Padam Shri awardee Ramchandra Manjhi who was a famous performer of ‘Launda Naach’, a sub-set of ‘Naach’ passed away. He was 97. Pankaj Tripathi and several others mourned his demise on social media.

Lok Sabha 2024: Speaking to reporters after meeting several non-BJP leaders here, Kumar said he had "very good and long discussions".

As the JD(U) leader continues his efforts to unite Opposition parties after severing ties with the BJP, he met CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Wednesday morning.

Though no one can say with certainty about what will happen in 2024 or even before that, the various possibilities would definitely be interesting to know, more so when it’s based on astrological calculations, planetary combinations and face reading.

At the joint press conference in Patna, their body language was easily discernible. Nitish Kumar stood up to leave when reporters asked questions about the probable PM candidate.

The meeting between Gandhi and Kumar at the former Congress chief's residence lasted almost an hour. Kumar was accompanied by Bihar Water Resources Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha.

This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Kumar walked out of the NDA in Bihar and formed a Mahagathbandhan government with the RJD, Congress and outside support of the Left.

Kumar, who snapped his ties with the BJP less than a month ago, has vowed to bring together a disjointed opposition comprising various parties across the country for a good fight to the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Bihar politics: Nitish Kumar made the comment while addressing a meeting of the state executive of his JD(U), which was followed shortly afterwards by the national executive.

JD(U) is likely to authorise Kumar to hold talks with Opposition leaders to bring them on one platform for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the sources said.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had been in touch with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi when he dumped the BJP last month.

Nitish Kumar on JD (U) MLAs poaching: Five JD(U) MLAs from Manipur - Kh Joykishan, N Sanate, Md Achab Uddin, former DGP L M Khaute, and Thangjam Arunkumar joined the BJP on Friday evening.

Bihar JD(U) meeting: Nitish Kumar visited the Birchand Patel Marg office on Friday to take stock of the preparations for the meeting.

Bihar news: Water began rapidly infiltrating the villages shortly after the embankment broke.

JD(U) MLAs join BJP in Manipur: The statement issued by Manipur Assembly Secretary K Meghajit Singh said that the Speaker was pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) MLAs with the BJP under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.

It so happened that just a few minutes before the arrival of the CM and the deputy CM, there was a power cut and both had to be welcomed in dark.

KCR in Bihar: The TRS chief has said that his endeavour was to build an alternative that was “not a third front, but a main front” to fight the divisive politics of the BJP.

KCR in Bihar: KCR was in Patna to give financial assistance to the families of Indian soldiers, who were martyred in Galwan valley in 2020.

Nitish Kumar-KCR meet: KCR will provide financial aid to the kin of 12 workers from Bihar, who died in a fire accident here recently.

Bihar Floor Test: Leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani treated me with respect, snapped ties with BJP in 2013 in protest against them being sidelined.