The Latest Breaking News from Bihar

A herbal firm’s handbook of ‘abuse’: ‘Drugs, fraud, and youngsters confined to rooms’

At a hotel in Bihar’s Begusarai on March 21, union minister and MP Giriraj Singh thundered on stage before a crowd of youngsters in suits. “A leader doesn’t mean a political leader…you’ve reached here by battling unemployment. So you are the real leader…If I wasn’t an MP, I would’ve worked…

Newslaundry · Aug 10, 2024

SC refuses to stay Patna HC verdict rejecting Bihar law for 65% reservation

The Top Court, which did not even issue notices on the pleas, granted leave for appeal and said the petitions will be heard in September. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 29, 2024

Politics and budget are interrelated: Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav

Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said on Thursday that the budget and politics are interrelated and had it not been for politics, then Andhra Pradesh and Bihar would not have been given special packages. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 25, 2024

Five budget takeaways: New job schemes, infra and agri push, tax rejig

The first budget of the new NDA government focused on employment, skill development, infrastructure, and changes in the tax regime. Following days of speculation about sops for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a range of financial measures to boost development in the two states governed…

Newslaundry · Jul 23, 2024

Union Budget 2024: Sitharaman announces special packages for Bihar and Andhra

"The requests of Bihar Govt for external assistance from multilateral development banks will be expedited..." Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 23, 2024

Explained: All about NEET ‘paper leak’ in Bihar, cheating racket in Gujarat

Why did students from far off states travel to Gujarat to answer the NEET-UG exam? And that too in the regional Gujarati language? This strange fact surfaced as Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal hit the ground to investigate the alleged paper leak in Gujarat’s Godhra.

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024

Bihar: Car loaded Nepalese liquor seized in Darbhanga; Peddlers fled the spot

As the peddlers noticed the presence of police for vehicle checking, they parked the car near the clinic of a doctor and managed to escape. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 20, 2024

In a first, 3 transgender persons join Bihar police. Meet their mentor

Bihar is now the first state in India to simultaneously recruit three transgender persons as sub-inspectors in the state police. Among the 1,275 candidates who cracked the sub-inspector recruitment examination held by the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, three of them broke several stereotypes.

Newslaundry · Jul 19, 2024

From Bihar to Delhi airport, all eyes on collapses, but few questions for flaws in the system

In the early hours of June 28, as a thunderstorm lashed the national capital, a portion of the canopy at the departure forecourt of the Delhi airport collapsed. 

Newslaundry · Jul 15, 2024

CBI arrests accused in NEET Paper Leak case from Bihar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested accused Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky from Bihar's Nalanda in connection with the NEET paper leak case. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 11, 2024