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'I can finish off Lawrence Bishnoi's network in 24 hrs'

Bihar MP Pappu Yadav said he could 'finish off within 24 hours' the network of Lawrence Bishnoi who is suspected to be behind the assassination of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddiqui. IMAGE:......

Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

The daylong nationwide strike called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court's verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life in Bihar and Jharkhand......

Bypolls held in 7 states amid violence in Uttarakhand, Bengal, Bihar

Moderate to high turnout was recorded in 13 assembly constituencies across seven states where bypolls were held on Wednesday amid sporadic incidents of violence in Uttarakhand, Bihar and West......

Flood-like situation in Bengal, Bihar rivers in spate

Many low-lying areas in West Bengal's sub-Himalayan region were reeling from a flood-like situation while major rivers in Bihar were flowing above the danger level at several places as unabated......

Is Sanjay Jha Nitish's Political Heir?

Sanjay Jha's importance lies in his connections to senior BJP and RSS leaders to maintain a smooth relationship within the NDA government in Bihar and at the Centre and to contest the 2025 Bihar......

Newbies dream to become oil barons in limbo

22 companies won bids for the 31 contracts on offer; 15 were new entrants to the oil and gas business. Three years on, none of them have started production. When the first round of auctions for......

ONGC walks away with all 7 oil, gas blocks on offer

These 7 blocks are adding exploration acreage of 18,510 square kilometres spread over three sedimentary basins of India and have a resource potential of approximately 33 billion barrels of oil and......

How India's farmers are becoming savvy traders

At least 30,000 growers are hedging for their produce through farmer producer organisations An increasing number of farmers in the country are using the commodity futures market, with help from......

A different migration: From small villages to big ones

Between 2001 and 2011, the number of rural habitations with population of less than 1,000 has declined sharply On the road from the headquarters of Purnea district in east Bihar, the villages......

Back-to-back drought adds to the woes of farmers

The well-irrigated states of Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, western Uttar Pradesh and coastal states such as Odisha are, for the first time, feeling the effects of a poor monsoon. Farmers are faced......

Bhojpuri actress Anupama Pathak dies by suicide

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anupama Pathak/Facebook Bhojpuri actor Anupama Pathak allegedly died by suicide in Dahisar, a township on the rim of north west Mumbai. Pathak, 40, was found hanging at......

Satyamev Jayate 2 finale: No closure at this closing ceremony

If only Aamir Khan had resisted spoon-feeding his audience...By the looks of it, Aamir Khan doesn't want his fans to make informed decisions when it comes to their social responsibility as Indian......

Cricket Buzz: Former England skipper Collingwood calls time on career

IMAGE: Former England captain Paul Collingwood. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Former England captain Paul Collingwood will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current......

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