Manish Kumar With Inputs From Agencies

A scuffle broke out between a teacher, who identified himself as Afzal Hussain, and locals at a primary school at Katihar in Bihar on Wednesday, after the former allegedly refused to say ''Vande Mataram'' following flag-hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day.

Five women between the ages of 20 and 35 who were performing a street play in Jharkhand were abducted and then gang-raped in a forest on Tuesday, the police said, adding that the assault was also allegedly filmed on cell-phones.

After weeks of hectic campaigning in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Nepal's Janakpur, 225 km from capital Kathmandu. PM Modi and Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a bus service from Janakpur to Ayodhya - known to be Lord Ram's birthplace - to promote religious tourism in Nepal and India. Apart from holding meetings wi...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he has taken a principled stand on the banning of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes as he is convinced that the step will help fight black money while his party hinted it was prepared to stand alone among opposition parties in its support for demonetisation.

Free WiFi, introduced last month at the Patna train station, has no shortage of takers. Of the 23 railway stations that provide free WiFi, Patna tops the list for the maximum number of searches. The curiosity is largely in porn.

Ruby Rai, who topped Bihar's Class 12 exams in the Arts stream this year and was accused of cheating earlier this month, has been arrested by the Special Task Force investigating the case.

It's all systems go for the Uttar Pradesh election. "I am a UP-wallah" Prime Minister Narendra Modi said to a huge rally in Saharanpur, referring to the fact that he represents Varanasi in Parliament.

For those uncomfortable with parties built around dynasties, some amount of steadying of nerves may be required. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar leader and expert quip-maker, has declared, "Who else but my son will be my successor?"

A crude bomb exploded this morning at a court in Bihar, killing two people, including a policemen.

Two persons, including a woman, have been killed in a bomb explosion in a court in Arrah in western Bihar this morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must get the credit for the BJP's success in the elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir, said party president Amit Shah today. The BJP is set to form the government in Jharkhand. In Kashmir, it delivered its strongest-ever result, placing second.

Two people were killed and five others wounded after police opened fire on a group of people protesting against arrest of some persons in Bihar's Aurangabad district.

Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal will decide on Wednesday whether to support two candidates of Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) in the Rajya Sabha by-election.

In the run up to the general elections, Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will be tying up with the BJP, a senior LJP leader today said.

When the news spread that there was a gas leak at the main government hospital in Patna, parents rushed out carrying their young children in their arms. Hospital officials later said there was no gas leak and that a wire linked to an air conditioner had caught fire.

A scuffle broke out between a teacher, who identified himself as Afzal Hussain, and locals at a primary school at Katihar in Bihar on Wednesday, after the former allegedly refused to say ''Vande Mataram'' following flag-hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day.

Five women between the ages of 20 and 35 who were performing a street play in Jharkhand were abducted and then gang-raped in a forest on Tuesday, the police said, adding that the assault was also allegedly filmed on cell-phones.

After weeks of hectic campaigning in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Nepal's Janakpur, 225 km from capital Kathmandu. PM Modi and Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a bus service from Janakpur to Ayodhya - known to be Lord Ram's birthplace - to promote religious tourism in Nepal and India. Apart from holding meetings wi...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he has taken a principled stand on the banning of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes as he is convinced that the step will help fight black money while his party hinted it was prepared to stand alone among opposition parties in its support for demonetisation.

Free WiFi, introduced last month at the Patna train station, has no shortage of takers. Of the 23 railway stations that provide free WiFi, Patna tops the list for the maximum number of searches. The curiosity is largely in porn.

Ruby Rai, who topped Bihar's Class 12 exams in the Arts stream this year and was accused of cheating earlier this month, has been arrested by the Special Task Force investigating the case.

It's all systems go for the Uttar Pradesh election. "I am a UP-wallah" Prime Minister Narendra Modi said to a huge rally in Saharanpur, referring to the fact that he represents Varanasi in Parliament.

For those uncomfortable with parties built around dynasties, some amount of steadying of nerves may be required. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar leader and expert quip-maker, has declared, "Who else but my son will be my successor?"

A crude bomb exploded this morning at a court in Bihar, killing two people, including a policemen.

Two persons, including a woman, have been killed in a bomb explosion in a court in Arrah in western Bihar this morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must get the credit for the BJP's success in the elections in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir, said party president Amit Shah today. The BJP is set to form the government in Jharkhand. In Kashmir, it delivered its strongest-ever result, placing second.

Two people were killed and five others wounded after police opened fire on a group of people protesting against arrest of some persons in Bihar's Aurangabad district.

Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal will decide on Wednesday whether to support two candidates of Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) in the Rajya Sabha by-election.

In the run up to the general elections, Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will be tying up with the BJP, a senior LJP leader today said.

When the news spread that there was a gas leak at the main government hospital in Patna, parents rushed out carrying their young children in their arms. Hospital officials later said there was no gas leak and that a wire linked to an air conditioner had caught fire.