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Will rather die than join hands with BJP again: Nitish

Will rather die than join hands with BJP again: Nitish

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

Kumar made the remark while replying to questions in Patna, from journalists, about the BJP's decision taken at its two-day state executive meeting that concluded in Darbhanga on the previous day.

Agnipath protestors torch 20 bogies of 2 trains in Bihar

Agnipath protestors torch 20 bogies of 2 trains in Bihar

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The protests, which is into its third day in the state, caused massive disruption of railway services at Buxar and Kahalgaon, officials of East Central Railways said.

72% of Bihar ministers face criminal cases: ADR

72% of Bihar ministers face criminal cases: ADR

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also have cases registered against them.

Shark Tank Season 2 Review: The Show Gets It Right!

Shark Tank Season 2 Review: The Show Gets It Right!

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

There are serious entrepreneurs with some innovative ideas, like the young women from Bangalore who run a business selling packaged flowers for poojas, or the enthusiastic duo who want to popularise Darjeeling tea, the couple who hope to revive traditional sari weaves, or the earnest young man who has created a smart watch for children that allows parents to track their kids and communicate with them, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Bihar priest killed over mobile phone, 1 assailant lynched, 2 held

Bihar priest killed over mobile phone, 1 assailant lynched, 2 held

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

A 45-year-old priest was shot dead over a dispute regarding a mobile phone in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Thursday, following which one of the alleged assailants was lynched by locals and two others were arrested by the police.

Indian Films Aseem Chhabra Loved In 2022

Indian Films Aseem Chhabra Loved In 2022

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Lovingly made, heartfelt stories that speak the truths about our lives.

Modi rakes up Ayodhya to hit out at rivals at Bihar rally

Modi rakes up Ayodhya to hit out at rivals at Bihar rally

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

Invoking the imagery of Goddess Sita and her father Janaka, the king of Mithila of which this north Bihar town became the capital later on, Modi said those who used to taunt the BJP over the delay in construction of Ram temple were now forced to applause.

Nearly 35% turnout till 1 pm in 3rd phase of Bihar polls

Nearly 35% turnout till 1 pm in 3rd phase of Bihar polls

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

While the polling so far has been peaceful, police had to open fire in the air in Purnia to disperse a crowd trying to disturb voting, even as people boycotted polling at 12 booths in Katihar in protest against barriers not being set up at two railway crossings.

Good Luck Jerry Review

Good Luck Jerry Review

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

As commendable her confidence is, Janhvi's metamorphosis from bechari to bold is slight, observes Sukanya Verma.

VHP attacks Nitish Kumar rule as 'jungle raj'

VHP attacks Nitish Kumar rule as 'jungle raj'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

If you can't control law and order, then resign, VHP tells NDA government in Bihar.

It's June 25 Again For Kapil's Devils!

It's June 25 Again For Kapil's Devils!

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

To celebrate India's glorious World Cup win on June 25, 1983, Paymentz launch The 1983 World Cup Opus exactly 39 years later.

Agnipath: Nationwide protests affect 340 trains, 234 cancelled

Agnipath: Nationwide protests affect 340 trains, 234 cancelled

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The Railways cancelled 234 trains while 340 trains have been affected so far due to protests against the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the defence services, the Railways said on Friday.

UK-based woman declares herself 'CM candidate' for Bihar poll

UK-based woman declares herself 'CM candidate' for Bihar poll

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Priya, who belongs to Darbhanga but lives in London, announced the same in full-page advertisements which appeared in several Hindi and English newspapers in Bihar on Sunday.

If Ekta Kapoor called Aishwarya Sushmita...

If Ekta Kapoor called Aishwarya Sushmita...

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

'I've been getting offers to play someone who is sexy, hot and smart.'

'I was beaten for demanding a job'

'I was beaten for demanding a job'

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

'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.'

IAF Or AAI: Who Should Get Precedence?

IAF Or AAI: Who Should Get Precedence?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

There is increasing friction between the IAF's military requirements, and the AAI's need to provide infrastructure to many more airlines.

PHOTOS: Floods wreak havoc across several states, lakhs affected

PHOTOS: Floods wreak havoc across several states, lakhs affected

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Several states of the country are battling grim flood situations that have affected lakhs of people and have also resulted in loss of life and property.

CBI registers 2 FIRs on graft charges by ex-JK Guv Malik, searches 14 places

CBI registers 2 FIRs on graft charges by ex-JK Guv Malik, searches 14 places

Rediff.com21 Apr 2022

The CBI after registering the FIRs carried out searches on Thursday morning at 14 locations in Jammu, Srinagar, Delhi, Mumbai, Noida in Uttar Pradesh, Trivandrum in Kerala and Darbhanga in Bihar, they said.

PM Modi to address 12 rallies in poll-bound Bihar

PM Modi to address 12 rallies in poll-bound Bihar

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

Social distancing norms would be ensured at the rallies with people having to wear face masks, besides arrangement for sanitisers being made, Fadnavis said.

Congress leader Kirti Azad joins TMC

Congress leader Kirti Azad joins TMC

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

A member of the 1983 cricket World Cup-winning squad, Azad was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party for openly targeting the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over alleged irregularities and corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association in December 2015. He joined the Congress in 2018.

