Manish Kumar

Bihar Minister Responds To BJP "Pressure" Over Mewalal Choudhary's Exit

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday November 21, 2020

Days after newly sworn-in Bihar education minister Mewalal Choudhary resigned over a three-year-old corruption case, an interesting question has emerged - who, really, was behind the resignation of the two-time MLA from the Tarapur constituency?

Bihar's Building Minister Gets Education As Colleague Under Probe Quits

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday November 20, 2020

Bihar's Building Construction minister Ashok Chaudhary was given additional charge of the education department on Thursday evening when incumbent Mewalal Choudhary stepped down over corruption charges, three days after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his 14 ministers took oath.

Nitish Kumar's Minister, Facing Probe, Quits Hours After Taking Charge

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday November 19, 2020

Bihar Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary has resigned three days after taking oath amid allegations of corruption.

Bihar Minister "Doesn't Know National Anthem": Opposition Shares Video

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday November 19, 2020

A video of Bihar's newly-appointed Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary, struggling to get the lines of the national anthem during a flag-hoisting ceremony, was shared by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday.

Nitish Kumar's 1st Controversy In New Term - "Tainted" Education Minister

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Thursday November 19, 2020

Within two days of government formation in Bihar a controversy has erupted over the appointment of corruption-accused Janata Dal United (JDU) legislator, Mewalal Choudhary, as the Education Minister.

Nitish Kumar Keeps Home, 1 BJP Deputy Gets Most Of Predecessor Sushil Modi's Portfolios

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday November 17, 2020

Newly sworn-in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced the various portfolios allotted among his council of ministers, keeping the home portfolio for himself. A 14-member council of ministers was sworn in by Governor Phagu Chauhan on Monday in Patna. This included two Deputy Chief Ministers, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, both from the ...

"Tired, Politically Belittled Leader": Prashant Kishor On Nitish Kumar

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 16, 2020

Nitish Kumar's staunch critic, election strategist and former JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor, on Monday 'congratulated' him on his oath ceremony for a fourth straight term with a barbed tweet. "Congratulations to the BJP's nominated Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his swearing-in ceremony. With a tired and politically belittled leader as CM, Bihar sho...

Sushil Modi Not Upset, Will Be Given New Role, Says Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 16, 2020

Moments after Nitish Kumar took oath for the record fourth term as Bihar Chief Minister, he admitted that he would miss his long-time deputy Sushil Kumar Modi. Setting the terms for a whole new dynamic after scoring bigger than ally Nitish Kumar in the election, the BJP has decided to move Sushil Modi out of Bihar and appoint two new Deputy Chief M...

On Sushil Modi, Nitish Kumar Says Will Miss Him, But "BJP's Decision"

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 16, 2020

Sushil Modi, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar who was replaced this time by two other BJP leaders, will be missed, his former boss Nitish Kumar said on Monday. Asked if he would miss Mr Modi, Mr Kumar -- who took oath as Chief Minister on Monday along with 24 other ministers -- said "yes".

"Best Wishes For...": Tejashwi Yadav's Dig As Nitish Kumar Takes Oath

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 16, 2020

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who boycotted Nitish Kumar's Monday evening swearing in ceremony, did join the LJP's Chirag Paswan in congratulating the JDU chief after he was confirmed as Chief Minister of Bihar for an unprecedented sixth time

Tejashwi Yadav's Party To Boycott Bihar Oath: "Mandate Against NDA"

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday November 16, 2020

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has decided not attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bihar Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) scheduled to be held in Patna today.

Nitish Kumar Is Chief Minister Again, 2 Deputies From BJP: 10 Points

India News | Reported By Manish Kumar, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday November 16, 2020

Nitish Kumar has taken oath for a fourth straight term as Bihar Chief Minister. Among 14 ministers who followed were the BJP's Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi -- his two new deputies. The event was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda.. The NDA won the state election last week with a wafer-thin majority and got 125 of ...

For BJP In Bihar, 2 Deputy Chief Minister Posts, Speaker: Sources

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 16, 2020

Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth straight term but with the results this time downgrading him to second place in the ruling alliance, he is likely to have two deputies from ally BJP instead of one, say sources.

"Rahul Gandhi Was On Picnic During Polls": Tejashwi Yadav's Party Leader

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday November 16, 2020

The first cracks in opposition amity after the stinging defeat in the Bihar elections surfaced on Sunday, with a senior leader of the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) calling out the Congress for putting up a half-hearted fight.

Nitish Kumar To Have New Deputy, Sushil Modi To Get Central Job: Sources

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday November 15, 2020

BJP's Tarkishore Prasad will be the new Bihar Deputy Chief Minister with Sushil Kumar Modi expected to be moved to Delhi for a post in the union cabinet, sources told NDTV on Sunday.