He said PM Modi promised Rs 15 lakh for every indian, he also promised two crore jobs every year, and now he is asking people to fry 'pakodas'.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away today at the age of 93. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum mourned the loss of India's former prime minister.

More than two years after the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government passed the 'draconian' Prohibition Bill, the state legislature on Monday watered down some of the stringent punishments in the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

During the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked the Prime Minister on lack of jobs and PM Modi's pre-poll promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of poor.

Niti Aayog's Governing Council on Sunday met for the fourth time at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Governing Council is the premier body tasked with evolving a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the active involvement of States in shaping the development narrative.

Union Petroleum and Naural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the \"extended Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana\" in Bihar under which 8 crore LPG connections would be given to beneficiaries across the country.

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The resignation comes after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of giving special category status to Andhra Pradesh, citing constitutional obligations.

Ever since BJP came to power at the Centre, it has wrested power from Congress in states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Harayana, Uttarakhand, Assam, Manipur.

With Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh under its belt, BJP has minimised Congress presence in just four states

The counting of votes were underway at 37 centres across the state's 33 districts, amidst tight security. Exit Polls had also showed that ruling BJP would win the Himalayan state with impressive margin and retain its power in Prime Minister Modi's home state.

For Raj Kumar Singh -country's former home secretary-and designate Power & New and Renewable Energy Minister, it would be an uphill task to keep the momentum going for the massive reforms initiated by his predecessor Piyush Goyal.

Call it a political manoeuvring or Nitish Kumar's opportunism, but one has to concede that the Grand Alliance was never a serious alternative due to weak agenda and whatever weight it carried - with the stalwart like Nitish Kumar - is now completely gone.

Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar for the sixth time in 12 years. In fact, he has been leading the state since 2005. Here's a look at how the state has fared under him on key parameters.

The BJP's re-entry into power in the state in alliance with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) led the market to its all-time high, strengthening the position of the Narendra Modi-led party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unexpectedly resigned yesterday, but hours later joined hands with the BJP to reclaim the government in a stunning political manoeuvre.