The gladiator of Indian politics does it againElection strategist' Prashant Kishor and retired diplomat Pavan Varma, who were expelled from JDU, seemed to have failed to understand the ...
30 Jan, 2020, 09.02 AM IST
JD(U) expels Prashant Kishor and Pavan VarmaBoth leaders have been critical of the party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his support to the CAA and the NPR. A JD ...
29 Jan, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Will decide next course of action depending on Nitish Kumar's reply: Pavan VarmaThe former diplomat has drifted from the JD(U) over its support to the amended citizenship law and the national population register exercis...
23 Jan, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
Delhi Elections: Nitish Kumar slams Pavan Varma for questioning JD(U)-BJP tie-upBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday slammed party leader Pavan Varma for publicly questioning the JD(U)'s tie-up with the BJP for...
23 Jan, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
JD(U) names Sharad Yadav, RCP Singh as RS polls candidatesThe polling, if necessary, will be held for five RS seats on June 11 from 9am to 4pm and counting of votes will be done at 5 pm the same da...
26 May, 2016, 03.13 PM IST
Nitish Kumar paints bleak picture of PM Narendra Modi's two years in officeKumar said, "A few persons do not have faith on anything ... giving statements after 'misinterpreting' every issues has become their habit."
25 May, 2016, 06.15 PM IST
Intolerance responsible for gloomy investment climate: Grand AllianceJD(U) has alleged the finance commission has cut down Bihar’s share of funds from 10.9 per cent to 9.6 per cent.
03 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Grand alliance slams PM Narendra Modi for "mediocre" speechesCriticising PM Modi for attacking RJD, JD(U) and Congress at election rallies in Bihar over the past two days, the grand alliance today cha...
02 Nov, 2015, 09.25 PM IST
JD(U) asks EC to review decision to stop Nitish Kumar's 'Jan Samwad' programmeThe 'Jan Samwad' programme has been stopped by the Commission as the election watchdog found it in breach of the Model Code of Conduct.
22 Jun, 2015, 08.36 PM IST
Amit Shah, union ministers visits to Bihar violate MCC: JD-U to Election CommissionJD(U) objected to visits of BJP chief Amit Shah and central ministers to Bihar for yoga day events.
20 Jun, 2015, 10.18 PM IST
Ex-UPA Ministers watch Budget presentation from VIP galleryTwo nominated members of RS, Javed Akhtar and H K Dua and former member Shobhana Bhartia were also seen watching the budget presentation.
10 Jul, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
JD(U) recommends ending Assembly membership of 4 rebelsRattled by activities of dissidents during the recent Rajya Sabha bypolls in Bihar, ruling JD(U) decided to crack the whip on four of them.
22 Jun, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
JD(U) to crack whip on 18 dissident MLAsA report on the 18 MLAs for not voting for official candidates and instigating others to vote against them was submitted to the party.
21 Jun, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
JD(U) wins in Bihar Rajya Sabha by-electionsJD(U) candidates should have got 143 votes on the basis of strength of 116 MLAs of the party, besides 20 of RJD, 4 of Congress, 2 Independe...
20 Jun, 2014, 05.24 AM IST
JD(U) candidates win in Rajya Sabha by-poll in BiharVarma secured 122 votes against Anil Sharma's 108, while for the other seat, JD(U)'s Gulam Rasool Balyawi bagged 123 votes against Sabir Al...
19 Jun, 2014, 09.07 PM IST
No cakewalk for Janata Dal (United) nominees Pavan Kumar Varma and Ghulam Rasool BaliyaviAs per the strength of the BJP, RJD and rebel JDU MLAs (who claim to be over 50), the independents could spoil the JD (U) party.
11 Jun, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
Middle class a crucial factor in these elections, says former diplomat Pavan K Varma"The 2014 elections will test the ability of the middle class to apply its mind to issues," said diplomat-author Pavan K Varma in his book.
29 Apr, 2014, 01.30 PM IST