Madarsas: Nitish Kumar

Jan 09, 2023, at 12:35 am

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday assured that all required facilities would be extended to Madarsas in the state to improve their quality of education and other infrastructures.

Nitish Kumar likely to start uniting opposition at national level after March

Jan 06, 2023, at 12:54 am

Bettiah/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he would start an exercise to unite the opposition at the national level after March this year to counter BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

'What has the father of new India done?' Nitish Kumar jibes at Devendra Fadnavis' wife's 'two fathers of nation' remark

Jan 01, 2023, at 03:15 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday referred to Amruta Fadnavis' 'father of new India' remark to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked what the "new father of new India has done for the nation?"

Nitish Kumar objects to NHRC team visiting Bihar to probe hooch tragedy

Dec 22, 2022, at 03:38 am

Patna/UNI: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took strong exception to a team of the National Human Rights Commission visiting Bihar to probe the hooch tragedy in the Saran district and asked whether the NHRC team probed similar incidents in other states.

65 dead due to toxic liquor consumption in Bihar, Nitish Kumar refuses to give compensation

Dec 17, 2022, at 03:42 am

Patna/IBNS: At least 65 people have been confirmed dead at Chapra in Bihar's Saran district due to the consumption of toxic liquor, media reports said Friday.

Bihar hooch tragedy: Opposition creates ruckus in lower house

Dec 15, 2022, at 09:24 pm

Patna/UNI: The recent hooch tragedy rocked Bihar Assembly on the second consecutive day on Wednesday and the entire proceedings continued amid pandemonium created by the opposition.

'BJP defeat certain if..': Nitish Kumar's formula to oust Modi govt in 2024 LS polls

Dec 12, 2022, at 02:52 am

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said BJP is headed for a crushing defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Kurhani by-election result reflects people's anger against Nitish Kumar: Prashant Kishor

Dec 11, 2022, at 03:27 am

East Champaran (Bihar)/IBNS: BJP’s win in Kurhani by-election in Bihar reflects people’s anger against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Mahagtbandhan government, Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor said on Saturday.

Bihar BJP accuses Nitish Kumar of adopting Muslim appeasement policy

Nov 05, 2022, at 05:25 am

Patna/UNI: Blaming Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for adopting policies to "appease Muslims", Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday suggested that the JD(U) leader "better go to Pakistan for his deliberate appeasement policies".

Take all measures to check Dengue cases: Nitish Kumar directs officials

Oct 26, 2022, at 05:23 am

Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday directed the officials to increase beds in hospitals and ensure the availability of platelets in view of the spurt in Dengue cases besides taking all required measures to check the spread of the disease.

BJP targets Nitish Kumar for 'indicating Kashmir as a separate nation' in Class VII question paper

Oct 20, 2022, at 02:11 am

Patna/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) alleged that under his Muslim appeasement optics for the sake of the vote bank, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was pursuing a sectarian and divisive agenda.

Bihar politics: Sushil Modi demands CM Nitish Kumar's resignation

Oct 10, 2022, at 03:09 am

Patna: BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday demanded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation for the injustice meted out to Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) in local bodies.

Nitish Kumar 'delusional, politically isolated': Prashant Kishor's fresh dig

Oct 09, 2022, at 06:53 pm

Patna/IBNS: Taking a dig at Nitish Kumar, political strategist Prashant Kishor Sunday said that the Bihar chief minister has become "delusional" and "politically isolated" and therefore speaks things different from what he thinks.

Not in hurry to become Bihar CM: Tejashwi Yadav

Oct 01, 2022, at 04:31 am

Patna/UNI: Dissociating himself from statements of JD(U) leaders, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Friday said that he was not in hurry to become Chief Minister and these kinds of talks should be avoided.

Bihar and other backward states will get special status if opposition voted to power : Nitish Kumar

Sep 15, 2022, at 11:25 pm

Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday said his state and other backward states would be given special status if the yet-to-form front of opposition parties was voted to power in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Prashant Kishor, Nitish Kumar meeting sparks collab speculations ahead of 2024 polls

Sep 15, 2022, at 03:23 am

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his former aide and poll strategist Prashant Kishor met here last evening, triggering speculations that the two could collaborate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.

Will fight 2024 polls with Nitish, Hemant and Akhilesh: Mamata Banerjee

Sep 09, 2022, at 12:26 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday expressed solidarity with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, who has recently launched a campaign against his former ally BJP, urging the opposition parties to come together to oust the Narendra Modi government at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Nitish Kumar meets Mulayam Singh Yadav in his effort for opposition unity ahead of 2024

Sep 07, 2022, at 03:39 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav at a hospital in Gurgaon on Tuesday, in another effort for opposition unity drive against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a tough fight in 2024.

'No ambition to become PM': Nitish Kumar after meeting Rahul Gandhi in Delhi

Sep 06, 2022, at 03:54 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who came to Delhi with a long "to-do" list for his 'Mission Opposition', checked off the first item Monday evening as he met Congress's Rahul Gandhi at his Tughlaq Road residence.

BJP will shrink to 50 seats in 2024 LS polls if Opposition unites: Nitish Kumar

Sep 04, 2022, at 05:23 am

BJP will shrink to 50 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if all the opposition unites, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Saturday. "I am working for that," he added but dodged questions on his likely national role.

Nitish Kumar to leave for New Delhi on Sep 5, slams BJP for Manipur defection of JD(U)

Sep 03, 2022, at 10:18 pm

Patna: In a bid to forge opposition unity to counter BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will leave for New Delhi on Sept 5 and sharply criticised the saffron party for engineering defection in JD(U) MLAs of Manipur.

Jolt to Nitish as five JD(U) members join BJP in Manipur

Sep 03, 2022, at 06:34 pm

Imphal/UNI: In a jolt to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, five JD(U) members have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday.

Bihar minister, accused in 2014 kidnapping case, resigns amid protests by oppositions

Sep 01, 2022, at 06:34 am

Patna/IBNS: A minister in Bihar's Nitish Kumar government, who is an accused in a 2014 kidnapping case, resigned on Wednesday night amid protests by the opposition.

Nitish Kumar's JD(U) to withdraw support from BJP-led govt in Manipur

Aug 31, 2022, at 05:15 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) is likely to withdraw support from the BJP-led government in Manipur, media reports said.