Vicky Nanjappa And M I Khan

Stories by Vicky Nanjappa And M I Khan

Fake degree scam: 3,000 teachers resign fearing action by Patna HC

Fake degree scam: 3,000 teachers resign fearing action by Patna HC

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2015

About 3,000 school teachers, who allegedly used fake degree certificates to procure jobs, have resigned in Bihar till date fearing legal action and the Patna high court on Tuesday refused to extend deadline to quit voluntarily.

'My DNA is that of a freedom fighter,' Nitish replies to Modi's barb

'My DNA is that of a freedom fighter,' Nitish replies to Modi's barb

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2015

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar snapped back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday who had on Saturday said that there was something wrong in Nitish's political DNA.

RJD shuts down Patna over caste-based census data

RJD shuts down Patna over caste-based census data

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2015

Reports of stopping of trains and road blocks are coming in from Patna following the bandh called by the Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar against withholding of the caste-based census data by the central government.

PM Modi's silence over Bihar's special status may put BJP in tight spot

PM Modi's silence over Bihar's special status may put BJP in tight spot

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over caste based census and Bihar's special status is likely to put the BJP in a tight spot ahead of upcoming state assembly polls.

Kashmiri youth detained ahead of Modi's Bihar visit

Kashmiri youth detained ahead of Modi's Bihar visit

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2015

The intelligence agencies had on Friday warned of a possible attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi using a human bomb either during his visit to Patna or at the public rally he is scheduled to attend in Muzaffarpur.

IB alert: Human bomb may target Modi in Bihar

IB alert: Human bomb may target Modi in Bihar

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2015

The Intelligence Bureau has issued an alert about a possible attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi using a human bomb either during his visit to Patna or at the public rally he is scheduled to attend in Muzaffarpur on July 25.

BJP rolls out 160 raths to propel Bihar poll campaign

BJP rolls out 160 raths to propel Bihar poll campaign

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2015

Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Thursday launched his party's high-tech 'Parivartan Rath' campaign for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls and appealed to people to vote for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for development of the state and to end the 'jungle raj'

2 minor sisters gang raped by 15 men in Bihar

2 minor sisters gang raped by 15 men in Bihar

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2015

Two minor girls were gang raped on Wednesday by 15 boys when they were returning from a temple in Bihar's Rohtas district.

Gowda was first OBC PM, not Modi: Lalu, Nitish remind Amit Shah

Gowda was first OBC PM, not Modi: Lalu, Nitish remind Amit Shah

Rediff.com   11 Jul 2015

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah's claim about the party giving first prime minister from the Other Backward Class in Narendra Modi, was on Saturday sharply contradicted by both the Janata Dal-United and the Rashtriya Janata Dal.

Stuck in a time warp, the last 7 Jews of Kochi

Stuck in a time warp, the last 7 Jews of Kochi

Rediff.com   9 Jul 2015

M I Khan visits God's Own Country, and walks down the narrow streets of this area popularly called the Jew town.

Nalanda lynching: Police station in-charge suspended in Bihar

Nalanda lynching: Police station in-charge suspended in Bihar

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2015

A day after the director of a private residential school in Bihar's Nalanda district was lynched by villagers in presence of the local police the state government has suspended the police officer in-charge of Nalanda police station on Monday.

Director of residential school beaten to death in Bihar

Director of residential school beaten to death in Bihar

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2015

Devender Prasad Sinha, director of the DPS school in Jagdishpur village in Nalanda was beaten to death by angry villagers, a district police official said.

BJP in trouble in Bihar as its allies LJP and RLSP play games

BJP in trouble in Bihar as its allies LJP and RLSP play games

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2015

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar is in trouble ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls as two of its ally the Lok Janshakti Party and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party on Sunday played pressure game to bargain for more seats.

No need for poor to practice yoga: Lalu

No need for poor to practice yoga: Lalu

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2015

Lalu claimed that he also did not need to practice yoga.

'Never imagined my son would come this far'

'Never imagined my son would come this far'

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

Son of a daily wage labourer, roadside vendor, taxi driver, private tutor, landless farmer to magazine vendor crack IIT-JEE this year thanks to Bihar's Super 30

Advani's fear of Emergency returning valid: Nitish, Kejriwal

Advani's fear of Emergency returning valid: Nitish, Kejriwal

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2015

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday supported senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani, who has expressed his fear of return of Emergency in the country.

Muslim expert to teach yoga to BJP president

Muslim expert to teach yoga to BJP president

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2015

A Muslim yoga expert will teach yoga to BJP president Amit Shah at a special yoga camp in Patna on June 21 to mark the International Yoga Day celebrations. M I Khan Reports.

Modi will be BJP's face against Nitish in Bihar polls

Modi will be BJP's face against Nitish in Bihar polls

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2015

Ananth Kumar, the BJP election in-charge of Bihar, on Tuesday announced that the party will not declare the name of its chief ministerial candidate.

Modi trying to murder democracy: Nitish Kumar

Modi trying to murder democracy: Nitish Kumar

Rediff.com   30 May 2015

The Bihar CM criticised Modi, alleging that he was trying to stifle freedom of speech and expression after a IIT-Madras students' group was de-recognised for being critical of the PM.

IB alert on Maoist attack in Bihar to avenge killing of woman leader

IB alert on Maoist attack in Bihar to avenge killing of woman leader

Rediff.com   30 May 2015

Bihar has tightened its security after the Intelligence Bureau issued an alert about a possible Maoist attack in the state to avenge the killing of a woman Naxal leader, police said on Saturday.