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Yadav had become the Deputy CM in 2015 after the Grand Alliance comprising RJD, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Congress won a comprehensive victory in the assembly polls. (Photo: File)

Nitish Kumar tapped my phone, poisoned my food: Tejashwi Yadav

'Nitish Kumar is an undemocratic opportunist who can go to any extent to settle scores with his opponents,' said Tejashwi.

23 Feb 2018 8:03 AM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who was present in the program, requested the RJD members to keep silent or leave the room. (Photo: ANI)

Patna: RJD leaders create ruckus, allege Sushil Modi of mocking Lalu

Sushil Modi in his address said that the four former chief ministers of the country are in jail on corruption charges.

17 Feb 2018 4:36 PM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Supreme Court frowns over convicts heading political parties

At present, the EC has the power only to recognise a political party but not to de-recognise it.

13 Feb 2018 2:01 AM

Former chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi wants his party to contest at least 50 out of 243 Assembly seats in 2020 elections.

Ambitious Jitan Ram Manjhi tests NDA unity

Sources claim that Manjhi demands for seats may go up as HAM leaders have been hinting at fielding around 100 candidates.

12 Feb 2018 12:09 AM

Rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav (Photo: AP)

Sharad Yadav meets Lalu Prasad in prison

Sharad Yadav and Babulal Marandi are not the only political leaders who met Lalu inside the jail.

06 Feb 2018 12:26 AM

Ahead of his meeting, Sharad Yadav accused the BJP of putting the country’s unity at risk through divisive politics. (Photo: PTI)

Sharad Yadav meets Lalu in jail, anti-BJP front possibility increases

Sharad Yadav and other political leaders are making an effort to bring secular parties on one platform before 2019 general elections.

05 Feb 2018 8:22 PM

Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi (Photo: PTI)

CBI set to grill Rabri Devi over rail hotel scam

The probe agency has already questioned RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav over the case.

05 Feb 2018 1:23 AM

ED likely to attach more properties of Misa Bharti

In July, 2017, the ED raided three properties in New Delhi that allegedly belonged to the couple.

31 Jan 2018 2:49 AM

The NDA is relying heavily on JD(U) chief and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and BJP veteran and deputy chief minister Sushil Modi for victory in 2019.

JD-U, BJP start early for 2019 win

According to observers, the RJD is also trying to gain sympathy by alleging political vendetta against the former chief minister.

29 Jan 2018 1:48 AM

'Ex-chief ministers are rotting in jail for corruption', Modi said. (photo: PTI | File)

In veiled attack on Lalu, Modi says, ex-CMs 'rotting' in jail for corruption

Narendra Modi on Sunday said, 'till today people believed that nothing can happen to the rich, but things are different now'.

28 Jan 2018 2:22 PM

Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish, BJP; says my father a mass hero

Lalu was convicted in the second case related to fodder scam in one month.

25 Jan 2018 2:53 AM

Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav at the special CBI court in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI)

Lalu Prasad Yadav gets 5-year jail in 3rd fodder scam case

The CBI special court in Ranchi also imposed a Rs 10 lakh fine on both of them on two counts of Rs 5 lakhs each.

25 Jan 2018 2:50 AM

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine has been imposed on him by the Special CBI court in Ranchi. (Photo: AFP)

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav gets 5 years jail in fodder scam

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced in the Chaibasa Treasury case; RJD says will move higher courts against verdicts.

24 Jan 2018 11:54 AM

On Sept 30, 2013, Lalu Yadav was held guilty in another case of illegal withdrawal of Rs 37.70 crore from the Chaibasa treasury and sentenced to jail for five years. (Photo: ANI Twitter/File)

Fodder scam case: Lalu challenges conviction in J'khand HC, seeks bail

RJD leader’s advocate Chittaranjan Sinha says the court is likely to hear his petitions on January 19.

13 Jan 2018 4:07 PM

On being asked if he was facing problems in jail, Lalu said that jail authorities are not letting him meet his party (RJD) leaders or allowing other visitors. (Photo: PTI)

No visitors, no dahi chura, Lalu complains of being treated as commoner

In response to Lalu's complains, the judge asked him to go to an open jail and keep waving to his supporters all day.

12 Jan 2018 11:36 AM

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Inquiry on officers who called RJD chief’s judge

However, Jalaun DM, Mannan Akhtar, has refuted the allegations.

12 Jan 2018 2:07 AM

Lalu Yadav’s masseur, cook at his beck and call in Ranchi jail

“This shows that Lalu Yadav’s commitment to social justice is a sham & he cares only for himself and his family members,” said Mr Kumar, a JD(U) MLC.

10 Jan 2018 2:01 AM

Earlier in 2013, when Lalu Prasad Yadav had gone to jail for another fodder-scam case, Madan Yadav had used the same trick to get to prison before him. (Photo: AFP)

Lalu Prasad's closest aides made sure to be in jail before his arrival

Laxman Mahto and Madan Yadav had cases of theft registered against them, surrendered and arrived in prison.

09 Jan 2018 11:13 AM

The 69-year-old leader and his son have maintained that the conviction was a case of 'political vendetta'.(Photo: PTI)

‘Thank you Nitish Kumar’: Tejaswi after Lalu gets jailed in fodder scam

Lalu was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail with a fine of Rs 10 lakh in the fodder scam case.

07 Jan 2018 1:16 PM

Kumar says, 'He deserves to be enlarged on bail persistent with the principles of our libertarian constitution according to which bail is a rule and jail an exception.' (Photo: PTI)

Verdict against Lalu not final decision, deserves bail: Senior Cong leader

Ashwani Kumar said the trial court judgement was a part of the legal process that allowed him to appeal against it and seek bail.

07 Jan 2018 8:06 AM

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