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NDA delegation meets PM, wants Lalu's sacked

NDA delegation meets PM, wants Lalu's sacked

Rediff.com23 Aug 2008

The delegation also demanded an inquiry into the scam, which was exposed by a TV channel. The leaders claimed that the documents prove the involvement of Lalu, Union Ministers Premchand Gupta, Kanti Singh and Raghunath Jha in the scam.

Need 400 so that Cong doesn't put 'Babri lock' on Ram temple: Modi

Need 400 so that Cong doesn't put 'Babri lock' on Ram temple: Modi

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he wants the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance to win 400 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls to ensure the Congress does not bring back Article 370 in Kashmir and put a 'Babri lock' on the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

13 trains booked to mobilise Lalu's supporters to rally

13 trains booked to mobilise Lalu's supporters to rally

Rediff.com14 May 2013

With Wednesday's Parivartan rally considered crucial to reassert the popularity of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, the party has booked 13 trains to transport people to the event to Patna.

How will RJD quash Tej Pratap's revolt?

How will RJD quash Tej Pratap's revolt?

Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'Yes, I am a rebel, I am the son of Laluji and his blood is in me,' Tej Pratap is reported to have told supporters.

Pappu Yadav charges media with hounding him

Pappu Yadav charges media with hounding him

Rediff.com21 Mar 2005

Elected from Madhepura in Bihar in a bypoll in October last year on a Rashtriya Janata Dal ticket after Railway Minister Lalu Prasad vacated the seat, Yadav took the oath in Hindi.

Review: Aarakshan is disappointing

Review: Aarakshan is disappointing

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

Prakash Jha is at his most confused self in presenting Aarakshan to us.

Cong, Trinamool at loggerheads over a room!

Cong, Trinamool at loggerheads over a room!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2011

An unholy row has broken out in the Parliament House between the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance and its most critical alliance partner, the Trinamool Congress, over a room for the new Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi.

Critical UPA-Left meeting gets underway

Critical UPA-Left meeting gets underway

Rediff.com25 Jun 2008

Among those attending the meeting from the government side were Defence Minister AK Anthony, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal. The Left parties were represented by the Communist Party of India's A B Bardhan and D Raja, and the CPI-M by Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechuri

IRCTC scam: Bail granted to Lalu's wife Rabri, son Tejashwi

IRCTC scam: Bail granted to Lalu's wife Rabri, son Tejashwi

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

The court granted bail to Rabri and Tejashwi Yadav in the CBI case on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a surety of a like amount.

Nitish Kumar is the right man

Nitish Kumar is the right man

Rediff.com28 Nov 2005

Lalu flashes victory sign, says Mahagathbandhan will win 190 seats

Lalu flashes victory sign, says Mahagathbandhan will win 190 seats

Rediff.com7 Nov 2015

As the exit polls were sharply split on who would get to rule Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday said their grand Mahagatbadhan alliance would win the Bihar Assembly polls with 190 seats.

Congress suspends Lalu's brother-in-law for praising Modi

Congress suspends Lalu's brother-in-law for praising Modi

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Congress has suspended its leader Sadhu Yadav in Bihar on Monday for meeting and praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. After meeting Modi, Yadav also likened Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to Hitler.

Dr Shaibal Gupta on the Bihar elections

Dr Shaibal Gupta on the Bihar elections

Rediff.com20 Oct 2010

The man who has studied Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar from a vantage position in Patna's corridors of power speaks to Sheela Bhatt about the upcoming Bihar assembly election.

How Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav won Bihar

How Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav won Bihar

Rediff.com8 Nov 2015

'The clearest interpretation of the November 8 mandate is that the backwards, Dalits and minorities, and a huge proportion of women cutting across caste and class, displayed massive consolidation to the extent that despite chipping of votes by the Left Front, by the Third Front and by the BSP, Mahagathbandhan candidates won, and in many cases by huge margins,' says Mohammad Sajjad.

Lalu's brother-in-law upset over Tejashwi marrying a Christian

Lalu's brother-in-law upset over Tejashwi marrying a Christian

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

The Bharatiya Janata Party has come out with its own complaint against the marriage.

National parties out to crush regional ones: Lalu

National parties out to crush regional ones: Lalu

Rediff.com5 Nov 2009

In an apparent reference to the Congress with which it failed to strike an understanding for the upcoming assembly polls in Jharkhand, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad has said national parties are out to 'crush' smaller and regional outfits.

Cong threatens to quit Bihar Grand Alliance

Cong threatens to quit Bihar Grand Alliance

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

After reaching Patna on Thursday night, Shakti Singh Gohil, Congress's Bihar in-charge, asserted that the situation won't have risen had RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav been out of jail. Lalu is serving a sentence in a fodder scam case in present-day Jharkhand.

EC derecognises RJD as national party

EC derecognises RJD as national party

Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal was derecognised as a national party by the Election Commission on Friday, a decision that comes ahead of the assembly polls in Bihar.

Cabinet clears bonus for Railway staff

Cabinet clears bonus for Railway staff

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

The government on Thursday cleared 65-day bonus for 16 lakh Railway employees for the year 2005-06, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav announced in New Delhi on Thursday.

80-yr-old Jitan Ram Manjhi defies odds to become Union minister

80-yr-old Jitan Ram Manjhi defies odds to become Union minister

Rediff.com9 Jun 2024

Manjhi's political journey took a dramatic turn when, in 2014, he was unexpectedly anointed Chief Minister by Nitish Kumar, who had resigned after a disastrous Lok Sabha election.

