Manish Kumar

"Why Temple, Build A School": Ally Kushwaha Trolls BJP Over Ayodhya Plans

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Thursday December 6, 2018

Governments or political parties should not build temples, but undertake developmental projects like schools or hospitals, said Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, minutes after announcing that he has a meeting scheduled with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi next week.

Under Prashant Kishor, JDU Tastes Success In Student Elections

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindta Sanyal | Thursday December 6, 2018

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal United has won the top jb in the Patna University Students' Union. The party's student body also won the post of the treasurer.

"ABVP, You Can Do Better": It's Prashant Kishor Versus BJP

India News | Manish Kumar | Tuesday December 4, 2018

After high-voltage drama late on Monday in which poll strategist-turned-Janata Dal Secular leader Prashant Kishor was attacked by activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), it's official. It is BJP versus Nitish Kumar's top aide in the Patna University students' body elections.

BJP Complaint Shows Nitish Kumar Man Prashant Kishor Fair Game For Party

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday December 3, 2018

The student elections in Patna University became a flashpoint today between the Bihar BJP and its ally, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, in which party vice president Prashant Kishor allegedly bore the brunt of the BJP attack. The BJP did not name Mr Kishor, but its press release attacking the police, the administration and "certain event manageme...

For Bihar, Now A Rap From Government's Auditor CAG

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Friday November 30, 2018

Less than a week after the Supreme Court pulled up the Bihar government for its handling of rape cases at shelters, the Comptroller and Auditor General, or CAG, has now slammed the state government for not providing records in a timely manner. The lapses limit its (CAG's) functioning, the government's auditor said in its latest report.

Divorce Is On, Tej Pratap Yadav Tells Family Court In Patna

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday November 30, 2018

A day-long buzz that Tej Pratap Yadav has scrapped his plan to divorce his wife of six months proved baseless on Thursday, as the elder son of veteran Bihar leader Lalu Yadav told a family court in Patna that he stands by the decision to part company with her.

A Month After Mob Killing In Bihar's Sitamarhi, Police Say 11 Arrested

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Wednesday November 28, 2018

The Bihar Police on Tuesday said 11 people have been arrested, including the main accused, in connection with the death of 82-year-old Zainul Ansari, killed by a mob in Sitamarhi town over a month ago.

Congress Plays Politics, Asked Court To Delay Ayodhya Case For Polls: PM

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 26, 2018

The Ram temple issue - over which a tumult is on in Ayodhya on Sunday -- found resonance in Rajasthan as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took it up to attack the Congress. The party, he said, had wanted the court to put brakes on the case for the 2019 elections, and judges were threatened with impeachment.

NSA Ajit Doval Interfered In Probe, CBI Officer Tells Supreme Court

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 19, 2018

Hours after a CBI officer's petition in the Supreme Court accused top government officers and a minister of intervening to help a businessman under investigation, the Congress said the allegations were "deeply shocking" and "put a question mark" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office.

"A Few Crores Was Paid To Minister": Transferred CBI Officer's Petition

India News | Reported By Sunetra Choudhury, Edited By Deepshika Ghosh | Monday November 19, 2018

A CBI officer who led an investigation against the agency's number two officer Rakesh Asthana today claimed before the Supreme Court that a union minister of state took "a few crores" as bribe to intervene on behalf of a businessman on the agency's radar.

BJP Gets Deadline Over Seat-Sharing In Bihar, Ally Warns Of "Heavy Price"

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday November 17, 2018

Upendra Kushwaha, the BJP's ally in Bihar, warned that the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance will have to pay a "heavy price" if the impasse over the seat-sharing deal for the 2019 national elections continues. The Union Minister said the BJP made an offer which was "not respectable" amid speculation that Mr Kushwaha could make a "big ...

Tejashwi Yadav Accuses Neighbour Nitish Kumar Of Snooping

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday November 15, 2018

Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav is upset with his neighbour, whom he has accused of spying and taken to task through a series of furious tweets. The neighbor is Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mr Yadav claims the Chief Minister has trained the one of the CCTV cameras in his bungalow across the wall and towards the home of his former deputy. He ...

In Bihar, 'Chhath Puja Vacation' For Cops Probing Mob Killing

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday November 11, 2018

Three weeks after 82-year-old man was hacked to death by a mob in Bihar's Sitamarhi, the investigations have come to a standstill, owing to Chhath puja. The police say they need to ensure that the festival passes off peacefully, after which the investigation can be resumed.

Upendra Kushwaha Says "Grab Cops By The Neck". Target - Nitish Kumar

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Thursday November 8, 2018

Deeply upset by the BJPs' seat sharing formula in Bihar, ally Upendra Kushwaha has adopted what is practically a-jibe-e-day approach on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Bihar Government Sacks 175 Cops Over Violence At Patna Police Lines

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday November 5, 2018

As many as 175 constables were dismissed from service by the Bihar Government in an unprecedented move on Sunday, two days after clashes erupted at the Patna Police Lines over the death of an ailing policewoman. Barring eight, all of them were trainees recently inducted into the police force.