PATNA: In a significant development, Nitish Kumar's cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding the grant of special category status to Bihar in the wake of a caste-based survey conducted ...

“Nitish Kumar has hit two birds with one stone ... according to the caste survey. The general category accounts 15.52 percent. In November 2012, Nitish raised the demand for special category ...

The Nitish Kumar government had carried out a caste survey prior to enacting the laws. The High Court had emphasised the principle of adequate representation while striking down the laws. In the case ...

Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Bihar, the Congress on Wednesday posed a series of questions on Bihar, asking if the PM thinks that a caste census is divisive and will he take decisive steps to remove the ...

The Congress party launched a critique against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, raising several pointed questions ...

"Still, Nitish Kumar failed to secure a special category status. He has not been able to put pressure on the Narendra Modi ...

Responding to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand for a nationwide caste census and inclusion of 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay ...

In January this year, Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA, less than two years after he had dumped the BJP-led coalition to join ...

In the wake of the 2020 Assembly election, where the JD(U) managed to win just 43 of the total 243 seats, Nitish Kumar initially ... extends across traditional caste lines, especially among ...

The Nitish Kumar Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution requesting the Centre to grant a special status category to Bihar in light of the recent caste survey held. "[The survey has revealed] ...