Police here have registered eight first information reports (FIRs) against as many people, including Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh and Congress leader Pappu Yadav, for allegedly circulating AI-generated images, videos and misleading information on social media about the redevelopment work at the Manikarnika Ghat.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant Kumar, is set to enter politics, with a formal announcement expected from the JD(U). Party leaders express enthusiasm and anticipate a significant role for Nishant within the party.
The incident occurred when both leaders attempted to board the van carrying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, but were stopped by security guards.
'Three Congress leaders have sold party tickets for crores of rupees.'
The bodies were recovered from their house in the European colony under the Kehat Police Station limits on Tuesday night, a senior officer said.
Pappu Yadav has been asserting that he will contest the seat he had won thrice in the 1990s, with the claim of "assurances" from Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
The opposition INDIA bloc has declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Filing of nomination papers ended on Monday for the second and final phase of Bihar assembly polls, with the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) appearing fractured, as constituents would end up fighting each other in a number of seats.
Confusion prevailing in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) showed little signs of let up on Saturday, with just two days to go before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of assembly elections comes to a close.
Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joined the Congress on Wednesday and announced the merger of his outfit.
An analysis of the upcoming Bihar elections, focusing on the key players, alliances, and issues that will shape the outcome. The article examines the strength of the ruling NDA coalition led by Nitish Kumar and the challenge posed by the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, as well as the potential impact of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party.
This was probably the largest such gathering in the country to protest the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Why MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and his party, the BJP, are angry with Pappu Yadav.
A murder convict, out on parole for treatment, was shot dead by gunmen inside a private hospital in Patna, Bihar. Police are investigating the incident, suspecting old rivalry as the motive.
Earlier in the day, Pappu Yadav secured a bail from the Patna high court in connection with the killing of Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator Ajit Sarkar in 1998.
The Supreme Court has asked the CBI as to where and which prison RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav should be shifted to put an end to his activities violating all conceived rules under the prisons manual.
Controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Thursday was expelled from the party for six years over anti-party activities.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren, a towering figure in the state's tribal movement, was cremated with full state honors in his native village of Nemra. Thousands gathered to pay their respects to the 'Dishom Guru,' including political leaders and villagers.
Expelled Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Monday hit back at Lalu Prasad for calling him "Mir Jafar and Jai Chand" and said his former mentor acted like "Duryodhan" and "Kansh" for the Yadav caste.
The former MP is alleged to have murdered CPM legislator Ajit Sarkar in Purnea.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sounded the poll bugle in Bihar, where assembly elections are due this year, calling for 'an NDA government, once again', which would protect the state from the 'evil intentions' of the Rashtriya Janata Dal-Congress combine.
The Indian Medical Association has condemned Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav's drive against doctors accusing them of charging "exorbitant" fees.
According to Khemka's family members, his son was also shot dead by criminals six years ago in Hajipur.
The Bihar government on Thursday suspended the chief warden of the Beur jail after the Patna High Court took exception to a lavish party allegedly hosted by former member of Parliament Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in the prison premises.
Yadav was asked to surrender by the Supreme Court in connection with murder of Communist Party of India-Marxist MLA Ajit Sarkar's murder.
RJD chief and railway minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday argued there is no machine that could identify the place from where one is making a call.
This follows a Supreme Court directive to move Yadav to a jail outside Bihar.
Posters with pictures of Rahul and the convicted muscle man have been put up by Yuva Shakti -- an organization owing personal allegiance to Yadav -- in state capital Patna and Madhepura, a Yadav stronghold. Interestingly, Pappu Yadav is not a member of the Congress party.
The killings of Gopal Khemka and his son Gunjan, seven years apart, bear a striking resemblance, reports M I Khan.
"Under the fact and circumstances of the case, we do not find merit in his appeal," a Bench comprising Justice S B Sinha and Justice Markandeya Katju said dismissing the bail petition challenging the Patna high court order.
A bench headed by Justice S B Sinha, however, allowed the RJD leader to approach the court in future for other relief on the ground of his bad health. The bench also said that all efforts will be made to conduct the trial through video conferencing for the MP, who is facing problems in movement due to morbid obesity.
Yadav, who recently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal over differences with party president Lalu Prasad Yadav, is an accused in the killing of Communist Party of India leader Ajit Sarkar.
A Patna court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Parliament Pappu Yadav and former Member of Legislative Assembly Rajan Tiwari for the murder of Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Ajit Sarkar. During the trial, the CBI produced 61 witnesses in support of its case, while 27 witnesses were produced by the accused in their defence. Sarkar, a legislator from Purnea, was shot dead by men acting on Yadav's orders on June 14, 1998.
The Supreme Court has asked the CBI where to shift the RJD MP, in prison in connection with a murder case, to stop his activities.
It stayed a Patna high court order granting him bail in the Ajit Sarkar murder case.
He re-entered Beur Jail in violation of rules once he had stepped out of it.
UPA has reasons to cheer. The Delhi High Court has allowed RJD MP Pappu Yadav, who is lodged in Tihar jail, to participate in the trust vote on July 22.
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