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Bihar’s longest-serving CM Nitish Kumar chairs last cabinet meet, recommends dissolutionBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has recommended the dissolution of his cabinet. He will submit his resignation to the Governor later toda...
Bihar’s Musahars struggle for dignity and survivalThe Musahar community, Bihar's most marginalized Dalit group, faces extreme poverty, caste stigma, and lack of basic amenities like housing...
'Young should now get chance': Tejashwi Yadav appeals to people to make him Bihar CMRJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, appealing to the 'Mushar-Bhuyan' community, promised to eradicate poverty and provide housing if elected Bihar's...
JDU aims to attract Dalit voters ahead of Bihar Assembly elections with 'Bhim Sansad' eventsAhead of the Bihar assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led JDU is intensifying efforts to attract Dalit voters. The party plans to organiz...
Parties take positions after Supreme Court sub-classification verdictThe Supreme Court's recent decision to permit sub-classification among Scheduled Castes has incited varied responses from NDA and INDIA blo...
During Cong-SP rule, day began with news of scams, ended with terror blasts: AdityanathThe chief minister's remark came during a public meeting at Pipraich in Gorakhpur parliamentary constituency where he was seeking votes for...
'Parties should refrain from benefiting certain communities for political gain': Amit Shah on Caste CensusUnion Home Minister Amit Shah said that questions have been raised regarding the prioritization of specific communities after the Nitish Ku...
Allies restive over Nitish Kumar's repeated 'loose remarks'Kumar's comments in the Bihar assembly last week while talking about women education - for which he had to apologise the next day under Opp...
UP government banks on 'surya kiran' to empower marginalised, reduce pollutionLast month, the Cabinet cleared a new solar policy which includes a feature to give 100% subsidy to farmers belonging to the ultra-marginal...
Poor remained deprived of benefits of govt schemes before 2017: UP CM Yogi AdityanathThe BJP has been in power in Uttar Pradesh since 2017. Adityanath took oath as the chief minister for the second consecutive term after the...
UP CM urges officers, employees to celebrate Diwali with deprived, needy people"May every house be illuminated with the light of enthusiasm and joy, this is the purpose of Diwali. It is an appeal to all people's repres...
Before hitting campaign trail in Bihar by-polls, Lalu hints at thaw with CongressRJD president Lalu Prasad said he had a telephonic talk with Sonia Gandhi whom he asked to hold a meeting of "like-minded" parties which co...
Nitish Kumar's schemes to empower Mahadalits 'well-intentioned', but need proper implementation: StudyNitish Kumar introduced the Mahadalit umbrella in 2007 after the Bihar State Mahadalit Commission recommended inclusion of 18 scheduled cas...
SP, BSP & Congress looted public resources: Yogi AdityanathAddressing election rallies in Kushinagar, Ghosi and Gorakhpur, Adityanath claimed that the SP-BSP-RLD alliance was worried after seeing In...
Bihar polls: BJP plays 'Bandit Queen' Phoolan Devi card to lure MallahsThe legacy of Phoolan Devi has been invoked by Mukesh Sahni to seek support of the Mallah (boatmen) community for the BJP-led alliance in t...
Dalits cry for justice in Bihar politicsRJD candidate from Jhanjharpur Gulab Yadav's election affidavit says he faces charges of rape (Sec 376 IPC) and under the SC-ST (prevention...
Bihar polls: In Darbhanga, the rat-eating community looks to Jitan Ram Manjhi for salvationManjhi might turn out to be the flicker of hope the Musahars are looking for as Darbhanga goes to polls on October 23.
Bihar polls: Rallying behind Jitan Ram Manjhi, Musahars vow to unseat Nitish KumarThis assembly election is witnessing the emergence of Musahars as a strong constituency determined to vote en bloc.
Bihar elections 2015: BJP needs to reach out to MahadalitsVoters are not quite sure about the political affiliation of Manjhi. This suggests that BJP may have to walk the extra mile to harness the ...
Nitish Kumar's gambit is based on arithmeticHe announced Jitan Ram Manjhi, a leader from the Musahar community would be a caretaker CM of sorts as Nitish prepares for assembly polls.