
New Delhi: A high alert has been sounded across Bihar following the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh on Friday morning. Eight companies of police personnel have been deployed and curfew was clamped in Arrah to control the law and order where Singh's supporters clashed with police, and damaged public and private property while protesting against the murder. The curfew was lifted in the afternoon after the situation was...

02:43 PM, Jun 01, 2012

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said that the murder of now defunct Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh should not be politicised. Lalu also commented that there is no law and order in the state. "Ranvir Sena Chief Mukhiaji is not a small name amongst the farmers of Bihar. The people in the area and across the state are very upset, " pointed Lalu. The RJD chief also demanded...

12:59 PM, Jun 01, 2012

Having set the cash-registers ringing with their rapturous pairing in 'Khakhi' uniforms, Kunchakko Boban and Biju Menon are in for an image makeover. Malayalam cinemas latest hit duo, for the first time in their careers, will be seen in the roles of priests. Both are preparing to wear tunics in 'Janapriyan' fame Boban Samuels yet to be titled movie. After the extra-ordinary success of 'Ordinary', Kunchakko and Biju Menon have...

10:51 AM, May 30, 2012

New Delhi: Team Anna continued its attack against the government on Monday, targeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and accusing him of turning a blind eye to corruption, even as the Prime Minister Office rejected one of their allegations relating to allocation of coal blocks, saying they were equitable and fair. Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Monday likened the Prime Minister to Shikhandi, saying the Congress was using him like...

08:45 PM, May 28, 2012

New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on the government, Team Anna on Monday accused Manmohan Singh of turning a blind eye to corruption cases plaguing the country and said the Congress was using the Prime Minister as a shield like 'Shikhandi'. After targeting the Prime Minister for the first time on graft charges on Saturday, Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Monday slammed Manmohan Singh for defending the UPA government...

01:18 PM, May 28, 2012

Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday opposed the Bihar government's proposal to take legal action against those holding demonstrations against the state and said the ruling JD(U) was moving towards dictatorship. "The Nitish Kumar government is moving towards dictatorship and it will soon collapse," he said. Accusing the chief minister of trying to gag people's voice, Prasad said, "Kumar is trying to enact a black law to prevent people...

01:20 AM, May 28, 2012

RJD leader Lalu Yadav made the statement when asked about Mamata Banerjee's choice of presidential candidates. ...

02:14 PM, May 21, 2012

New Delhi: With the Indian Premier League hit by controversies, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday demanded that the tournament should be closed down. "IPL should be closed," he told reporters outside Parliament House when asked to react on the spat between Shahrukh Khan and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials and other controversies surrounding the game. On the Shahrukh Khan episode, he alleged that the policemen, who were present...

07:25 PM, May 18, 2012

New Delhi: It is a cartoon controversy that has almost no one laughing. After a furore by MP's over BR Ambedkar's caricature, the government has banned all cartoons in textbooks. The question is whether politicians take themselves too seriously. RJD chief Lalu Prasad's was the loudest voice in Parliament demanding a ban on cartoons in textbooks, following a 60-year-old cartoon on BR Ambedakr that united leaders across party ranks. But...

10:17 AM, May 17, 2012

New Delhi: Anna Hazare led civil society on Sunday came under scathing attack in the Lok Sabha with RJD chief Lalu Prasad saying any design to target the Constitution and Parliament should be thwarted. "In the name of Lokpal, a move is on to destroy the country and Parliament, which is the law making body. They are using the language of gheraoing the MPs...they are calling us thieves and dacoits,"...

04:30 AM, May 14, 2012

New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad on Sunday evoked smiles in the Lok Sabha with his approval of "admonishment" in the house by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is seen as a probable Congress candidate for the Presidential elections. Speaking during the special session to mark 60 years of the first sitting of the two houses of parliament, Lalu Prasad also made a veiled attack on civil...

03:40 AM, May 14, 2012

Ranchi: A CBI court in Ranchi on Monday awarded four to seven years imprisonment to 40 persons convicted in a fodder scam case and also slapped fines ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 crore. The CBI court had pronounced judgement in RC 31 A/96 May 3, which is related to the fraudulent withdrawal of more than Rs 47 crore from the Doranda treasury of Ranchi in the early 1990s....

03:52 PM, May 07, 2012

New Delhi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad has slammed Bihar Chief Minister for his double speak after Nitsh Kumar shook hands with his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi at the NCTC meet in the national capital on Saturday. "Nitish didn't allow Narendra Modi into Bihar. Then Modi didn't allow him in Surat during Bihar Diwas. Now they are shaking hands?," Lalu said. "Kumar's secular credentials have come under scrutiny once again after...

11:10 AM, May 06, 2012

Ranchi: A CBI court on Thursday convicted 69 people and acquitted 16 in the multi-crore fodder scam. Twenty-nine people have been sentenced to one to three years imprisonment and fined between Rs 25,000 and Rs 2 lakh. The quantum of sentence against the others will be pronounced on May 7. The court announced its judgement on case RC 31 A/96 relating to the fraudulent withdrawal of over Rs 45 crore...

03:11 PM, May 03, 2012

New Delhi: In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhavan it was RJD chief Lalu Prasad's turn to make a political statement. The RJD chief said that he was willing to back Vice President Hamid Ansari. But in the Opposition, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj met NDA convenor Sharad Yadav to sort out differences on the Presidential candidate. This comes a day after cracks appeared in the NDA over Ansari's candidature. The...

09:31 PM, May 02, 2012