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Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

The home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat......

'Girls Are Taking A Leap Of Faith Every Day'

Bandana Preyashi, the bold and fearless IAS officer from Bihar, is the court-appointed mentor to 18-year-old Sakshi, who had fled home to follow her IAS dream. IMAGE: Bandana Preyashi is Bihar's......

Lalu, Rabri asked to vacate bungalow; RJD slams govt

Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi was on Tuesday allotted a new residence by the Nitish Kumar government, in a decision that would require the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader to vacate the......

Bihar govt increases old age, widow pension ahead of poll

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said his government has decided to increase the pensions of senior citizens, widows and people with disability by Rs 700 per month. IMAGE: Bihar Chief......

Bihar Polls: Non-Stop Contest For Sops

Both NDA and INDIA are racing to woo marginalised groups with assembly polls fast approaching. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets Jeevika Didis in Darbhanga, September 26, 2025.......

Why States Miss Monthly Spending Ceilings

CAG warns most states of fiscal imprudence as spending overshoots limits. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   Most Indian states are bunching up their expenditure in the last month (March) of......

Bihar struggles to pay the price of liquor ban

Incentives for industries have been rolled back and teachers have gone without salary for months as the state grapples with the after-effects of the ban While speaking at a conference in Patna in......

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

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