Bihar cabinet expansion: Former deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha, Nitish's son and other BJP, JD(U) leaders take oath as ministersBihar's political arena witnessed a fresh infusion of leadership as ministers from the BJP, JD(U), and various NDA partners took their oath...
07 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Bihar cabinet expansion: BJP gets 15 berths, JD(U) 13; Nitish Kumar's son to debut as ministerBihar's political landscape has shifted with the recent expansion of its cabinet, where the Bharatiya Janata Party claims fifteen ministeri...
07 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Ayodhya gangrape case: Nishad community delegation meets UP CM, extends support for action taken against accusedA delegation from the Nishad community met CM Yogi Adityanath, expressing satisfaction with the action taken in the gangrape case of a 12-y...
07 Aug, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
BJP MP from Bihar's Muzaffarpur Ajay Kumar Nishad joins CongressNishad joined the Congress at the AICC headquarters in the presence of Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh, AICC in-charge of st...
02 Apr, 2024, 12.49 PM IST
SP leader demands repeal of farm laws, guarantee on MSP in Rajya SabhaThe Samajwadi Party (SP) leader said he does not think that the government's plan about doubling the income of farmers will succeed and poi...
11 Feb, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
BJP candidate Jai Prakash Nishad elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar PradeshNishad has been declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, Election Officer Brij Bhushan Dubey told . He was also handed over the certifica...
17 Aug, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
BJP names Jai Prakash Nishad as its candidate for UP Rajya Sabha by-electionThe by-election is scheduled to be held on August 24. It was necessitated following the demise of Samajwadi Party MP Beni Prasad Verma.
11 Aug, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
Rajya Sabha mourns death of former members Jai Narain Prasad Nishad and N RajangamNishad, a former union minister, died on December 24 at the age of 88, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said reading out obituary references when ...
27 Dec, 2018, 12.37 PM IST
BJP announces statue of lord Ram to be put up in AllahabadMaking this announcement, deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said a statue of Lord Ram embracing Nishad Raj would be installed at Shringverpur ...
21 Nov, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
Rajya Sabha rejects resolution to treat SC, ST equally across statesThe resolution sought amending the Constitution to ensure that persons belonging to SCs and STs in one state should be regarded the same ac...
10 Aug, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
Gorakhpur: NISHAD candidate to fight on SP symbolBJP claimed its win in Gorakhpur was “merely a formality” given the influence of chief minister Yogi Adityanath on his erstwhile seat.
19 Feb, 2018, 07.56 AM IST
Samajwadi Party tries to woo Thakur community ahead of UP pollsIn a list of 15 nominations, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has allotted four seats to the Thakur community to signal the SP’s commitment tow...
18 May, 2016, 04.11 AM IST
SP declares Vishwambhar Prasad Nishad candidate for Rajya Sabha by-electionsFormer MP and minister Nishad will be party's candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections, SP National General Secretary Ramgopal Yadav said.
31 May, 2014, 02.56 PM IST
JD-U expels four Lok Sabha MPs, Shivanand TiwariJanta Dal (United) today expelled outgoing Rajya Sabha MP and senior leader Shivanand Tiwari and four Lok Sabha MPs for anti-party activiti...
27 Feb, 2014, 05.29 PM IST
JD(U) suspends Lok Sabha MPs Jai Narayan Nishad, Purnmasi RamBoth the leaders were for sometime making statements against party leaders, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
02 Oct, 2013, 09.10 PM IST
- JD(U) MP Nishad says he wants to contest Presidential election
A JD(U) MP today expressed his desire to contest the Presidential election and slammed party chief Sharad Yadav for not proposing his name.
19 Jun, 2012, 08.17 PM IST
Central Vigilance Commission probe sought in Navy's procurement of torpedoesThe Navy's deal for procurement of torpedoes for Scorpene submarines has come in for questioning, seeking a probe into alleged corruption i...
08 Apr, 2012, 10.33 PM IST