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Protests outside Lalu Yadav's home over ticket denial

Protests outside Lalu Yadav's home over ticket denial

Rediff.com19 Oct 2025

Earlier today, former RJD candidate Madan Shah broke down in public, claiming that he was promised a ticket by the Rashtriya Janata Dal for the upcoming 2025 Bihar assembly polls.

Lockdown: Buddhist tourists unable to leave Bodh Gaya

Lockdown: Buddhist tourists unable to leave Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com2 Apr 2020

'There are 36 foreign tourists from China, Italy, USA, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and other countries.'

Entrance Exams After Class 12 In 2026

Entrance Exams After Class 12 In 2026

Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

Nayagam PP, founder of Edujob360, offers a list of the top entrance exams, their timelines, eligibility criteria, exam patterns and preparation strategies to help you plan the year ahead.

Cops hunt for Chinese woman in Bodh Gaya amid Dalai Lama's visit

Cops hunt for Chinese woman in Bodh Gaya amid Dalai Lama's visit

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Addressing a gathering at Bodh Gaya, the Dalai Lama said he has no ill will against those who provoke anger in him.

Multiple blasts hit peaceful Bodh Gaya

Multiple blasts hit peaceful Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com7 Jul 2013

Five minor blasts hit Bodh Gaya Temple within a span of 30 minutes on Sunday morning.

Year after blasts, Bodh Gaya to host Buddhist Conclave

Year after blasts, Bodh Gaya to host Buddhist Conclave

Rediff.com28 Jun 2014

A year after the holy Buddhist city of Bodh Gaya in Bihar was rocked by serial bomb blasts, the city is gearing up for the three-day International Buddhist Conclave in which 300 scholars, historians and Buddhists from across the world will participate. The conclave will be held in September, officials said on Saturday.

'Mountain Man' Dasharath Manjhi's son seeks Cong ticket to contest Bihar polls

'Mountain Man' Dasharath Manjhi's son seeks Cong ticket to contest Bihar polls

Rediff.com6 Jun 2025

'Mountain Man' Dasharath Manjhi's son Bhagirath, who recently quit Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United to join the Congress, on Friday disclosed that he wanted a party ticket in the upcoming assembly polls.

India, Myanmar discuss Bodh Gaya blasts

India, Myanmar discuss Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

India on Monday raised with Myanmar the incident of bomb blasts in holy town of Bodh Gaya in the backdrop of reports that the attack was a reaction of alleged violence against Muslims in that country.

Bihar on high alert after 3 Jaish terrorists enter state via Nepal

Bihar on high alert after 3 Jaish terrorists enter state via Nepal

Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

A high-security alert has been sounded across Bihar following inputs suggesting that three terrorists from Pakistan have entered the state through Nepal, an official said on Thursday.

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect

Bodh Gaya attack: The story of culpable neglect

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

The most basic reality of a dysfunctional enforcement apparatus across India will ensure that coordinated terrorist attacks, like the Bodh Gaya strike, will continue to occur, notes Ajai Sahni.

Lakhs attend Dalai Lama's discourse in Bodh Gaya

Lakhs attend Dalai Lama's discourse in Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com2 Jan 2012

More than two lakh people from across the globe are attending the 32nd Kalachakra puja led by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the Buddhist holy site of Bodh Gaya in Bihar amidt tight security arrangements. M I Khan reports.

NIA special court convicts 8 terrorists for planting explosives at Bodh Gaya

NIA special court convicts 8 terrorists for planting explosives at Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

A special National Investigation Agency court in Patna on Friday convicted eight operatives of the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh terror group for planting IEDs at the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya in 2018, an official said.

Bodh Gaya blasts probe handed over to NIA

Bodh Gaya blasts probe handed over to NIA

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

The probe into the multiple blasts in Bodh Gaya was handed over to the National Investigation Agency by the Centre following a request from the Bihar government.

Pictures: When Tibet moved to Bodh Gaya

Pictures: When Tibet moved to Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

'We are happy China has failed to disrupt the Kalachakra Puja by its repressive measures in Tibet; many Tibetans have come to attend the Puja.'

IIM in Bihar to be set up in Bodh Gaya

IIM in Bihar to be set up in Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

The proposed Indian Institute of Management in Bihar will be set up at Bodh Gaya in Gaya district, state Education Minister Brishen Patel said on Wednesday.

Will develop Bodh Gaya as spiritual capital, says Modi

Will develop Bodh Gaya as spiritual capital, says Modi

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Describing Bodh Gaya as the "land of enlightenment", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government would develop the site as the spiritual capital for it to serve as a civilisational bond between India and the Buddhist world.

CCTV footage of no help in probing Bodh Gaya blasts

CCTV footage of no help in probing Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com19 Jul 2013

National Investigation Agency sleuths, who are probing the serial blasts at Bodh Gaya, have failed to get any helpful leads from the footage recorded by the CCTV cameras at the spot.

Bodh Gaya attack: An affront to Indic civilisational spirit

Bodh Gaya attack: An affront to Indic civilisational spirit

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Bodh Gaya emerged as a centre that encouraged a continuous dialogue of civilisation, it has enabled India to re-forge her age old linkages with countries, who derived inspiration from Buddha's message of compassion. It is this dialogue that was sought to be interrupted by the dastardly attack, says Dr Anirban Ganguly.

Buddhists ask for Bodh Gaya to be dry, vegetarian zone

Buddhists ask for Bodh Gaya to be dry, vegetarian zone

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

Buddhists and Hindus have joined hands demanding that Bihar's twin towns of Gaya and Bodh Gaya be declared vegetarian and a dry area.

