A day after the by-election results in Bihar, though leaders of the Rahtriya Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed victory after the RJD and BJP retained the Mokama and Gopalganj assembly seats respectively, the fact that both seats were won with a reduced margin indicates that there is nothing to celebrate for either party.
'If Rajpath was a symbol of slavery, how is the Central Vista not a symbol of slavery?'
'I wanted to hide below my cart, but a bullet hit my leg.'
'I have been waiting for a job for three years.' 'How long will we wait?' 'Only a jobless person can understand his pain, his struggle and misery.'
'It is bustling with activity. This is after years,' observes a security person near the big iron main gate at 10, Circular Road.
Sources within the BJP said that party ministers in the Nitish-led government are likely to resign on Tuesday.
The JD-U has become probably the first party in recent years to target its own senior leader for corruption.
'When the police asked them to reveal their identity they showed their Aadhar cards as proof and did not hide anything.'
'I am helpless and there is no one to help me.' 'I have been on this platform since Saturday.'
Sunday's denial of Rajya Sabha ticket to Union minister indicates that an end game to the JD-U-BJP rift may be in sight.
The JD-U and the Opposition RJD are united on a caste census in Bihar, which the BJP is opposed to.
'I will study at a private English medium school and become an IAS officer, my aim is clear.'
Cyber criminals are using apps and young women to trap people through mobile phone calls and video chats.
M I Khan finds out why the dreaded Mohammad Shahabuddin's widow wants to leave the north Bihar district where her husband's word was once law.
Mukesh Sahni's move to contest 55 seats in the UP assembly polls antagonised top BJP leaders.
'The Congress has indeed become overly dependent on the RJD.' 'A few Congress leaders have successfully convinced the national leadership about the benefits of maintaining ties with the RJD.'
'At the moment, we are supporting the Nitish Kumar-led government.' 'When the time comes for this government to fall, it will.'
'It is our right to protest and draw the attention of this government, which is sleeping and appears blind, as it has failed to see the pain and struggle of the jobless youth.'
The National Human Rights Commission said on January 25 that the Bihar government has paid Rs 300,000 to Rs 900,000 to the 49 victims.
'Unke andar will power ki kami hai.'
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