All stories by M I Khan
'My becoming CM proved that Dalits are not weak'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi talks about the Bihar polls with M I Khan/Rediff.com
'India is going to see many more struggles'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015The various meat bans across the country are an attempt to attack civil liberties, says civil rights activist Kavita Srivastava.
Munity on board: The case of rebellious 'damaads' in Bihar polls
Rediff.com22 Sep 2015Sons-in-laws of prominent politicians are rising against their in-laws, observes M I Khan
BJP fields just 2 Muslim candidates in Bihar polls
Rediff.com21 Sep 2015Contrary to that the BJP would give tickets to more Muslim candidates to contest the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, the saffron party has fielded only two Muslim candidates.
Man with gun arrested ahead of Rahul's Bihar rally
Rediff.com19 Sep 2015A man with an air gun was arrested on Saturday, an hour ahead of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's rally in Bihar's West Champaran district, police said.
'Will end my life' RJD MLA's threatens immolation over assembly seat
Rediff.com18 Sep 2015RJD MLA Dinesh Bhai has threatened to immolate himself if he does not get to keep his assembly seat.
Two BJP MLAs meet Nitish Kumar over denial of ticket, may join JD-U
Rediff.com16 Sep 2015Both MLAs are sitting BJP MLAs.
'I was used to woo Muslim votes and later left in the lurch'
Rediff.com16 Sep 2015I am not here to play negative politics in the name of Muslims, says the leader of yet another electoral front in Bihar.
BJP is now the big boss in Bihar politics
Rediff.com15 Sep 2015A day after the National Democratic Alliance finalised the seat-sharing arrangement for the Bihar assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as the 'big-brother' and the largest party in the state to contest the number of seats.
BJP is now the big boss in Bihar politics
Rediff.com15 Sep 2015Congressmen jittery as Lalu chooses to skip Rahul's Champaran rally
Rediff.com14 Sep 2015According to RJD sources, Lalu is reluctant to share the dais with Rahul as he is reportedly unhappy with him over his approach and stand on certain issues.
SUVs vroom in as poll bugle is sounded in Bihar
Rediff.com11 Sep 2015Ticket aspirants from across Bihar are driving down in Sports Utility Vehicles to the party offices and official bungalows of party supremos.
Age no bar: This 96-year-old student wants to be an economist
Rediff.com11 Sep 2015When most nonagenarians are content to pass their time in their neighbourhood's gardens, Raj Kumar Vaishya, 96, has enrolled himself in the Patna-based Nalanda Open University to pursue his lifelong dream of earning a masters in economics, reports MI Khan.
'Modi sarkar's communal agenda is a threat to our country'
Rediff.com8 Sep 2015Sitaram Yechury speaks about the Left's future in politics and their chances in the Bihar polls.
I am the real leader of Dalits; not Paswan: Manjhi
Rediff.com8 Sep 2015Manjhi said Paswan has never raised a voice for rights of the Dalits and the poorest of the poor.
DNA drama: JD-U sends 1 lakh samples as response to PM Modi's DNA jibe
Rediff.com4 Sep 2015Bihar's ruling JD-U has sent 1 lakh DNA samples of its partymen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office for testing to protest against his DNA jibe.
Pappu Yadav threatens to pull out Manipuris from trains in Bihar
Rediff.com3 Sep 2015Pappu added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should intervene to check and control violence against Bihari migrants in Manipur.
Bihar polls: BJP to contest 160 seats, allies to fight from 83
Rediff.com2 Sep 2015The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to contest 160 of the 243 assembly seats in the upcoming polls, leaving 83 other seats to its three allies.
One RJD, 2 JD-U MLAs join BJP in Bihar ahead of polls
Rediff.com29 Aug 2015BJP state president Mangal Pandey said that Sunil Kumar and Renu Kushwaha have joined the party and RJD MLA Braj Kishore Singh has joined the party.
PM's Rs 1.25 lakh cr for Bihar is mere repackaging: Nitish
Rediff.com26 Aug 2015At the best, the so called Rs 1.25 lakh crore package will not provide anything more than Rs 10,368 crore as additional or incremental resource to the state, said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar