Politics

Was Never In Race For PM Post: Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Setting aside speculations of him being a contender for the top post, Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reiterated that he has no Prime Ministerial ambitions. CM Kumar also hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their comments on the return of jungleraaj in the state.  CM Kumar further said that those who […]

Nitish 8.0: Appeasement Begins With Tejashwi In Tow, Urdu Teacher Hiring Ordered; Sanskrit Ruled Out

  PATNA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday questioned the Bihar government’s decision to seek vacancies for Urdu teachers while ignoring the vacancies for Sanskrit teachers in the state. The day Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the eighth time, the director of the primary education department asked for the […]

Quintessential Sunil Bansal: Amit Shah’s Choice Who Proved His Mettle

NEW DELHI: When Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved to Uttar Pradesh in June 2013 as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s general secretary in charge of the state, he knew it wouldn’t be easy to turn around the fortunes of the party in the state.   The BJP was out of power in the state for […]

J&K To Mark Aug 5 As Day To Vow Against Graft

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday ordered celebrating August 5 as the ‘Day of Resolution For Freedom From Corruption’. The date assumes significance as it was on August 5, 2019 that the Government of India issued Presidential Order that resulted in the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and […]

Bogus Claims, Never Desired For VP: Nitish Kumar

PATNA: A day after taking oath as Bihar’s Chief Minister for the eighth time, Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he never desired to be the Vice President of India. He termed the comments as “bogus” and said, “it is a joke”. Sushil Modi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former deputy Chief Minister, […]