After BSSC exam leak, another exam racket comes to light in Bihar

After BSSC exam leak, another exam racket comes to light in Bihar

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

Close on the heels of paper leak in Bihar State Staff Selection Commission test for clerks, a TV sting on Friday exposed a purported shady deal in the ongoing recruitment of fourth grade employees in civil courts across Bihar.

Protesters go on rampage during Bihar bandh, BJP leaders get security

Protesters go on rampage during Bihar bandh, BJP leaders get security

Rediff.com18 Jun 2022

A railway station and a police vehicle were torched and several law enforcers injured in stone-pelting incidents on the fourth consecutive day of protests against Agnipath scheme on Saturday when a bandh was also called to press for the demand for rollback of the new scheme for recruitment in armed forces.

Hunger, hopelessness driving migrant workers back to cities

Hunger, hopelessness driving migrant workers back to cities

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

The employers, many of whom had virtually abandoned the migrant labourers, are sending them train and even flight tickets to fetch them back as factories whir back to life, construction activities pick up and the sowing season sets in.

Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad joins Congress

Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad joins Congress

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

Azad is currently serving his third term in the Lok Sabha, representing the Darbhanga constituency in Bihar.

Who is killing Bihar's businessmen?

Who is killing Bihar's businessmen?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

'There is no law and order in Bihar.' 'Criminals do as per their will.'

Shatrughan Sinha to join Congress on March 28

Shatrughan Sinha to join Congress on March 28

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

Sinha is a two-term BJP Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib Singh but has been dropped by the saffron party which has chosen to field union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from the seat.

Meet the Brave Bicycle Girl of Bihar

Meet the Brave Bicycle Girl of Bihar

Rediff.com27 May 2020

'There were times when my courage and confidence would fail and I was close to giving up,' says Jyoti Kumari who wanted to bring her father home safely. So she began the cycle ride of her life.

Vizag gas leak affects movement of 9 Shramik trains

Vizag gas leak affects movement of 9 Shramik trains

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Staff at the Simhachalam north railway station, which is near the chemical plant LG Polymers started feeling suffocated and burning sensation in the eyes soon after the leak. Trains crossing the railway station stopped from 8:35 am to 12 noon.

Bihar boy fractures left hand, doc casts plaster on right

Bihar boy fractures left hand, doc casts plaster on right

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

'I tried telling them while they were giving me the treatment but they did not listen to me'

She is 1st Indian woman fighter pilot to undertake missions by day

She is 1st Indian woman fighter pilot to undertake missions by day

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Flt Lt Kanth who is from the first batch of woman fighter pilots of the IAF joined the fighter squadron in November 2017.

STORY behind Gaya blasts: Planning, politics and Pakistan

STORY behind Gaya blasts: Planning, politics and Pakistan

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

The National Investigation Agency, while probing the serial blasts in Gaya, is taking a closer look at the Darbhanga module of the Indian Mujahideen. The Darbhanga module is considered to be one of the most notorious branches of the IM.

Nitish takes on governor over VCs' graft charges

Nitish takes on governor over VCs' graft charges

Rediff.com26 Nov 2021

The Nitish government has increased pressure on Governor Phagu Chauhan to take action against vice chancellors of two universities following allegations of corruption against them.

Thousands affected in Bihar flood, evacuation on

Thousands affected in Bihar flood, evacuation on

Rediff.com16 Aug 2014

Thousands of people in Darbhanga, West Champaran and Nalanda districts in Bihar have been affected by floods after rivers flowing through these districts breached their embankments. Floods occurred in Darbhanga and West Champaran districts after breaches developed in the embankments of Kamla Balan and Gandak rivers respectively, while in Nalanda it was due to the overflowing of Panchane river.

Nitish snubbed me twice in review meet: Kirti Azad

Nitish snubbed me twice in review meet: Kirti Azad

Rediff.com19 May 2013

In an indication that all was not well between National Democratic Alliamnce partners in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Azad Sunday accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of snubbing him at a review meeting.

Indian Mujahideen operative nabbed from Bihar

Indian Mujahideen operative nabbed from Bihar

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

The NIA had been hunting for him since it began studying the operations of the Indian Mujahideen under home ministry's instructions.

How BJP finished off ally turned foe

How BJP finished off ally turned foe

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

Mukesh Sahni's move to contest 55 seats in the UP assembly polls antagonised top BJP leaders.

Is Mukesh Sahni preparing to topple Nitish Kumar?

Is Mukesh Sahni preparing to topple Nitish Kumar?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

'At the moment, we are supporting the Nitish Kumar-led government.' 'When the time comes for this government to fall, it will.'

BJP worker says father killed for opposing renaming of square named after PM

BJP worker says father killed for opposing renaming of square named after PM

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

The police, however, claims the murder of 65-year-old Ramchandra Yadav was the fallout of a 'personal enmity'.

PM doesn't talk about unemployment in his speeches: Rahul

PM doesn't talk about unemployment in his speeches: Rahul

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

Addressing his rally at Valmiki Nagar, the former Congress president said he was pained to see that Prime Minister Modi's effigy was burnt in Punjab on the occasion of Dusshera, and added that it reflected the 'anger' of youths and farmers.

First salary: From Rs 1,200 per month to associate VP

First salary: From Rs 1,200 per month to associate VP

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

Rediff reader Hitesh Kumar Jha from Akola reveals how his first salary changed his life.