Nitish Kumar: Longest-serving Bihar CM despite JD-U's majority challenges

Janata Dal-United president Nitish Kumar has distinguished himself as a leader who ruled Bihar for the longest time, without his party having ever won a majority on its own. IMAGE: Bihar acting CM......

Modi to flag off world's longest Varanasi-Dibrugarh river cruise on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world's longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, and inaugurate a 'Tent City' on the banks of the Ganga river in Varanasi on January 13 via video......

Nitish Kumar: Running strong despite twists and turns

The longest-serving chief minister of any Hindi- speaking state, Nitish Kumar seems to have acquired an aura of indispensability when it comes to the highest seat of power in Bihar. IMAGE: Bihar......

Nitish Kumar rumoured to be next vice prez

Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Thursday indicated that she will not mind Nitish Kumar, her husband Lalu Prasad's arch rival, vacating his chair for a plush assignment in Delhi. The......

Modi govt keen to solve power woes of eastern states: Piyush Goyal

He added that the PM has asked to extend all help to eastern states to make them self-reliant in the power sector Keeping politics at bay, the Narendra Modi government is paying special attention......

Bihar to be self sufficient in power by 2015

Bihar government has reiterated its resolution to make the state self sufficient in power within next two years.However, it has also indicated towards further hike in electricity tariffs in the......

BHEL wins Rs 2,854 cr contract from Bihar

State-run BHEL on Tuesday said it has bagged a Rs 2,854 crore (Rs 28.54 billion) contract for setting up a 1,980 MW thermal power project in Bihar. "BHEL has bagged a contract for supply......

NTPC scam: CBI to leave for Britain soon

A two-member CBI team will soon leave for Britain to follow the trail of about Rs 120 crore allegedly received by an Indian entity from a Russian firm to secure an equipment supply order from the......

Honda to run own F1 team from 2006

Japanese car manufacturer Honda plans to go it alone in Formula One from next year after acquiring a 100 percent stake in the BAR Honda team on Tuesday. Honda announced its buyout of founding owner......

Real match abandoned after bomb threat

Real Madrid's Spanish Primera Liga match against Real Sociedad was abandoned on Sunday with the scores level at 1-1 after police received a warning that a bomb would explode at the stadium at 2000......