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TopicRam Vilas Paswan

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Bollywood to Bihar — LJP’s Chirag Paswan has 1 month to emerge from his father’s shadow

Some say Chirag Paswan doesn’t have a connect with his voters like Ram Vilas Paswan did. But he’s making all the right noises in Bihar before the polls.

Ram Vilas Paswan to be accorded state funeral in Patna

At a specially convened Union Cabinet meeting, sources said it was decided that Ravi Shankar Prasad will represent Central govt at the ceremony, likely to take place Saturday.

‘Sympathy wave’ in Bihar after Paswan death, but parties not sure if it will impact polls

In 2015 Bihar assembly polls, Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP won only two of the 42 seats it contested. Under his son Chirag, LJP has decided to go solo this time and contest 143 seats.

Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of consumer affairs ministry

The portfolio was earlier held by Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan who passed away Thursday.

Frying pakoras for journalists, a rakhi from Phoolan Devi — Ram Vilas Paswan’s life, in photos

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on 8 October 2020, days after he underwent heart surgery at a Delhi hospital. He was 74.

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan dies, allies and rivals pay tributes to Bihar’s ‘kingmaker’

Ram Vilas Paswan had earned a reputation as a ‘weather scientist’ for switching sides and remaining in power. He had had heart surgery last Sunday.

Why LJP’s decision to go it alone in Bihar will prove a tall order for Chirag Paswan

In the last assembly elections, the LJP won just two of the 42 seats it contested while many believe that Chirag himself is still a novice in politics.

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan undergoes late-night heart surgery after ‘sudden developments’

The Lok Janshakti Party patron has been hospitalised for the last few weeks. If needed, he will undergo another operation in a few weeks, says son Chirag Paswan.

Chirag Paswan wants to be kingmaker in Bihar as LJP set to fight Nitish, but not BJP

LJP is looking to fight the Bihar polls on 143 seats of the total 243, presenting Chirag Paswan as an alternative to Nitish Kumar for the the future.

Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, Uttarakhand join ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme

The total number of states and union territories connected under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme has reached 24, said Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

On Camera

Age-gap romances are tricky in India. Here’s how Bollywood navigates them

Cheeni Kum challenged many conventions. It didn’t shy away from addressing concerns of a man in his sixties, from ‘keeping up’ with his much younger partner.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.