Historian Upinder Singh broke down the myths and truths of Iranian influence in Bihar at a talk titled 'A Persian palace in Patna? Looking afresh at the Mauryas and Achaemenids'.
Ram Kripal, once known as a close aide of Lalu’s, had quit RJD right after Lalu had decided to field his eldest daughter from Patliputra in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.
RJD chief Lalu Yadav and his daughter Misa Bharti have lost a total of 3 times in Bihar’s Pataliputra. Now, Misa is facing incumbent BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav for the third time since 2014.
Ajatshatru transformed a small village called Paligrama into a city by fortifying it. But it was his son Udayin who made it the seat of Magadhan power and a hub of trade and culture.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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