Power cut  for 8 Buddhist monasteries in Bodh Gaya

Power cut for 8 Buddhist monasteries in Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

The Bihar State Electricity Board has disconnected its power supply to eight foreign Buddhist monasteries in Bodh Gaya in Gaya district for not paying their power tariff dues, an official said. Gouri Shankar Prasad, a BSEB official told rediff.com that the board will disconnect the supply to other monasteries if they don't pay their dues.

Patna blasts: NIA to probe political conspiracy, link to Bodh Gaya

Patna blasts: NIA to probe political conspiracy, link to Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

The National Investigation Agency has its task cut out as it commences its probe into the Patna serial blasts, which killed five people on Sunday. An officer with the agency told rediff.com that the attack appears to be similar to

Bhatkal denies involvement in Bodh Gaya blasts

Bhatkal denies involvement in Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Yasin Bhatkal, the arrested Indian Mujahideen founder who has been taken to New Delhi for questioning, has admitted to his role in almost all blasts barring the Bodh Gaya incident which took place last month.

Myanmar's ruler prays at Bodh Gaya

Myanmar's ruler prays at Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

Myanmar's ruler to visit Bodh Gaya

Myanmar's ruler to visit Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com26 Oct 2004

NIA releases sketches of five Bodh Gaya blasts suspects

NIA releases sketches of five Bodh Gaya blasts suspects

Rediff.com30 Jul 2013

After having failed to make any breakthrough in the serial bomb blasts case in the Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple in Bihar, the National Investigation Agency has released sketches of five suspects including a foreign national, police officials on Tuesday said.

Bihar all set to host 4,000 UK troops in Bodh Gaya

Bihar all set to host 4,000 UK troops in Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, one of Buddhism's holiest shrines, plans to provide a peaceful environment for meditation to 4,000 visiting troops of the Royal British Army, who will start arriving in the second week of January 2013.

Sushil Modi begins fast against Bodh Gaya blasts

Sushil Modi begins fast against Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Mounting an all out attack against the Nitish Kumar government, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday began a 24-hour fast in Patna to protest against the police firing in Bagaha and the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya "due to security lapses".

Important clues found in Bodh Gaya blasts: Shinde

Important clues found in Bodh Gaya blasts: Shinde

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

The National Investigation Agency has found some important clues in the Bodh Gaya blasts, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Wednesday.

Bihar bans sale of small cylinders after Bodh Gaya blasts

Bihar bans sale of small cylinders after Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

Alarmed over use of small cylinders in serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple, the Bihar government on Saturday banned the sale of small LPG cylinder in the state.

BJP slams Centre, Bihar for failing to prevent Bodh Gaya blasts

BJP slams Centre, Bihar for failing to prevent Bodh Gaya blasts

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

Lambasting the Centre and Bihar government for failing to prevent the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya despite intelligence tip off about nine months ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday demanded putting in place a comprehensive plan and coordinated effort by various agencies to deal with threat to country's internal security.

Explosive set off in Bodh Gaya to show solidarity with Rohingyas: NIA

Explosive set off in Bodh Gaya to show solidarity with Rohingyas: NIA

Rediff.com1 Oct 2018

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the state governments have been asked to identify Rohingya refugees in their regions and collect their biometric details.

Bodh Gaya temple re-opens 36 hours after serial blasts

Bodh Gaya temple re-opens 36 hours after serial blasts

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

Thirty-six hours after the serial blasts at the Maha Bodhi temple complex in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, the temple was re-opened on Monday evening for the public, including devotees and tourists, officials said.

NIA releases sketch of Bodh Gaya blasts suspect

NIA releases sketch of Bodh Gaya blasts suspect

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

It was either an insider job or someone from outside pretending to be Buddhist who carried out the Bodh Gaya attack, the National Investigation Agency has said.

Terror cases of Patna, Bodh Gaya and B'lore solved: Govt

Terror cases of Patna, Bodh Gaya and B'lore solved: Govt

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

The three terror incidents that took place in Patna, Bangalore and Bodh Gaya this year have been solved, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Thursday as he made it clear that government will deal with terrorism with an "iron fist".

All 5 accused in 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts get life imprisonment

All 5 accused in 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts get life imprisonment

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The explosions on July 7, 2013, were carried out with an intention to kill domestic and foreign pilgrims, especially Buddhists in order to create terror at a place of worship.

Why China is angry with the Puja in Bodh Gaya

Why China is angry with the Puja in Bodh Gaya

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

China's ruling Communist Party has cracked down on Tibetans who planned to attend the Kalachakra Puja in Bodh Gaya. But the Tibetan people have dared the Communists by listening to the Dalai Lama's sermons on the Internet and sharing videos on social media.

Anger over decision to make Bodh Gaya buffer zone

Anger over decision to make Bodh Gaya buffer zone

Rediff.com11 Aug 2011

Traders, hoteliers, monks and locals from Bihar's Gaya district are all speaking in one voice. They are protesting against the district administration's anti-encroachment drive where in the world heritage and pilgrimage site Bodh Gaya, which houses the famous Mahabodhi Temple, will be declared a buffer zone.

Bodh Gaya blasts: A grim shape of things to come

Bodh Gaya blasts: A grim shape of things to come

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

The attack on the Mahabodhi temple is a precursor before Pakistan-based terror outfits launch a major 'war' in support of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, reports Vicky Nanjappa

Ex-priest of Bodh Gaya temple accused of theft

Ex-priest of Bodh Gaya temple accused of theft

Rediff.com23 Jun 2008

Buddhist monks have demanded the arrest of the former chief priest of the Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, after recovery of ornaments and jewelry donated by devotees from his room.