Soren out, Soren in, in Jharkhand; Champai steps down, Hemant stakes claim

Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren resigned on Wednesday and Hemant Soren, who is out on bail in a money laundering case, staked claim to form the government, hours after leaders of the......

Patna HC strikes down Bihar's quota hike to 65%

The Patna high court on Thursday set aside the amended reservation laws in Bihar, which enabled the Nitish Kumar government to hike quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes from 50 per cent......

Former Bihar Dy CM says he has cancer, will skip LS polls

Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday said he was diagnosed with cancer six months ago and, as a result, would not be participating in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok......

RJD to contest 26 LS seats, Cong 9 as INDIA seals seat-sharing deal in Bihar

The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar on Friday announced its formula for seat-sharing, with Lalu Prasad's party laying claim on nearly two-thirds of the state's 40 parliamentary......