End of an era in Bihar politics

It is now a different time in Bihar. It is a different place -- one in which Raghuvansh Prasad Singh's options are very limited, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, PhD, who......

Lalu's cracker! It's too cold in jail; judge asks him to play tabla

Even in the midst of proceedings to decide the quantum of sentence in a fodder scam involving Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, the leader did not miss to crack a funny when he told the......

Lalu's sentencing tomorrow, contempt notice to RJD, Congress leaders

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ranchi on Wednesday served contempt notices to senior leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress for criticising the December 23......

Lalu Prasad convicted in fodder scam case, sent to jail

The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on January 3, 2018  IMAGE: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav at a special CBI court in Ranchi. Photograph: PTI......

Rahul meets PM to discuss rural jobs scheme

First, it was Congress President Sonia Gandhi publicly indicating to Finance Minister P Chidambaram the direction she wanted the budget to take more for farmers and women. Then, Prime Minister......

Budget to list funds spent on minorities

In a first such exercise, the government has decided that the Budget will have a record of the funds spent under its 15-point programme for minority welfare - an important signal it is gearing up......

Blacklisting no solution, NGOs call for reform

The recent blacklisting of 600 NGOs by the Union rural development ministry was meant to stem the rot in the functioning of its autonomous body called Council for Advancement of People's Action And......

Govt plans special agri package

The Union government will come out with a special package within two months in 30-odd districts in four states to ease the agrarian crisis and prevent the high incidence of suicides by......