Bihar dy speaker says Sinha didn't want Dalit to preside over House

Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari on Wednesday accused outgoing Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha of having “insulted Dalits” by denying him the opportunity to conduct proceedings......

71 seats go to polls in 1st phase of Bihar elections

Among the major political parties, chief minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United is contesting in 35 of the 71 seats, followed by its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (29), while the opposition......

Nitish's MLA meets Narendra Modi, suspended

In an embarrassment to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a senior Janata Dal-United Legislator Chhedi Paswan met Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi following which......

SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav dead, last rites today

Mulayam's last rites will be performed with full state honours in Saifai near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays last respects to the mortal remains......