Bhojpuri

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Karnataka political crisis, AAP's push for Bhojpuri, Kadaram Kondan review; today's must-read stories

Karnataka Speaker's partisan stance, AAP's push for Bhojpuri, Kinnar community at the Kumbh Mela; today's must-read stories.

AAP's push for Bhojpuri can corner Manoj Tiwari over unfulfilled promise of bringing language into 8th Schedule

While Maithili’s rich literary past gets recognised, Bhojpuri, for the lack of a script, doesn’t get included in the 8th Schedule.

BJP Gorakhpur candidate Ravi Kishan says he will make biopic on Narendra Modi in Bhojpuri

Along with Modi's biopic, Ravi Kishan said he also plans to make Bhojpuri films on the lives of Swami Vivekanada and former premier, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

By keeping Mahabal Mishra out of campaigns, Congress missed chance to counter AAP, BJP’s Purvanchali outreach in Delhi

Congress made a wrong move by keeping Purvanchali leader Mahabal Mishra out of campaigning in Delhi, and relying solely on Sheila Dikshit’s Uttar Pradesh connect

BJP banks big on Bhojpuri stars to draw in votes in eastern UP, West Bengal; Ravi Kishan, Nirahua, Manoj Tiwari given party tickets

The BJP already has Manoj Tiwari, a well-known Bhojpuri actor-cum-singer, in its fold. Tiwari, who joined the BJP in 2013, currently heads the party's Delhi unit. "All big stars of the Bhojpuri film industry like Manoj Tiwari, Ravi Kishan, Nirahua, Pawan Singh are with the BJP and they will be unstoppable in the elections," Mumbai BJP general secretary Amarjeet Mishra told PTI.

The rise of the DJ in rural UP: From weddings to political rallies no event complete without one

DJ in rural UP is serious business. Most DJs have hi-tech sound systems and playlists for all occasions. The wedding season – November through early June –is peak season for DJs. People book their DJs in advance and the DJs don’t let their clients down. For DJ Hemraj, the profession is a ‘junoon’ and for his colleague Raju its good business; each booking gets him Rs. 10-12,000.

Bhojpuri actress Manisha Rai dies in road accident in UP; police suspect case of hit and run

Bhojpuri actress Manisha Rai was on her way to a nearby film shooting site with her associate Sanjiv Mishra on the motorcycle.

Sidharth Malhotra's Bhojpuri comments on TV show irk Neetu Chandra; Aiyaary actor later apologises

Sidharth Malhotra was promoting his upcoming film Aiyaary on a reality TV show where he was given a task of repeating dialogues from superstar Salman Khan's film Tiger Zinda Hai in Bhojpuri.

Nitish Kumar didn't sack Tejashwi Yadav to save his chair, alleges Jitan Ram Manjhi

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) President Jitan Ram Manjhi alleged on Thursday that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did not sack his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, the son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, to save his chair.

MCD Elections 2017: To win, BJP's Manoj Tiwari will need to break the curse of diaspora politics

BJP's Manoj Tiwari needs to either uplift Delhi's migrants economically or take pains to conserve their culture; empty populism may not be the smartest move