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‘Madly in love with Rahul, Sonia’: MP Pappu Yadav says Congress never accepted him

Six-time MP Pappu Yadav had won the last Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Purnia as an Independent candidate after the Congress denied him the ticket & gave the seat to its alliance partner RJD.

Protesting BPSC aspirants continue push for re-examination amid allegations of political ‘intrusion’

Protests flare up across the state as student organisations & political party workers disrupt road, rail travel. A delegation of aspirants met Bihar chief secretary Monday.

A suicide, an arrest & a lathi-charge add to furore as BPSC aspirants press on with re-exam demand

BPSC, while dismissing protesters’ allegations of a widespread question paper leak as a ‘rumour’, has ordered re-exam for those who appeared for exam at Bapu Nagar center in Patna.

Once a rival ‘bahubali’, Pappu Yadav defends Anand Mohan release, says IAS officer’s murder ‘not motivated’

Pappu Yadav says will fight alongside Anand Mohan Singh 'to save democracy', requests widow of IAS officer G. Krishnaiah to forgive his killers 'like Sonia Gandhi did Rajiv Gandhi's'.

Pappu Yadav’s arrest ‘undemocratic, insensitive’ say Nitish allies as cracks appear in NDA

Don-turned-politician & former MP Pappu Yadav was among the few politicians seen helping people on ground amid Covid surge. He was arrested Tuesday for violating lockdown rules.

Union Minister Ashwini Choubey targeted in ‘ink attack’ in Patna

Ashwini Choubey, who was at a hospital to review the dengue situation in Pune, was attacked by a supporter of gangster-turned-politician Pappu Yadav.

Don-turned-politician Pappu Yadav has a new avatar — drowning Patna’s saviour

Pappu Yadav and his team of volunteers helped flood-hit victims in Patna all through the crisis, earning a slew of admirers and embarrassing Nitish govt.

Why Kanhaiya Kumar backing Pappu Yadav is giving Bihar’s Left nightmares

CPI says Kanhaiya Kumar's support for the Bihar strongman was a misunderstanding, says he made a speech on the request of Pappu Yadav's supporters.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.