Nitish cabinet gets 17 new members, Shahnawaz among those from BJP quota

The much awaited expansion of the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar took place on Tuesday with the induction of 17 members, including Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, the high-profile Muslim face of the......

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for 4th time, rewards loyalists

New Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being greeting by former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi after he took oath at Raj Bhawan in Patna on Sunday.Photograph: PTI Photo Nine months after he stepped down,......

Most Bahubalis win in Bihar polls

Barring a few exceptions, most known criminal-politicians and their wives, who contested the Bihar assembly polls emerged winners on Wednesday. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United,and......

Bihar polls: Bahubalis, wives in the fray

Lakhsof voters will vote on Thursday in first of the six-phase Bihar assemblypolls to decide fate of dozens of Bahubalis, criminals- turned-politicians, and their wives who are in the fray. In 47......