Piyush Tripathy

Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha playfully reacted to an Instagram Reel praising the politician's Udaan Yatri Cafe initiative, which has made airport food affordable with Rs 20 samosas and Rs 10 tea. The Reel, highlighting this contrast, garnered millions of views, prompting Chadha's amused response and Chopra's agreement, further sparking discussions about his appeal.

A court in Azamgarh has handed down life sentences to 12 individuals in a 27-year-old murder case stemming from Shia-Sunni riots. The victim's beheaded body was found in 1999, and the accused were convicted of his assault and killing. Each convict also faces a hefty fine.

Myriad shades of talents could be seen as students participated enthusiastically.

The series of protests by teachers appointed on contract in the meetings of chief minister Nitish Kumar recently are their 'natural outburst' over the denial of their demands for the same pay for same work and timely payment of monthly remuneration.

Political activist Prashant Kishor called JD (U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh a “dalal” or tout on Tuesday, reacting sharply to his suggestion the day before for an inquiry into the source of funding for the former poll strategist’s 3,500km padyatra in Bihar, reports Piyush Tripathi.

The Catholic Church has welcomed prohibition in Bihar and Christmas celebrations would be held with gusto on Sunday

The state health department has initiated door-to-door vaccination of leftover people against Covid as three more persons tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, a health department bulletin stated on Saturday.

The number of flood-hit people in 11 north Bihar districts increased from 14.95 lakhs on Sunday to a whopping 24.43 lakhs in the last 24 hours as the engineers of water resources department (WRD) were trying to plug the breaches in the retired line embankment on the swollen Gandak at four places in Baikunthpur block of Gopalganj district.

LJP national president Chirag Paswan in a conversation with TOI’s Piyush Tripathi made it clear that no seat-sharing talks have been held between his party and either JD(U) or BJP

Bihar has received 48% deficit rainfall this monsoon season so far. It's the second lowest rainfall in the country, which has overall recorded 5% above the corresponding normal as the four-month monsoon season completed its halfway journey on Monday. Only Manipur has more (50%) rainfall deficit than Bihar.

With Bihar headed for assembly polls next year, JD(U) secretary general & chief spokesperson K C Tyagi said his party is against ‘chhota bhai, bada bhai’ approach in alliance, but will consider if BJP makes a “substantial proposal” for induction of its members in the Union Cabinet.

ihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday promised special category status for all backward states if the opposition alliance manages to form a government at the Centre after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “If we get a chance to form the next government at the Centre, all the backward states will be granted special status. There is no reason why this can’t be done,” Nitish said. This is the first major announcement by Nitish in the past one month since he quit the NDA.

Chief secretary Deepak Kumar talks to TOI’s Piyush Tripathi regarding various steps being taken by the government to prevent spread of coronavirus in the state. Excerpts:

Upbeat over crossing the half-century mark in terms of the number of tigers, Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR)'s director-cum-conservator of wildlife, Nesamani K, tells TOI's Piyush Tripathi that steps are being taken to upgrade the management of the place in pursuance of further surge in the number of big cats and other animals. Excerpts:

The Chhatra RJD activists’ procession on Beerchand Patel Marg, which resulted in a violent clash with the BJP workers near their party office, was held without permission from the police or district administration.

The Royal Bengal Tiger, which has claimed six human lives on the fringes of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district in the last six months, will be shifted out from the tiger reserve once trapped, VTR director-cum- conservator of wildlife Nesamani K tells TOI's Piyush Tripathi. Excerpts:

Days after the Centre hiked petrol prices by an unprecedented Rs 7.50 per litre, the Delhi government has given another shocker to the common man.

New state BJP president Samrat Choudhary tells TOI's Piyush Tripathi that "Lalu-Nitish era" is over and the saffron party will form the next government in Bihar. Excerpts from the interview:

Amid apprehensions of major setback to the economy due to Covid-19 pandemic, economist and member secretary of Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) Shaibal Gupta talks to TOI’s Piyush Tripathi on how people can manage their finances during lockdown and change the pattern of expenditure, savings and investment post lockdown. Excerpts: