New ‘Choudhary’ of Magadh: Samarat’s ‘muretha’ vow comes full circle with Nitish’s exit | India News – The Times of India

New ‘Choudhary’ of Magadh: Samarat’s ‘muretha’ vow comes full circle with Nitish’s exit | India News – The Times of India

Nitish Kumar while leaving after attending a cabinet meeting at the Old Secretariat in Patna. Samrat Choudhary, who is now the Bihar CM, and others were also seen. (PTI photo) With Nitish Kumar stepping aside, Bihar’s political transition has unfolded much as expected since he announced his move to the Rajya Sabha. Once Nitish signalled…

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‘Cannot bulldoze a court’: CBI counters Rabri Devi’s transfer plea; opposes transfer of IRCTC, land-for-jobs cases | India News – The Times of India

‘Cannot bulldoze a court’: CBI counters Rabri Devi’s transfer plea; opposes transfer of IRCTC, land-for-jobs cases | India News – The Times of India

Former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi (PTI) NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday opposed former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s request to transfer criminal cases from the court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne, arguing before a Delhi court that the plea amounted to “forum-shopping” and was meant to “demean…

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‘Ab party ki kamaan sambhale Nishant’: Nitish Kumar’s son stepping in? Posters spark speculation | India News – The Times of India

‘Ab party ki kamaan sambhale Nishant’: Nitish Kumar’s son stepping in? Posters spark speculation | India News – The Times of India

Bihar CM Nitish Kuma with his son Nishant Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Posters urging Nishant Kumar, son of Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar, to lead the party appeared outside the JD(U) office in Patna on Monday, days after the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) landslide win in the Bihar…

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‘Attack on RJD’s soul’: Tej Pratap flags ‘pressure’ on Lalu, Rabri; makes plea to PM Modi, Shah | India News – The Times of India

‘Attack on RJD’s soul’: Tej Pratap flags ‘pressure’ on Lalu, Rabri; makes plea to PM Modi, Shah | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to investigate allegations of “mental and physical pressure” on his parents, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad and former chief minister Rabri Devi. Calling it an attack on the “very soul” of RJD, Tej Pratap…

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IRCTC hotel corruption case: Court rejects Lalu, Rabri plea for 1-week gap in hearings; calls request not practicable | India News – The Times of India

IRCTC hotel corruption case: Court rejects Lalu, Rabri plea for 1-week gap in hearings; calls request not practicable | India News – The Times of India

Lalu Prasad Yadav (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Tuesday dismissed the pleas filed by former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi seeking to halt day-to-day hearings in the IRCTC Hotels corruption case.Special judge Vishal Gogne rejected their request for a one-week gap between hearings, saying…

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Lalu IRCTC scam ‘fountainhead’, says court as it frames charges | India News – The Times of India

Lalu IRCTC scam ‘fountainhead’, says court as it frames charges | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court framed Monday charges against former railway minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, and 11 others in the alleged IRCTC scam that rigged railway hotel contracts for favoured private players.Rabri and Tejashwi prima facie emerge as participants in the criminal conspiracy of which Lalu Prasad was seemingly…

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