Sushil Kumar. (File Image: Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted regular bail to two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar in connection with the 2021 Chhatrasal Stadium brawl case, which led to the death of junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar.Sushil, who was arrested in May 2021, was earlier granted 7…
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on his 75th birthday on Saturday, distributed appointment letters to 59,028 contractual teachers who cleared Sakshamta Pariksha-2. The event was held at the Samvad Room of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Patna.Of 59,028 “successful” teachers, 55,845 are primary teachers, 2,532 secondary teachers and 651 higher secondary teachers. CM Nitish handed…
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NEW DELHI: Has Nitish Kumar lost the sheen and also the bargaining power that helped him dominate Bihar’s political landscape for over two decades? The critics of Nitish Kumar say that the recent cabinet expansion, which saw 7 BJP MLAs join his ministry, is a clear indication of who is calling the shots in Bihar.The…
NEW DELHI: Professor Manoj Kumar Tiwari officially assumed charge as the director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai on Friday, following the approval of the President of India. His reappointment marks the beginning of another five-year term at the helm of one of India’s premier management institutions.Shashi Kiran Shetty, founder and chairperson of…
Nitish Kumar (left) and Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday urged voters to ensure that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s party, the JD(U), does not win any seats in the upcoming assembly elections. He described Kumar as “physically tired and mentally retired” and accused him of staying in power by frequently…
NEW DELHI: Is the stage set for a shift in power dynamics within the ruling NDA in Bihar? Is it the beginning of BJP‘s assertion over JD(U) in Bihar? Well, the answer to these questions is “yes” if today’s cabinet expansion in the state is an indication to go by. Chief minister Nitish Kumar inducted…
Nitish Kumar (ANI file photo) PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to expand his cabinet on Wednesday ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, bringing in new ministers from his party, the Janata Dal (United), and ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The expansion will take place around 4 pm, with four more MLAs set to…
File photo of Sajjan Kumar (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Tuesday awarded two life terms to Congress ex-MP Sajjan Kumar (80) for murdering a Sikh man and his son during the anti-Sikh riots in Nov 1984. The court said the offences committed were “undoubtedly brutal and reprehensible”.The two life terms – one…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Bihar legislative council‘s decision to expel RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, calling the punishment “highly excessive” and “disproportionate.” The expulsion came after Singh’s comments last year on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar repeatedly switching political alliances. The court’s ruling overturned the Election Commission’s notification for a bypoll to…