A poster put up outside the JD(U) office demanding Bharat Ratna for former chief minister Nitish Kumar Patna: Fresh posters demanding Bharat Ratna for former chief minister and Rajya Sabha member Nitish Kumar appeared outside the JD(U) office here on Saturday, triggering political speculation in the state capital.Put up by party supporters, the banners describe…

Patna: IIT-Patna on Saturday inked an MoU with Expedien eSolutions, a global IT solutions provider, for a period of five years to carry out joint research, and develop and commercialise next-generation India-made technology products and platforms.The MoU was signed by IIT-P director T N Singh, and Expedien eSolutions managing director Ashish Dwivedi, in presence of…

Patna: Taking cognisance of complaints from serving and retired teachers and non-teaching staff of universities, governor-cum-chancellor Syed Ata Hasnain on Saturday directed vice-chancellors and the higher education department to expedite the payment of pending salary arrears, pension dues and other retirement benefits by July 20.Expressing concern over delays in settling retirement benefits, the governor instructed…

Patna: A 30-year-old man was allegedly murdered by crushing his head with a heavy object inside his house in Kishanganj district on Saturday morning. The victim, identified as Mohammad Rizwan, was a native of Tangtangi village under Bahadurganj police station area.Rizwan had built a house near High School Chowk in the Bishanpur police station area,…

Patna: As authorities tighten security to curb question paper leaks, the exam mafia evolves with more sophisticated methods, shifting from paper theft to biometric fraud by exploiting new vulnerabilities. STOI explores how the racket keeps reinventing itself.The playbook for cracking India’s most competitive medical entrance examination has changed and Bihar once again finds itself at…