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

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

  Politics | 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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  Merger of Janata Parivar parties on track: Nitish Kumar

  Politics | January 05, 2015 7:08 IST

  Patna: Senior JD(U) leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that the proposed merger of Janata Parivar parties, including Lalu Prasad's RJD and Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, was on track,

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  Upload assets of political parties on website: CIC to MoUD

  Politics | January 04, 2015 10:38 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has directed the Urban Development Ministry to make public all records related to allotment of land and bungalows to political parties and upload these details on its website.  It

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  Consensus in JD-U over merger with RJD

  Politics | 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

  Politics | 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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  Merger of 'Janata Parivar' parties a permanent alliance: Lalu Prasad

  Politics | December 07, 2014 17:35 IST

  Lucknow:  The coming together of erstwhile ‘Janata Parivar' is a “permanent alliance”, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said today, noting that such a united front to fight BJP was being missed for long.“It is a permanent

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  Wedding of Mulayam's grand nephew, Lalu's daughter next year

  India | November 29, 2014 22:59 IST

  Lucknow:  Though rivals in politics for over two decades, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu Prasad will soon establish a new bond. The Samajwadi Party chief's grand nephew will marry the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo's youngest

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  Lalu Prasad undergoes minor surgery at AIIMS

  Politics | November 29, 2014 20:42 IST

  New Delhi:  Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad has undergone a minor surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.According to a senior doctor, doctors of the

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  Manjhi taking Bihar back to bad days of Lalu Prasad: BJP

  Politics | November 26, 2014 19:12 IST

  Patna:  Opposition BJP today trashed as “bundle of lies” the Jitan Ram Manjhi annual report card showcasing achievements of the government and charged it with “stealing” figures of previous NDA government to portray a “rosy”

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  Janata Dal splinter groups may choose a common leader

  Politics | November 15, 2014 22:16 IST

  New Delhi: Facing a formidable challenge in their turfs from Narendra Modi-led BJP, several splinter groups of erstwhile Janata Dal are likely to choose a common leader during the coming winter session of parliament to

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  BJP questions Nitish's commitment to JP ideology

  Politics | October 12, 2014 20:17 IST

  Patna: Opposition BJP today questioned former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's commitment to the ideals of Jaiprakash Narayan, saying he was in league with the Congress and various ‘tainted leaders' like Lalu Prasad and Om Prakash

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  Lalu attributes stampede to administrative 'lapse'

  Politics | October 04, 2014 14:02 IST

  Patna: RJD President Lalu Prasad today said the stampede outside Gandhi Maidan which left 33 dead appears to be a result of administrative “lapse” and expressed dismay over the administration's inability to make foolproof arrangements

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  JD(U), INLD to go together in Haryana Assembly polls

  Politics | September 29, 2014 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: Moving a step closer towards the unification of old ‘Janata Parivar', Janata Dal (United) and Indian National Lok Dal today decided to go together in Haryana Assembly elections.“In an effort to unite the

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  Jayalalithaa first CM to face disqualification

  Politics | September 27, 2014 19:25 IST

  New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday became the third leading politician and the first sitting chief minister to face disqualification as a legislator after being convicted in a disproportionate assets case.A trial

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  Hearty and cheerful Lalu Prasad Yadav walks out of Mumbai hospital

  Politics | September 14, 2014 6:58 IST

  Mumbai: Eighteen days after undergoing three cardiac surgeries, a hearty and cheerful Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday walked out of the Asian Heart Institute here, doctors said."Lalu Prasad has been an

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  Mamata's decline: It's now Ma, Mati, Mafia

  Politics | September 13, 2014 12:34 IST

  Mamata Banerjee belongs to the dwindling tribe of regional politicians who look upon their profession through a partisan lens, which means that their focus is almost entirely on advancing the prospects of their parties. They

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  Allies to decide Bihar cabinet, says chief minister

  Politics | September 09, 2014 21:22 IST

  Patna: Leaders of the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal as well as the ruling Janata Dal-United would decide on the expansion of the Bihar cabinet, Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said Tuesday."I would expand my

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  People have put their stamp on alliance: Lalu

  Politics | August 26, 2014 15:15 IST

  Patna: Relishing the victory of the “secular alliance” over BJP in the Bihar bypolls, RJD President Lalu Prasad today said people have put their stamp on the alliance between RJD, JD(U) and Congress.“Gatbandhan per janata

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  Bihar Assembly bypolls give anti-Modi alliance 6, BJP 4 seats

  India | August 25, 2014 18:29 IST

  Patna: Rebonding of old rivals Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar today checkmated BJP's march in Bihar with secular alliance winning 6 of the 10 Assembly seats where bye-elections were held on August 21.The remaining four