Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar's Warm Welcome To Dalai Lama As He Visits Patna

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday at his official residence in Patna, and held a prayer ceremony for peace and well-being of one and all, official sources said.

"Want To End Rumours": Amit Shah's Assurance To Nitish Kumar Amid CAA Row

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 17, 2020

Amit Shah, campaigning in Bihar for polls later this year, said on Thursday that he wanted to "end all rumours" by declaring that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition would contest under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

With Folded Hands And A Smile, Nitish Kumar Refuses To Comment On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday refused to comment on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act urging journalists not to ask him questions on the auspicious Makar Sankranti day on issues about which people may have different opinions that may lead to squabbles.

"You Said About RSS...": Nitish Kumar Gets Reminder From Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Tejashwi Yadav, in his latest attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, sought to embarrass his former boss with a throwback to what he called the times they sat together and discussed how "dangerous" is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP's ideological mentor. The RJD leader was speaking in the Bihar assembly against the controversia...

JDU Had Voted For Citizenship Law, Sticks To Its Stand: Nitish Kumar's Aide

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

The JD(U) sticks to its stand on supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's statement on the floor of the Bihar assembly on Monday should not be construed as otherwise, a close aide to the CM said on Tuesday.

'Charade Of Backing CAA, Opposing Citizens' List': Tejashwi Yadav's Swipe At Nitish Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday launched an attack on the JDU, accusing it of having struck a "deal" with the BJP as part of which it supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in parliament to ensure that its president Nitish Kumar remain in power in the state.

Opinion: Nitish Kumar's Unsubtle Challenge To Amit Shah On CAA

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday January 13, 2020

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke to the Bihar assembly this morning and moved his political counters away from the BJP on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

On Citizenship Law, NPR, Nitish Kumar's Remarks Signal Significant Change

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday January 13, 2020

Nitish Kumar today said he was open to a debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Bihar assembly, signalling, for the first time, his reservations on the controversial law that his party Janata Dal (United) supported in parliament. On the National Register of Citizenship (NRC), Nitish Kumar said that there was "no question" of or need...

With Thank You Tweet To Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor Takes On BJP Again

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday January 13, 2020

Prashant Kishor, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, today drew fresh battlelines with ally BJP, tweeting that there would be no implementation of the citizenship law or list in the state. To compound it, he also thanked Congress's Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, "for their formal and unequivocal rejection of #CAA...

Should Not Hesitate Taking Nitish Kumar's Support To Fight BJP: Jitan Ram Manjhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 11, 2020

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday expressed agreement with veteran leaders of the RJD and the Congress who have been in favour of bringing Nitish Kumar back to the grand alliance ahead of the assembly polls later this year.

Nitish Kumar's Party Irked As BJP Leader Talks Of Options For Top Post

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday January 9, 2020

The BJP should rein in its leaders who speak out of turn and violate "coalition dharma", Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United suggested today after a leader pitched for another Chief Ministerial candidate from his party. The BJP has already officially accepted Nitish Kumar as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the alliance.

Centre Keeps Bihar Waiting For Flood Funds Again, Opposition Slams Amit Shah

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Wednesday January 8, 2020

With less than a year to go for the assembly polls, the centre has yet again kept Bihar's Nitish Kumar government waiting for the Rs 4,000 crore it has demanded in flood damages.

Nitish Kumar's Stand On Citizens' List? Government Order Gives A Clue

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday January 5, 2020

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar issued notification for the National Population Register -- the first step towards the nationwide rollout of National Registry of Citizens -- last month. The notification dated December 18, which is in NDTV's possession, says the exercise will begin on May 15 -- the timeline given by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil...

Close Aide Pavan Varma Prods Nitish Kumar For "Principled Stand" On Citizens' List NRC

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday January 5, 2020

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's silence on the National Citizens' Register, coupled with his deputy's announcement about the preliminary round of the exercise beginning in the state, has upset his partymen. Today, Pawan Verma, a close aide of the Chief Minister, wrote to him, asking that he take a "principled stand against the CAA-NPR-NRC schem...

"Do Hazar Bees, Hatao Nitish'': Lalu Yadav's Slogan From Jail In Poll Year

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 5, 2020

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday gave a call to oust Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from power in Bihar in 2020, while mounting a scathing attack on the Janata Dal United government for its "misrule".