India eyes international Blue Flag certification for 20 more beachesWhile eight Indian beaches made the debut this year on the ‘blue flag’ certification list, the Centre is now eyeing the coveted certificati...
14 Nov, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
Delhi to get taste of Mugaritz; one of the world’s most experimental restaurantsThis week Delhi will get to taste Mugaritz, one of the world’s most experimental restaurants, as super chef Andoni Luis Aduriz treats the c...
01 Dec, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Brexit a sad development, but not to affect India: CEA Arvind SubramanianThe decision has reversed the experiment by the European countries for togetherness as a collective entity, he said, adding the elites woul...
26 Jun, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
Nitish Kumar seeks central aid for development of BiharNitish Kumar today said his govt required Centre's support in the form of a 'special category status' to push the state's all round develop...
27 Mar, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
Grand alliance a hit; can Nitish Kumar bank on Lalu Prasad to sustain Jodi No.1?As the JDU and RJD party headquarters burst into celebration, the words of psephologist-turned politician Yogendra Yadav may come to haunt ...
09 Nov, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
With folding up of Centre's powers for grants-in-aid, Bihar now has less money to feed poorOn June 4, Nitish Kumar reiterated that Centre should honour earlier commitments, and release Rs 12,000 crore due to the state under BRGF.
05 Jul, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Good economics becoming good politics: Arvind SubramanianCEA Arvind Subramanian today said one of the welcome changes the country had seen in recent years was that good economics practised by diff...
30 May, 2015, 05.42 AM IST
Nitish Kumar to woo upper castes ahead of Bihar assembly pollsScholarships and other financial sops could soon be available for economically poor sections of upper caste communities in Bihar just ahead...
18 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Special assistance to Bihar is a question of its welfare: CM Nitish KumarThe chief minister was talking to media persons on the sidelines of a workshop on 'health, women and development' organised ADRI.
11 Apr, 2015, 10.46 PM IST
Educating girls best way to stabilise population: Nitish KumarNitish Kumar pointed out that the fertility rate of Bihar is 3.9 in comparison to 2.4 at all-India level.
11 Apr, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
Jitan Ram Manjhi expresses displeasure over functioning of Savarna AayogManjhi made this angry comment to Principal Secretary of General Administration Department D S Gangwar over telephone in presence of mediap...
22 Dec, 2014, 06.29 PM IST
Bihar to connect 1.5 cr women through 10 lakh Self Help GroupsBihar government is aiming at establishing 10 lakh SHGs and connect 1.5 cr women through them, former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said toda...
01 Aug, 2014, 04.11 PM IST
Finance Commission urged to provide higher tax revenue to BiharAll political parties in Bihar have collectively urged the 14th Finance Commission to provide higher tax revenue to the state.
03 Jan, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
Fin Commission urged to provide higher tax revenue to BiharAll political parties in Bihar have collectively urged the 14th Finance Commission to provide higher tax revenue for socio-economic progres...
03 Jan, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
Bihar parties seek Rs 4 lakh crore from 14th Finance CommissionAn all party meeting here today unanimously demanded allocation of Rs four lakh crore from the 14th Finance Commission to Bihar to meet the...
16 Nov, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
- Raghuram Rajan panel report "positive" for Bihar: Shaibal Gupta
All states classified among the least developed states should join forces together on the lines of coalition of backward states to pitch fo...
29 Sep, 2013, 05.39 PM IST
Rally for special status politically motivated: CongCongress termed Nitish Kumar's demand for special category status as "contradictory" and said the JD(U) rally was "politically motivated".
13 Mar, 2013, 04.02 PM IST