Politics

>The LJP has already announced a list of 42 candidates for the first phase of Bihar assembly election slated to be held on October 28.

A close scrutiny of the data on communal violence over the past decade shows that though the state fared well in terms of overall numbers, it has witnessed a surge recently which is exponential.

He cautioned people that any error in making a right decision while casting vote would pave way for return of condition that prevailed 15 years before the NDA assumed reins of the state in 2005 end.

News18 brings to you a series of graphics on the story behind the emergence and allotment of elections symbols.

Former JNUSU general secretary, Sandeep Saurav, has been fielded by CPI-ML, also a member of the grand alliance, from the Paliganj assembly seat in the outskirts of Patna.

The BJP is evidently brainstorming on means to invade and usurp not just physical political spaces, but even the virtual ones which were previously occupied by Mamata Banerjee.

Those in the know of things say Khusbhu is likely to contest the upcoming assembly polls and would be used as one of their prominent women and minority face.

Ram Vilas Paswan built his coalition governments ably and spoke of building secular forces. His government worked in the interest of the poor, Dalits, backward and the weaker sections of the society.

The leaders, who were part of the 23 "letter-writers" seeking organisational overhaul of the Congress, include Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, former union ministers Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor, besides V...

Pralhad Joshi is the latest addition to prominent politicians from the state who have tested positive for Covid-19. Most of them have either recovered or under recovery.

Gandhi has been taking out protest marches over the last three days against the new farm laws. He had begun his Kheti Bachao’ yatra from Moga district on Sunday.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, another Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress state chief D K Shivakumar were among those who were found positive for coronavirus earlier and recovered.

The 37-year-old has been espousing the cause of ‘Bihar first, Bihari first' and has sought "blessings" of all in his new journey.

Amid nationwide outrage over the brutal gang-rape and murder, Adityanath on Friday said the state government is committed to the safety of women and will ensure the strictest punishment is meted out to the four accused.

Southern Railway however clarified that the issue was the result of a particular user selecting Hindi as the preferred language while registering in the IRCTC website.

Emphasising on instilling 'good' values in women, BJP MLA from Ballia, Surendra Singh said neither governance nor use of weapons can prevent such crimes.