All stories by M I Khan
Stuck in a time warp, the last 7 Jews of Kochi
Rediff.com9 Jul 2015M I Khan visits God's Own Country, and walks down the narrow streets of this area popularly called the Jew town.
Nalanda lynching: Police station in-charge suspended in Bihar
Rediff.com29 Jun 2015A day after the director of a private residential school in Bihar's Nalanda district was lynched by villagers in presence of the local police the state government has suspended the police officer in-charge of Nalanda police station on Monday.
Director of residential school beaten to death in Bihar
Rediff.com28 Jun 2015Devender Prasad Sinha, director of the DPS school in Jagdishpur village in Nalanda was beaten to death by angry villagers, a district police official said.
BJP in trouble in Bihar as its allies LJP and RLSP play games
Rediff.com22 Jun 2015The Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar is in trouble ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls as two of its ally the Lok Janshakti Party and the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party on Sunday played pressure game to bargain for more seats.
No need for poor to practice yoga: Lalu
Rediff.com20 Jun 2015Lalu claimed that he also did not need to practice yoga.
'Never imagined my son would come this far'
Rediff.com18 Jun 2015Son of a daily wage labourer, roadside vendor, taxi driver, private tutor, landless farmer to magazine vendor crack IIT-JEE this year thanks to Bihar's Super 30
Advani's fear of Emergency returning valid: Nitish, Kejriwal
Rediff.com18 Jun 2015Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday supported senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani, who has expressed his fear of return of Emergency in the country.
Muslim expert to teach yoga to BJP president
Rediff.com17 Jun 2015A Muslim yoga expert will teach yoga to BJP president Amit Shah at a special yoga camp in Patna on June 21 to mark the International Yoga Day celebrations. M I Khan Reports.
Modi will be BJP's face against Nitish in Bihar polls
Rediff.com16 Jun 2015Ananth Kumar, the BJP election in-charge of Bihar, on Tuesday announced that the party will not declare the name of its chief ministerial candidate.
Modi trying to murder democracy: Nitish Kumar
Rediff.com30 May 2015The Bihar CM criticised Modi, alleging that he was trying to stifle freedom of speech and expression after a IIT-Madras students' group was de-recognised for being critical of the PM.
IB alert on Maoist attack in Bihar to avenge killing of woman leader
Rediff.com30 May 2015Bihar has tightened its security after the Intelligence Bureau issued an alert about a possible Maoist attack in the state to avenge the killing of a woman Naxal leader, police said on Saturday.
Patna HC orders probe into fake degrees scam
Rediff.com18 May 2015A division bench of the court of chief justice L Narasimha Reddy directed the director of state vigilance to probe into the case
Bihar assembly polls: Political parties say they are ready for the big fight
Rediff.com18 May 2015A day after Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi hinted at the next Bihar assembly polls being held in September-October, most of the political parties including ruling Janata Dal-United and Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party claimed they were fully ready for it.
Quake aftermath: Bihar schools go on early vacation
Rediff.com12 May 2015Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ordered the closure of all schools from Wednesday in view of a massive tremors that struck the state and caused loss of life and property.
HAM kisise kum nahin! Manjhi floats new party in Bihar
Rediff.com8 May 2015Expelled Janata Dal-United leader and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday launched a new party -- Hindustani Awam Morcha -- to counter the Janata Parivar. The party will contest alone all the 243 seats in Bihar polls scheduled for later this year.
RJD expels party MP Pappu Yadav for 6 years
Rediff.com7 May 2015Controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Thursday was expelled from the party for six years over anti-party activities.
Bihar: Abducted doctor, wife freed, but questions remain
Rediff.com6 May 2015Dr Pankaj Gupta, a leading paediatrician and member of a leading business family in Gaya, and his wife Shubhra Gupta were returning home from Giridih in Jharkhand where they traveled to attend a wedding last Friday, May 1, when they went missing.
School's out: Teachers' strike hits 2.8 crore students in Bihar
Rediff.com6 May 2015Over 2.8 crore students in government run schools in Bihar have been affected by the strike resulting in the indeterminate closure of nearly 77,000 schools.
These conjoined sisters have given up eating for Salman
Rediff.com6 May 2015The twins are grief-stricken and are praying for his well-being.
Bihar hospital superintendent suspended over 'bhukamp' stickers
Rediff.com5 May 2015Bihar government has finally suspended the DMCH superintendent Dr Shankar Jha over the pasting of 'bhukamp' stickers on the forehead of quake victims last month, officials said.