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The meeting was attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. Odisha was represented in the meeting by Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

States asked to identify Rohingya refugees, collect biometric data: Rajnath Singh

The Centre will send the biometric report collected by states to the Myanmar government through diplomatic channel, Singh said.

01 Oct 2018 3:22 PM

The row had erupted after Sidhu skipped the funeral of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to attend Imran Khan’s swearing-in. (Photo: File)

Complaint filed against Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pak Army chief

The lawyer later told reporters that the court has fixed August 24 for the next hearing.

20 Aug 2018 9:26 PM

Deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi addressing during National Seminar on GST at Mahajati Sadan on Thursday. (Photo:Abhijit Mukherjee)

CBI free to take action on Bihar home incident, says Sushil Kumar Modi

The shelter home is run by a NGO manged by Brajesh Thakur, who is in jail in the case.

03 Aug 2018 5:32 AM

Bihar DGP rules out CBI probe possibility

Tejashwi Yadav has blamed the state government on the issue.

25 Jul 2018 2:00 AM

Bihar rape: Cops look for dead body of girl

44 girls allegedly raped at state-run shelter home.

24 Jul 2018 12:38 AM

Lalu Prasad, a former Bihar CM, returned to Patna on Sunday after spending 21 days at a Mumbai hospital, where he underwent a surgery and got treated for dozen-odd ailments. (Photo: File/PTI)

Lalu Yadav violating bail granted: JD(U) seeks probe in his call details

JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said that Lalu was on 'bed-rest' on doctors' advice, but he was 'busy meeting political leaders'.

19 Jul 2018 7:15 PM

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

Cancel Lalu’s provisional bail, demands Sushil Kumar Modi

Lalu Yadav has not made any public appearance or political statement after he was granted bail.

19 Jul 2018 6:35 AM

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday demanded the bail cancellation of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad.

Modi demands cancellation of Lalu's bail for engaging in political activity

He first met Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and then Telugu Desam Party leaders.

18 Jul 2018 8:51 PM

Tej Pratap Yadav had driven the cycle rickshaw for some distance before stating 'everybody should drive a rickshaw. It would come in handy at a time when fuel prices are soaring. The physical exertion involved would also bring health benefits'. (Photo: Twitter | @TejPratap14)

BJP's Sushil Modi mocks Tej Pratap Yadav for riding rickshaw

Tej Pratap Yadav, ex-state minister and elder son of Lalu Yadav, had visited his assembly constituency Mahua, on Monday.

11 Jul 2018 8:44 AM

Modi also spoke at length about the various schemes undertaken in the state, where the BJP was in the ruling coalition, for the welfare of SCs and STs. (Representational Image)

Won't allow scrapping of quotas, dilution of SC/ST Act 'at any cost': BJP

'PM Modi government has introduced schemes to address these problems which Congress ignored for decades,' Bizay Sonkar Shastri alleged.

04 Jul 2018 2:14 PM

GST on fuel to be 28%+: Sushil Kumar Modi

He said 45-50 per cent of tax revenues of states come from petrol and diesel.

30 Jun 2018 5:42 AM

Petrol and diesel when brought under GST will involve a peak tax rate of 28 per cent plus states getting to levy some tax. (Photo: PTI)

States will get to levy additional taxes on top of GST on fuel: Modi

Modi, however, said it will take some time for states to get around to including petrol and diesel in the GST.

29 Jun 2018 4:25 PM

The Bihar government will urge the 15th Finance Commission to raise the allocation of tax revenue shared by the states on the pattern of the 11th Finance Commission recommendations, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has said. (Photo: PTI)

Bihar govt to demand increased allocation of funds from Centre

It will also demand that henceforth the entire expenditure for disaster management in Bihar be borne by the Centre.

21 Jun 2018 1:04 PM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav greets BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, as Tej Pratap Yadav looks on during an Iftar party, in Patna on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Iftar parties keep Bihar’s political temperature high

Upendra Kushwaha gave the event a miss, giving rise to speculations that discontent over NDA’s face and seat sharing has not ended.

14 Jun 2018 2:14 AM

Tej Pratap Yadav (Photo: Youtube | Screengrab)

RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav hints he may quit politics

Senior party leaders are miffed at having been “overlooked” and a rank newcomer with little political experience being given control of the party.

10 Jun 2018 1:22 AM

Sushil Modi also lauded Bihar's good economic performance and said the state should maintain a growth rate of at least 10 per cent for the next 25 years to catch up with the rest of the country. (Photo: PTI)

Regional disparity is growing in the country, says Sushil Modi

'Regional disparity - the gap between the rich states and the poor ones - is increasing,' said Sushil Modi.

07 Jun 2018 9:46 AM

'This is a special occasion when I would like to see happiness on all faces. Please do not ask about any other face right now,' Kumar quipped in response to queries by reporters. (Photo: PTI)

Nitish Kumar quips after party's message to BJP over 'face' of Bihar

Earlier in the day, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said Nitish Kumar is the ruling alliance' leader in Bihar.

05 Jun 2018 8:35 AM

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi (Photo: PTI)

Nitish should be NDA’s face in Bihar during LS polls: JD-U

RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha was the first to raise the issue of “better coordination” within the NDA.

05 Jun 2018 12:50 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi (Photo: PTI)

Bihar: Demand for special status fuels

Political temperature in the state heated up after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar revived the demand for special status category.

31 May 2018 6:30 AM

Kumar, the JD(U) national president, had come out in support of the demonetisation measure, when he was in the Grand Alliance comprising the RJD and the Congress.(Photo: PTI)

Banks did not implement demonetisation properly: Nitish Kumar

'Banks are so strict in recovering amounts lent to small-scale borrowers. Why not same strictness in case of big defaulters?' Kumar said.

27 May 2018 12:52 PM

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