New Delhi/IBNS: Countering the Opposition's charge that the Modi government's budget is "discriminatory", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said it is impossible for her or anyone else to name all states during the address.
Kursi bachao budget: Rahul Gandhi's taunt after Modi govt reserves big amount for Andhra, Bihar
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has taken a potshot at the incumbent, whose first budget in the third term reserved a hefty amount for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, the states ruled by two most powerful allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre.
Centre rules out granting special status to Bihar, Lalu Yadav's party takes swipe at BJP ally JDU
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has ruled out any plan to give a special category status to Bihar, a core demand by its key ally, the Janata Dal (United), triggering a swipe for its leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
CBI arrests engineer, his associate for stealing NEET question paper from Bihar's Hazaribagh
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested a man who stole NEET-UG paper from the trunk of the National Testing Agency in Bihar's Hazaribagh before they were allegedly leaked along with his associate, media reports said.
Bihar politician Mukesh Sahani's father murdered at home, mutilated body found
Patna/IBNS: Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani's father has been brutally murdered at his home in Bihar's Darbhanga district, media reports said.
Modi's coalition challenge: Nitish Kumar demands Rs 30,000 cr for Bihar in Union Budget
New Delhi: Janta Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar has requested Rs 30,000 crore ($3.6 billion) from India's Union Budget this year to support projects in Bihar, presenting a challenge for the coalition government, Bloomberg reported.
NDA vs INDIA bloc: 13 Assembly seats in 7 states to go to bypolls
New Delhi: After a high-stakes contest in the Lok Sabha polls, which saw the opposition making a strong comeback, the INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA will face off on July 10 as bypolls are held in 13 Assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal.
Bihar suspends 16 engineers after 10 bridges collapse in a week
Patna/IBNS: Sixteen engineers of Bihar's water resources department have been suspended after 10 bridges collapsed in the last 15 days across the state, a statement by the department said.
Gaya (Bihar): Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi feels that there is a "plot" behind consecutive bridge collapses in Bihar, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar's party JD(U) reiterates demand for special status for Bihar at key meet
Patna: The Janata Dal United (JDU), one of the main allies of the ruling BJP at the Centre, concluded its national executive meeting with a resolution calling for special state status for Bihar.
NEET paper leak: Congress's students' wing storms NTA head office in Delhi, locks it from inside
New Delhi: Several members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) forcefully entered the head office of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Delhi and locked it from the inside to protest the alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance examinations.
CBI makes first arrests in NEET-UG paper leak case in Bihar
Patna: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has carried out its first arrests in the NEET-UG paper leak case in Bihar, arresting two accused from Patna named Manish Kumar and Ashutosh.
Patna/IBNS: In a blow to the Bihar government, the Patna High Court on Thursday scrapped the state's decision to hike the quota in jobs and education for several categories to 65 percent, media reports said.
New Delhi/Patna/IBNS: Four men, who were arrested over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024, have confessed to Bihar Police that the question paper for the examination was leaked a day before the examination, in what could further raise questions on how the examinations are conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), media reports said.
Nalanda University's new campus inauguration: Top 10 quotes of PM Modi
Rajgir/IBNS: In his first visit to Bihar since assuming power for the third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the ancient Nalanda University in the Rajgir district of the state.