With the rise in level of the Ganga, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed apprehension of further rise in water level by Monday in view of release of water from Bansagar dam as flood-like situation prevailed in the state.
Half-way through the polls, the fight has become more personal.
One way to begin would be to access the material of our own culture, meaning the literature of India, recommends Aakar Patel.
Nitish 'sent his emissary, Prashant Kishor, to me on five different occasions.' 'Kishor seemed to indicate that if I were to assure in writing my party's support to the JD-U, the latter would pull out of the BJP alliance and rejoin the Mahagathbandhan.' A revealing excerpt from Lalu Prasad Yadav's Gopalganj To Raisina: My Political Journey.
PM Narendra Modi accused Congress of "neglecting" Bihar's development since independence and recalled CM Nitish Kumar's past association with NDA.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
What went on inside Kolkata's 'house of horror'? Indrani Roy/Rediff.com reports.
