Lalan Kumar Paswan, who lodged the FIR with the vigilance department, held that the RJD chief's alleged act was tantamount to 'corruption' since, as a member of the legislative assembly, he was a 'public servant' whom Yadav had tried to entice away from 'performing the constitutional obligation of taking part in voting in the House'.
Flautist, singer and composer Rasika Shekar talks about her interesting musical journey.
'It's a job I like doing as it is helping me to grow as an actor,' the actress claims.
Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has stoked a controversy by reportedly calling all Indians "Hindus". However, she sought to clarify her comments on Friday, saying she had called all Indians Hindi, the Arabic term for people living in India and what she said was "not in relation to the religion but in relation to identity as nationality". She did not call them Hindus, she said.
The state polls are due in October-November.
After a good dose of dance and masti, the episode gets explosive as Asim Riaz and Siddharth Shukla got into a physical fight during a rather fun task.
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'I have understood one thing very clearly -- 99 per cent of Muslims love Hindustan, their ancestral roots belong to Hinduism.' 'Even his language and dialect belongs to Hindustan. His culture is also Hindustani. Due to some historic reasons he changed his religion. Changing one's religion is not akin to changing one's ancestors, castes and sub-castes, language and dialects or his loyalty.' 'Divide and rule has not helped India progress and led to backwardness of people of this great country.' RSS leader Indresh Kumar, the patron of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an RSS-backed organisation that actively works with Muslims, tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com how the RSS is reaching out to Muslims.
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No one in Bihar will deny Nitish Kumar's contribution to governance, notes Aditi Phadnis.
While ex-lovers Vishal Aditya Singh and Madhurima Tuli weren't seeing eye-to-eye, they have finally broken the ice and looks like they may patch-up by the end of their Bigg Boss journey.
Joginder Tuteja goes back a decade, and looks at the big movies that flopped from 10 years ago.
In the Shahid Kapoor starrer Kabir Singh, a remake of Telugu superhit Arjun Reddy, a medical student's drinking problem encourages toxic behaviour and romantic distress.
Hundreds of people are still seen attending the rallies without wearing face masks and pushing and shoving each other for space.
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Prime Minister Modi will address three rallies -- at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur -- to seek support for National Democratic Alliance nominees on different assembly constituencies going to vote in the first phase on October 28. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also slated to launch his campaign in Bihar elections on Friday.
All India Radio has decided to launch two 24-hour music channels exclusively for Carnatic and Hindustani Classical music from July, Brijeshwar Singh, director general, AIR said on Wednesday.
The announcement comes a day after the opposition's Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) allotted just one seat to the Left parties in Bihar.
'Shatrughan Sinha's name is in the Congress's probable candidates list.'
Dalits constitute nearly 16 per cent of the vote and 38 seats are reserved for them in the assembly, reports Satyavrat Mishra
In a surprise move, former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Tuesday as member of the state legislative assembly, according to his close aide Danish Rizwan.
'In this election, the only thing that is going to matter is which caste aligns with which coalition.'
The former Union minister joined the UPA after holding talks with the Congress leadership.
Shyamoli Sanghi is India's newest teen popstar.
After relaxing in the secret room along with Siddharth Shukla and witnessing all the fights in the house, Paras Chhabra returned to the main house and spilled all the beans about his co-contestants.
Disciples and followers of music legend Pandit Jasraj in the United States paid their tributes to the Indian classical vocalist and described his passing away as an irreparable loss to India and its cultural heritage while fondly recalling his humble and gentle nature.
The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader had made the allegation in a tweet on Sunday wherein he had also launched a veiled attack on a sitting Congress MLA, who had shot off a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, seeking return of Rs 50 lakh released from his local area development fund.
Asim Riaz, who has been grabbing limelight lately because of his fights with Siddharth Shukla, seems to have found someone special inside the Bigg Boss house.
Biharis can confidently decide whether they want to follow Badlav Se Bhadiya Bharosa (Trust is Better than Change) or Badaliye Sarkar, Badaliye Bihar (Change the Government, Change Bihar), asserts Asmita Bihari.
Thugs of Hindostan adds to Aamir Khan's list of disappointments.
The film co-stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania.
Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award.
The National Democratic Alliance in Bihar which so far had BJP, JD-U and the LJP as its constituents will now have another dalit-centric party HAM as a member.
'The digital release is part of cinema's ongoing process of evolution.' 'One shouldn't avoid change. I wouldn't.'
Siddharth Shukla's temper could get him into trouble.
All his disciples across the globe feel he was closest to them. All his friends believe he loved them the most. Just like every gopi in Brijbhoomi felt Krishna was closest to her. Pandit Jasraj didn't have acquaintances; he had friends, recalls his biographer Sunita Budhiraja.
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