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Topic: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav arrives at ED office for questioning in the ‘Land for Job scam’ case

The alleged scam dates back to when Lalu Yadav was Union Railways Minister between 2004 and 2009. Apart from Yadav, the chargesheet also includes the name of the then railways general manager.

Bihar BJP thinks it doesn’t need Nitish Kumar anymore. Ball now in Modi-Shah’s court

Minority view in Bihar BJP is that JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar's return to NDA might help party win 28-30 Lok Sabha seats in the state & 'deliver death blow to INDIA bloc'.

‘BJP more communal now than in Advani’s time’ — Lalu Yadav ahead of Ayodhya’s Ram temple consecration

As then Bihar Chief Minister, Yadav had halted LK Advani's Ram Rath Yatra in 1990, by getting the BJP leader arrested in Bihar before he could reach Ayodhya.

Chinks in Bihar Mahagathbandhan? CM Nitish Kumar’s absence from Congress event sparks buzz

Congress says it didn't invite CM for event where Lalu was chief guest. Nitish's absence hints at JD(U)'s cooling ties with party that needs RJD in Bihar in absence of its own vote-bank.

PM’s bid to stir up Oppn with Bharat-India debate won’t help BJP this time, says Lalu Prasad Yadav

Commenting on ‘President of Bharat’ invites for G20 dinner, RJD chief asks if Modi will remove ‘India’ from currency notes too, adds INDIA bloc to finalise seat-sharing 'at state level'.

CBI raids RJD leaders Kiran Devi, Arun Yadav in land-for-jobs case

The agency is probing former Bihar chief minister and Union Railways minister Lalu Parasad Yadav, his family for alleged gift of land parcels to the Yadav family in lieu of jobs.

Jungle raj vs clean politics — Anand Mohan’s release sets stage for Bihar’s 2024 battle

Nitish Kumar's govt ensuring the release of a murder convict looks like an apparent bid to garner Rajput votes.

‘Jobs for land, payments through shell companies’ — what CBI, ED are probing against Lalu & family

Allegations pertain to period between 2004 & 2009, when RJD chief was railway minister. Probe agencies claim that there were irregularities in Group D railway appointments. 

A day after grilling wife Rabri Devi, CBI questions Lalu in land-for-jobs scam

CBI has accused the RJD supremo, his wife, 2 daughters in the case where railway land was allegedly procured at dirt cheap prices in lieu of handing out jobs.

Socialist stalwart, mentor to Lalu & Nitish — looking back at the Sharad Yadav era in politics

Yadav, who died Thursday, 1st became Lok Sabha MP at 27 after winning bypoll from Jabalpur. He had major disagreements with ex-JP Movement comrades Nitish & Lalu in later years.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Trump’s new trade tariff will have an impact not just on India but also South Asia. Here’s how

India's $86.5 bn in exports to US could be significantly impacted but it is expected to remain a preferred country for manufacturing.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.