Nine years after imposing a statewide alcohol ban to curb addiction, domestic violence, and financial ruin among its poorest ...

A tip-off led police officer Indradeo Rajwar into the Nimiya Tola forests of Hazaribagh, in eastern India, hot on the trail of two men on a motorcycle carrying stolen coal.

Voting in the eastern state of Bihar falls at a tense time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who faces growing domestic criticism and economic pressure from Washington.

India's poorest state Bihar goes to the polls on Thursday, and for many of its 130 million people, one issue overshadows all others: money.

While there has been some progress, government data shows that Bihar has deeply entrenched structural barriers to real ‘acche din’.

Bihar poll solidifies prime minister’s control of northern Hindu heartland and helps it rebuild national momentum ...

A string of poor performances in India's state elections, including the recent one in Bihar, have cast doubt on the ability ...

More than a billion Indians face heat waves every year. Hundreds of millions of them work in the informal sector, toiling ...

A win in Bihar state could give Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party a boost heading into next year's general elections - Copyright AFP Niharika KULKARNI A win in ...