Nalanda

Why India’s schoolchildren need to learn philosophy in classrooms

If children are the software of the future, modern India has much smart coding to do and introducing philosophy in schools should be one of the starting points

Bihar Elections: Can Nitish count on his core constituency of women voters?

Benefits and upliftment of women under the incumbent JD(U)-led govt have been transient. As Bihar readies for the final phase of voting on 7 November, the COVID-19 lockdown and ensuing migrant strife has brought the state’s long-suffering women electorate into focus

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Shifting voter loyalties in Nitish Kumar's pocket boroughs likely to increase JD(U)’s dependence on BJP

Nitish is Bihar’s tallest Kurmi leader but his voters are being swayed by the prime minister’s tough-on-corruption and nationalistic image as much as him

NDA seat-sharing in Bihar: JD(U) gets Valmiki Nagar, Jhanjharpur, Gopalganj, Siwan and Gaya constituencies

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), which returned to the NDA less than two years ago, has succeeded in securing for itself both its seats of Nalanda and Purnea, besides getting five which were represented by the BJP in the outgoing Lok Sabha and another held by Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP.

UK returns 'stolen' Buddha idol from Bihar's Nalanda 57 years later to mark India's 72nd Independence Day

UK's government on Wednesday returned a Buddha statue stolen from a museum in Bihar's Nalanda to mark India's 72nd Independence Day

BJP accuses Bihar Police of targeting majority community, says they have 'gone soft' on minorities

The BJP – a partner in the ruling coalition in Bihar – has accused the administration of having acted in a partisan manner against members of the majority community.

Bihar communal tension spreads to Nawada district over idol vandalism; Police say situation under control

Nawada District Magistrate Kaushal Kumar said that as soon as the news spread, a protest erupted, leading to violent clashes between two communities.

Five people killed, seven injured in blast at illegal firecracker factory in Bihar, police begin probe

At least five people were killed and seven seriously injured in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in Bihar's Nalanda district, police said.

Nalanda's glory can be reclaimed — if Bihar addresses the flaws in its education sector

Unless the state of Bihar sees the flaws in its education sector with clarity, the narrative of Nalanda will remain one of lost glory.

Nitish Kumar reacts to Lalu Prasad Yadav's 'samadhi' remark, says it made him happy

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday taunted RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying his prediction regarding the former's "samadhi" (grave) that it will come up in the Nalanda district, has made him happy.