India, Malaysia to ink $1 bn railway deal

India, Malaysia to ink $1 bn railway deal

Rediff.com13 May 2008

Malaysia awarded IRCON International Ltd to design, construct, commission and maintain the proposed electrified double-track rail at the country's Seremban-Gemas sector. IRCON's latest project comes after an earlier Ipoh-Padang Besar project in 2001-2003, for which the Malaysian government had considered the Indian company but later shelved the plan.

Ahead of Oppn meet, Tejashwi non-committal on backing Kejriwal

Ahead of Oppn meet, Tejashwi non-committal on backing Kejriwal

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader also said, "This is not the first meeting of opposition leaders nor is it going to be the last. Leaders of different hues have agreed to meet and they will all raise issues that they feel strongly about. There is no problem with that."

Lalu's son Tej Pratap at NDA minister's event, raises eyebrows

Lalu's son Tej Pratap at NDA minister's event, raises eyebrows

Rediff.com8 Oct 2021

Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday turned up at a function hosted by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras, triggering speculations about the maverick RJD leader, who wears his religious fervour on the sleeves, cosying up to BJP-led NDA which his father has always fought tooth and nail.

55 new trains to be introduced

55 new trains to be introduced

Rediff.com24 Feb 2006

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav announced 55 new trains in the Rail Budget 2006-07 for different destinations across the country.

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: BJP hopes to woo 36% EBCs in Bihar

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: BJP hopes to woo 36% EBCs in Bihar

Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

The BJP hopes to deepen its support among backward castes, especially the Extremely Backward Classes, in Bihar following the announcement of Bharat Ratna for former chief minister Karpoori Thakur, a leader who enjoys admiration from backward satraps of various hues.

Sir, I am innocent, pleads Lalu

Sir, I am innocent, pleads Lalu

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, who was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs five lakh in a 17-year-old fodder scam case, on Thursday claimed that he was falsely implicated.

UPA unveils CMP for Bihar

UPA unveils CMP for Bihar

Rediff.com5 Oct 2005

The CMP smacked of Lalu's hallmark-- social engineering.

Bihar bandh: Rabri Devi arrested

Bihar bandh: Rabri Devi arrested

Rediff.com2 Nov 2007

Besides, over 2,000 people including workers and leaders of the opposition parties were arrested across Bihar during their protest on Friday, police sources told rediff.com in Patna.

Hindi heartland to power BJP's march to power: Poll

Hindi heartland to power BJP's march to power: Poll

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to bag between 63 to 79 seats out of 120 seats in the key Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls, according to a survey.

Why BJP leaders are praising Tejashwi

Why BJP leaders are praising Tejashwi

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

'By making Rachel Rajeshwari, Tejashwi has done an exemplary thing.'

EC must be respected: PM

EC must be respected: PM

Rediff.com10 May 2005

Now, buy rail tickets at post offices

Now, buy rail tickets at post offices

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

To begin with, the service will be available in 30 places across the country. The postal department would issue railway tickets through the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters provided by the railway ministry.

Lalu hints at 'people friendly' rail budget

Lalu hints at 'people friendly' rail budget

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has hinted at a people friendly railway budget, which will be presented on Feb 26.

31 ministers join Nitish govt, RJD gets lion's share

31 ministers join Nitish govt, RJD gets lion's share

Rediff.com17 Aug 2022

The new cabinet, predictably, has a sizeable number of Yadavs and Muslims, though members of other sections of the society also find a place.

Is he playing Lalu in Maharani?

Is he playing Lalu in Maharani?

Rediff.com28 May 2021

'In the first lockdown, my mother used to feed me everything possible.' 'After all, she is an Indian mother.' 'Sometimes laddoos, sometimes parathas.' 'I gained almost 10 kg.' 'When Maharani fell into my lap, the weight was a perfect match for the character.'

'Nitish Kumar may switch sides after Bihar elections'

'Nitish Kumar may switch sides after Bihar elections'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2025

Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has predicted that JD(U) president Nitish Kumar will contest the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar in alliance with the BJP but may switch sides later, with hopes for another term as the chief minister. Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, also asserted that Kumar's popularity has declined and he is unlikely to win a fifth consecutive term. He challenged the BJP to declare Kumar as the chief ministerial candidate, arguing that they would struggle to win seats if they did so. Kishor also criticized Kumar's leadership, accusing him of being "physically tired and mentally retired" and of "bringing disrepute to Bihar" by touching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's feet. He said his new party will enter the fray to pull Bihar "out of the political rut" and that the state's much-touted prohibition policy is an example of the BJP's duplicity.

PM releases Jethmalani's book

PM releases Jethmalani's book

Rediff.com13 Apr 2007

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said that Ram Jethmalani was a maverick with a difference.

Diesel price cut: Rail fares may be reduced

Diesel price cut: Rail fares may be reduced

Rediff.com16 Feb 2007

The Re 1 cut in diesel prices could lead Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to announce a reduction in passenger fares in the forthcoming Railway Budget.

Special package: Mulayam too wants one

Special package: Mulayam too wants one

Rediff.com12 Jul 2004

The demand comes in the backdrop of the UPA government granting a special Rs 3,225 crore package to Bihar, ruled by key UPA constituent Rashtriya Janata Dal, in the Union Budget 2004-05 ahead of the assembly elections in the state.