India's premier domestic tournament Ranji Trophy started on January 5 with 32 team vying for the silverware but it was Mumbai vs Bihar match which became the highlight of the opening day.

12-year-old Vaibhav debuts for Bihar after two teams turn up to play in opening Ranji Trophy match vs Mumbai

Adverse weather conditions are gripping the capital city of india, Delhi, and its surrounding areas. This as a thick blanket of fog enveloped the city, causing visibility to plummet to nearly zero. The relentless cold wave continued to persist as the minimum temperature in the national capital region dropped to 7 degrees Celsius. The dense fog drastically reduced visibility, creating an environment where navigating through the streets became really difficult.

Dense fog reported in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & Rajasthan; Rain predicted in New Delhi next week | WION

India's supreme court has asked the Bihar govt to release data from its caste survey. Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas | Indian top court asks Bihar govt to release cast survey data

Police in India’s Bihar state arrested eight individuals over the weekend for allegedly luring men into a fraudulent scheme involving impregnating women who were not able to conceive with their partners.

All India Pregnant Job Service scam: Bihar police arrest 8 for luring men to impregnate women

In an uncommon spectacle for both pedestrians and drivers, a decommissioned aeroplane became lodged in the centre of a road in Motihari in the east Indian state of Bihar on Friday.

India: Airplane transported by truck gets trapped under bridge in Motihari, Bihar

The Indian state of Bihar has been making headlines recently for its bizarre thefts. After a bridge and a train engine, thieves stole an entire pond. Locals of the Darbhanga district were baffled as the pond vanished and someone built a hut over the leftover area.

Strange! Pond stolen overnight in India's Bihar, hut constructed over it

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appeared to lose his cool during a meeting of the INDIA bloc on Tuesday (Dec 20). During the meeting, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TR Baalu requested a translation of Kumar's speech which was delivered in Hindi which seemingly irked the veteran leader, according to multiple reports.

India: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar loses it when DMK leader asks for English translation of his speech

Ahead of the 2024 general elections in India, the unity efforts of the opposition I.N.D.I.A. Alliance seem to be already coming under strain. The challenges became evident at a recent meeting of the bloc in New Delhi, when the Chief Minister of the state of Bihar Nitish Kumar lost his cool with DMK leader T.R. Baalu who asked for an English translation of his Hindi speech.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar snaps at DMK leader over Hindi speech | Race to Power

Bihar's CM Nitish Kumar is looking to review alcohol ban policy of Bihar. Kumar claims move validated by 2018 survey showing positive outcomes.

Nitish Kumar to rethink liquor prohibition, fresh survey to study imapct of ban

The speeding vehicle of the district magistrate (DM) of Madhepura in the Indian state of Bihar killed three and caused critical injuries to two others as it hit them on National Highway 57 (NH57) in the state.

India: District magistrate's car kills three people on national highway in Bihar

Bihar cabinet cleared quota hike. The move started a political slugfest. A proposal has been passed to raise the Reservation quota for SCs, STs, OBCs and EWS .The quota has been increased to a total of 75% from the existing 50% .

Bihar cabinet approves to hike reservation quota to 75%

The explanation of the Indian state of Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on how education played a pivotal role in guiding women in population control included some bizarre and crass statements, leading to huge criticism of the leader as the video of his speech went viral on social media.

India: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faces flak for bizarre sex talk in assembly

A boat carrying more than 25 people capsized in India’s eastern Bihar state on Wednesday (Nov 1) evening, in which three people died, while 18 others are believed to be missing.

Three dead, 18 missing after boat turns turtle in India’s Bihar

At least four passengers died and 100 others injured when six coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar’s Buxar district on Wednesday, officials said.

India: Train derailment in Bihar state kills four, 100 injured

The results of a caste survey by the government of Bihar have been made public. More than 63 per cent of the east Indian state's population belongs to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), as per the data.

Explained | How Bihar caste survey, showing 63% of population as OBCs and EBCs, is significant

Months before the Lok Sabha election, the Bihar government conducted a caste survey in the state. Bihar has become the first state to release data from a caste-based survey. What are its findings and political reactions?

Bihar Caste Survey: What are the findings and political reactions?

Bihar released data from a controversial caste-based survey, before next year's Lok Sabha poll underlines the Electoral importance of other backward castes and marginalised communities. Watch the video to know more.

Bihar: Controversial caste-based survey; PM Modi hits out, says 'Opposition dividing nation'

In a significant development for Bihar, the east Indian state's govenment on Monday (Oct 2) released a much-awaited caste-based survey. The survey revealed that Other Backward Castes (OBCs) account for 63 per cent of the state’s total population of 130 million (13 crore).

India: Bihar ‘creates history’ by releasing first caste-based survey, here are details

A journalist was shot dead at his home on Friday (August 18) in India's eastern state of Bihar. The incident took place in Raniganj Bazar area. The journalist has been identified as Vimal Kumar Yadav.

India: Journalist shot dead in Bihar, killing causes uproar

Love knows no bounds. This adage is especially true for this woman from India’s eastern Bihar state who would cut off the electricity supply of her village just so that she could meet her lover in the dark, without attracting the judgemental gaze of the villagers.

India: Woman cuts off power supply of Bihar village to meet boyfriend, ‘irked’ people get them married

A three-year-old kid, who fell into a 40-foot borewell on Sunday, was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team after five hours of extensive operation.

Watch| NDRF undertakes 5-hour operation to rescue 3-year-old kid who fell into 40-foot borewell in Bihar

A little less than 10 days after news reports pointed to a major data breach in the COVID-19 vaccination portal CoWIN, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a man and apprehended his minor brother from India's eastern state of Bihar.

India: Two brothers in Bihar arrested in CoWIN data leak case

According to reports, nearly 100 people have died in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar over the past few days amid rising temperatures. This has since prompted officials in the northern state to launch an investigation into dozens of deaths that some have attributed to a heatwave, reported BBC.

India: Reports of heatwave-related deaths spark row in Uttar Pradesh

Floods, heatwave, rain: Extreme weather events wreak havoc across Indian cities

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