Bihar Polls
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Lalu Prasad hits back at PM Modi on 'no shame' barb
National | Oct 12, 2015, 10:22 PM ISTPatna: RJD President Lalu Prasad today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "no shame" comment against grand secular alliance leaders in the wake of a sting video of a JD-U minister allegedly
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BJP Will Get Comfortable Majority in Bihar Polls: Najma Heptulla
National | Oct 12, 2015, 04:41 PM ISTSrinagar: The opposition was diverting attention from development to communal politics as it was "scared" of BJP's prospects of victory in Bihar polls, Union minister Najma Heptulla today said and exuded confidence of attaining a
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Voting picks up in Bihar, over 33 per cent voting till noon
National | Oct 12, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTPatna: Voting in 49 Assembly seats of Bihar in the first phase today picked up with over 33.13 per cent polling being recorded till noon.The Election Office hourly bulletin said naxal-hit Jamui saw a maximum
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Bihar polls: 13 per cent turnout recorded in first 2 hours
India | Oct 12, 2015, 10:48 AM ISTBihar polls: 13 per cent turnout recorded in first 2 hoursPatna: Around 13 per cent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 49 assembly constituencies of Bihar in a peaceful atmosphere.PM
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Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar's minister resigns over charges of graft
National | Oct 12, 2015, 02:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day before scheduled voting for first phase of Bihar elections, Awadhesh Kushwaha, a minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet, resigned after a video emerged showing him taking money in a sting operation.Kushwaha was
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Bihar Polls: Tug of war between Dalit leaders, rebels at play
National | Oct 11, 2015, 01:00 PM ISTChakai: The battle for supremacy between two BJP allies as well as rumblings in the grand alliance are at play in many seats as 49 constituencies of the Bihar Assembly go to polls in the
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Bihar polls: NRIs hold 'Litti pe Charcha' in Times Square
National | Oct 11, 2015, 01:00 PM ISTNew York: Several members of the Indian diaspora gathered at Times Square here to hold discussions about the crucial Bihar elections and voice their expectations from a future government over improving the economic and employment
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High-pitch campaigning ends for 1st phase of Bihar polls
National | Oct 10, 2015, 10:35 PM ISTPatna: Loudspeakers fell silent as a high-decibel vitriol-filled campaigning for 49 seats going to poll in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections ended this evening.Though the electioneering got off to positive start with the
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Nitish Kumar carrying jungle raj, corruption on shoulders: Amit Shah
National | Oct 10, 2015, 04:04 PM ISTPatna : BJP President Amit Shah said on Saturday Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cannot develop Bihar and govern it carrying Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's jungle raj on one shoulder and Congress' corruption on
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President to visit Israel, Palestine, Jordan today
India | Oct 10, 2015, 11:04 AM ISTPresident to visit Israel, Palestine, Jordan todayNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will be embarking on a six-day historic visit today to Israel and Palestine, becoming the first Head of Indian State to visit these two
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Bihar polls: After name calling among politicos, Election Commission calls for restraint
National | Oct 09, 2015, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: As name-calling like 'cannibal' and 'devil' permeates the high stake Bihar Assembly poll campaign, the Election Commission on Friday expressed "deep anguish" at the "plummeting level" of speeches, saying these are aimed at
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Bihar polls: BJP moves EC to have FIR against Amit Shah withdrawn
National | Oct 08, 2015, 10:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today approached the Election Commission seeking immediate withdrawal of an FIR against its chief Amit Shah for his "Chara chor" (fodder thief) remarks against RJD chief Lalu Prasad and demanded action against
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Bihar polls: Election Commission to review poll speeches of PM Modi
National | Oct 09, 2015, 07:31 AM ISTPatna: Election Commission will review Prime Minister Narendra Modi speeches today to see if anything has been said which violates the model code of conduct.Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) R Lakshamanan said the model code
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Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar accuses PM Modi of brazen attempt to add communal colour to elections
National | Oct 08, 2015, 06:45 PM ISTNew Delhi : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attack on ally Lalu Prasad over beef remarks terming it as a "brazen attempt to add communal
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PM Modi set for rallies' record in Bihar polls
National | Oct 08, 2015, 03:54 PM ISTPatna : Acknowledged as a master orator by both followers and political adversaries alike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to set a record ahead of the Bihar assembly elections: He is likely to end
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Bihar polls: I am most popular NDA campaigner, Jitan Ram Manjhi claims
National | Oct 07, 2015, 05:29 PM ISTPatna: Calling himself the "most popular campaigner" among the BJP's allies in Bihar polls, mahadalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi today asserted his party's strike rate will be better than all other NDA constituents.He said the
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BJP trying to communalise Bihar election atmosphere: Nitish Kumar
National | Oct 06, 2015, 06:47 PM ISTPatna/Nawada: Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar today charged the BJP for trying to communalise the election atmosphere in the state saying the party is in "panic in the face of defeat."Kumar said the saffron party
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Bihar polls: Lalu's younger son is 'older' than elder one
National | Oct 06, 2015, 06:19 AM ISTPatna: Some glaring facts have come out from the affidavits filed by the two sons of RJD president Lalu Prasad as the documents indicate that the younger son is aged one year more than his
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Bihar polls: It's a battle between 'beef eaters' and those who want to protect cows
National | Oct 05, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: It seems 'beef' controversy has overshadowed all other poll issues including the much-touted ‘development' plank in Bihar.First, it was Lalu Prasad who created a controversy by saying that BJP was unnecessarily raking up
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Bihar polls: Manjhi's poll promise has upper castes worried
National | Oct 05, 2015, 03:41 PM ISTPatna: Upper castes, the BJP's traditional support base, have expressed their anger after the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) - a member of the BJP-led alliance - promised job reservations in the private sector if voted