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Former Union Minister Raghunath Jha dead

Former Union Minister Raghunath Jha died on Monday morning at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi due to multiple health problems, doctors said. He was 79. ....

Lalu's supporters visit Ranchi jail with dahi-chura, return empty-handed

Scores of supporters of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav thronged the jail here on Sunday with 'dahi-chura' and 'tilkut' on the occasion of Makar Sankranti but failed to meet him -- and unable to offer him the traditional goodies they returned dejected. ....

Bihar Police looking for 6 men on rape charges

Three women disciples from an ashram in Bihar's Nawada district have accused six men from the institution of raping them at gun-point over several days, police said on Friday. ....

Train catches fire in Bihar, 4 coaches gutted

Four coaches of a passenger train were gutted in a fire in Bihar's Mokama railway yard on Wednesday, an official said. No one was injured in the incident. ....

It is very cold in jail, Lalu tells judge

Special CBI judge Shivapal Singh on Thursday put off the sentencing of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, who claimed he had done no wrong and that he found it "very cold" in prison. ....

Lalu Prasad convicted in fodder scam case, RJD to appeal in HC

A special CBI court on Saturday convicted RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in a case relating to the multi-million rupee fodder scam. ....

Maoist attack in Bihar; one killed, 2 abducted

Maoists have attacked a railway station in Bihar, killing one person and abducting two to enforce their shutdown, police said on Wednesday. ....

Nitish Kumar taunts Congress over defeat in Gujarat

BJP ally, Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar on Monday taunted the Congress, saying the party had claimed victory in Gujarat and it lost Himachal Pradesh too. He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah over the party winning in both states. ....

Poll symbol: HC seeks JD-U MP, EC's response to Sharad Yadav faction's plea

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Ramachandra Prasad Singh and the Election Commission (EC) on a plea filed by the Sharad Yadav faction of the party, challenging the poll panel's order of granting the party's "Arrow" symbol to the faction led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. ....

JDU RS member from Kerala wants to break with Nitish Kumar faction

Senior Janata Dal-United leader and Rajya Sabha member M.P. Veerendra Kumar on Wednesday said he will not continue as member of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's faction. ....