Bihar

Nitish Kumar on Sunday returned as Bihar Chief Minister, nine months after he resigned following his party JD-U's massive defeat in the 2014 general elections. Party leaders said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek more funds…

Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi has invited JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar to form the next government in the state. Nitish will take oath as the Chief Minister on February 22. Earlier, Jitan Ram Manjhi had resigned ahead of the trust vote,…

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was disowned by the JD(U), has resigned this morning in a dramatic manner just a few hours before the much-awaited trust vote. The BJP had already extended support to him, but he failed to get the…

Hours before Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi seeking a trust vote inside the House, Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary granted the status of Principal Opposition Party to JD(U) in place of BJP, which is seen as an 'arbitrary'…

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday denied having any intention of dissolving the assembly or recommending President's rule in the state. "I have no intention of dissolving the assembly or recommending President's rule," Manjhi…

Bihar's ruling JD-U Monday expelled Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi from the party for six years, chief whip Shrawan Kumar said. "(JD-U national president) Sharad Yadav has expelled Manjhi from the party for anti-party activities," said…

Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is in revolt against his party JD-U and step down from his post, Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi but said no political issues were discussed. Manjhi, who was here to attend the first…

The JD(U) led by Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav quashed the rebellion of Jitan Ram Manjhi with an iron hand and sacked him as the Chief Minister. At the Legislature Party meeting, the MLAs elected Nitish Kumar as their leaders to take charge…

In a shocking incident, an elderly woman allegedly sold her infant grandson for Rs.50,000 to arrange for dowry for her daughter's marriage in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said Saturday. An FIR was lodged by Rukhsana Khatoon, whose…

Bihar's ruling JD-U appears to be headed for a split over the likely replacement of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi by his predecessor Nitish Kumar. A day after JD-U president Sharad Yadav called a meeting of its legislature party Saturday,…