A lot is being read into the “body language” of Kumar at the glittering ceremony. His photographs, greeting the PM with folded hands and bending at his waist, have been lapped up by the opposition in Bihar.

Mukesh Sahani rubbished claims by the BJP that during his hurried induction into the NDA ahead of the 2020 assembly polls, a deal was struck that he will merge his VIP within six months.

Nearly 12 hours after a massive fire tragedy at a scrap godown in Hyderabad killed 11 people, all hailing from Bihar, the Nitish government appeared to be in a slumber.

According to a notification issued by the state home department, Ranjan Kumar, the sub-divisional police officer of Lakhisarai, has been transferred to Areraj in East Champaran in the same rank.

The incident is likely to add to the already tense relationship between the NDA partners Bharatiya Janata Party and Nitish's Janata Dal-United in Bihar.

Ramsurat Kumar told the Assembly that Bihar will be 1st state in India where people will get facility of doorstep delivery of digitized land documents and all preparations have been made for launching the facility.

The apex court has said why it should not pursue a contempt of court case against the Bihar government which did not follow the top court's direction and appointed Singhal as the DGP.

The tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind ends in July. The electoral college comprises members of both Houses of Parliament besides legislative assemblies of states and union territories.

Kumar, however, played down the meeting, saying their ties are old and not much should be read into the meeting.

Channi courted controversy during a rally in poll-bound Punjab by asking people not to let the "bhaiyas" of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi "rule" the state.

The police resorted to lathi-charge (Baton charge), water cannon to control the protesters. LJP workers were marching towards Raj Bhavan when they were stopped by police.

The Hijab protests in Karnataka began in January this year when some students of Government Girls PU college in the Udupi district of the state alleged that they had been barred from attending classes. 

PM Modi had said late Ram Manohar Lohia and George Fernandes, besides "our ally Nitish babu," stood out as "samajwadis" who did not succumb to the lure of setting up their own political dynasties.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that all activities will resume normally while complying with COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has nine children. His son Tejashwi Yadav, who served as the deputy CM in 2015, is currently the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly.

Three liquor tragedies happened in January this year in which 37 people died and over 50 lost their eyesight.

According to police, six people lost their lives under mysterious circumstances in Bixar district's Amsari village on Wednesday night. An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of death.

RJD said that the party is preparing for a no-confidence motion amid a buzz that Nitish Kumar is likely to amend the liquor ban law.

After a liquor tragedy in chief minister's district Nalanda, state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal had slammed Nitish Kumar government for the failure of his pet project liquor ban in the state.

Janata Darbar has also been called off after 6 people who came to attend it tested positive for Covid-19.