'We were sitting inside the shop when suddenly there was a loud blast. People were startled and items of shops were scattered all over the road'
Several Congress leaders, including the state president, received tickets for the Bihar assembly polls amidst internal disputes and efforts to reconcile with allies. The distribution process was marred by protests and accusations of corruption.
A new Bihar government headed by Jitan Ram Manjhi as the 32nd Chief Minister was sworn in on Tuesday evening.
The RLSP and the HAM, the two other NDA allies, went unrepresented.
'Both Vidya Balan and Kangana Ranaut are very talented Bollywood actresses. But while one brings positivity and sunshine on the sets, the other brings gloom and anxiety whenever she appears.'
Nine months after he stepped down, JD-U leader Nitish Kumar was on Sunday sworn-in as the Bihar chief minister
He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan in Patna.
The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member state assembly against 110 clinched by the opposition Grand Alliance to pave the way for a fourth successive term for Kumar in office.
'Usually, my characters are flawed but this one is extraordinary.' Kangana Ranaut discusses her new film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
Ending speculation, Janata Dal-United Chief Sharad Yadav has been re-nominated from Madhepura as the party released the second list of 32 candidates for Lok Sabha election in Bihar.
Omission of the name and photograph of former chief minister Nitish Kumar from the site of NTPC power plant at Barh, where a unit is being dedicated to the people on Saturday, triggered a war of words between rival parties.
'I really love working as a technician.' 'No actor wants to be out in the sun as opposed to being in the AC van.' 'No actor wants to be among 80 sweaty people who are asking you 100 questions.'
The Congress party's first list of 194 Lok Sabha candidates released on Saturday night has no major surprises. Anita Katyal reports
