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  JD(U)-RJD may merge before Janata Parivar splinter groups

  National | January 13, 2015 21:22 IST

  Patna: JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today hinted that his party and RJD may merge before the grand merger of five splinter groups of the old Janata Parivar in view of Bihar Assembly polls to be

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  Sushil Modi asks Bihar Chief Minister to resign

  National | January 13, 2015 17:55 IST

  Patna: Claiming that Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi would be removed from office in the event of merger of the JD(U) and RJD, Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today asked him to resign

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  JD(U), RJD, Congress legislators stage dharna against Centre

  National | January 12, 2015 13:55 IST

  Patna: Legislators of JD(U), RJD and Congress today united to stage a dharna here to protest the “discriminatory attitude” of the NDA government at the Centre towards Bihar.The legislators accused the Central government of slashing

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  Mulayam meets JD(U), RJD leaders; Merger on track: Nitish

  National | January 10, 2015 20:36 IST

  New Delhi: The merger of Janata Parivar offshoots was on track, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today asserted after a meeting with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav where RJD President Lalu Prasad was also present

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  Nitish dismisses speculation about Manjhi's removal

  National | January 08, 2015 16:07 IST

  Patna: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today dismissed speculation that his going to Delhi was meant to discuss the fate of Bihar CM with party chief Sharad Yadav, RJD and SP leaders. When reporters asked

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  Janata Parivar offshoots to launch stir against ordinances

  National | January 07, 2015 18:15 IST

  New Delhi: Janata Parivar offshoots will launch a joint agitation against the ordinances on land, coal and mines, which JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today alleged, are the Narendra Modi government's “gifts” to its industrialist backers

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  Ramvilas Paswan hits out at Janata Parivar, says, snakes, scorpions join hands during floods

  National | January 06, 2015 19:20 IST

  New Delhi: Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has described the coming together of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as “snakes and scorpions

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  Bihar BJP vows to defeat JD(U) at the hustings

  National | January 06, 2015 18:29 IST

  Patna: Slamming the JD(U) government for pursuing 'anti-people' and 'anti-farmer' policies, the Bihar BJP today vowed to defeat the ruling party and its allies in the Assembly polls later this year."The masses, including the farmers

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  Patna HC restores membership of four rebel JD(U) MLAs

  National | January 06, 2015 14:08 IST

  Patna: In a setback to JD(U), the Patna High Court today set aside Bihar Assembly Speaker's November order terminating the membership of four rebel MLAs under anti-defection law after the ruling party had sought action

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  Congress, JD(U), NCP flay Owaisi's remarks

  National | January 05, 2015 22:43 IST

  New Delhi: Congress, NCP and Janata Dal(U) today criticized AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi's controversial remark that every child is born a Muslim and said he and Hindu hardliners “are two sides of the same coin.”Congress

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  I will continue to bat till I get out: Manjhi

  National | January 05, 2015 17:58 IST

  Patna: Using cricket parlance, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said he was playing a T20 match and would continue to bat, hitting the ball all around, till he gets out.“Nitish Kumar chose me

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  Consensus in JD-U over merger with RJD

  National | January 04, 2015 8:54 IST

  Patna:A consensus emerged Saturday in Bihar's ruling JD-U over the party's merger with the RJD of Lalu Prasad to counter the BJP in state assembly polls later this year."A consensus has emerged in the JD-U

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  BJP flays Nitish claims of fighting corruption

  National | January 03, 2015 21:06 IST

  Patna: Opposition BJP today questioned JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar's claims of zero tolerance towards corruption saying there is a gap between his speech and deeds as he joined hands with Lalu Prasad of RJD

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  Nitish flays Centre for bringing ordinance on land acquisition

  National | January 03, 2015 19:39 IST

  Patna: Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government over the land acquisition ordinance, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today accused the Centre of working against interest of farmers to benefit industrialists.  “What was the need to

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  Paswan doubts merger of erstwhile 'Janata Parivar'

  National | January 03, 2015 16:32 IST

  Patna: Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today expressed doubt over merger prospect of erstwhile Janata Parivar comprising the RJD and JD(U) and predicted that it will never materialise at the end.“I have serious doubt that

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  BJP's Vijay rath will be stopped in Bihar: Nitish

  National | January 02, 2015 17:19 IST

  Patna: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said that BJP's victory run would stop in Bihar this year as it resorted to divisive tactics to cover up its failure in not keeping the poll promises.BJP's

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  Nothing to cheer about in the country under BJP rule: Lalu

  National | January 02, 2015 17:09 IST

  Patna: RJD President Lalu Prasad today said there was nothing to cheer about in the country in the New Year under BJP rule and said the party's downfall would start from Bihar in the Assembly

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  Bihar will see change of guards in Assembly elections: Sushil

  National | January 01, 2015 21:29 IST

  Patna: With Bihar set to go for an Assembly polls later this year, former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today said the BJP's task to unseat the JD (U) from power had been made

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  BJP confident to wrest Bihar from JD(U)

  National | December 30, 2014 23:40 IST

  Patna: Flush with the electoral success in neighbouring Jharkhand, the BJP today asserted it will wrest Bihar from JD(U) in next year's Assembly poll.  “We are ready to take on the collective might of Nitish

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  Nitish Kumar slams Centre for discriminating against Bihar

  National | December 30, 2014 20:05 IST

  Jamui: Lashing out at the Centre for discriminating against Bihar by slashing funds under various Central schemes, senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said he will hit the streets from January 15 next to galvanise