RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dismissed speculations of a realignment with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, claiming that the time was up for the "tired" JD(U) president.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dismissed speculations of a realignment with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, claiming that the time was up for the "tired" JD(U) president. Yadav lost his job as the deputy chief minister in January when Kumar abruptly returned to the BJP-led NDA.

Tejashwi Yadav alleged incidents of murder, loot, and rape has increased manifold in Bihar and police were hesitating in lodging FIRs.

At least 25 people have died in Bihar's Saran and Siwan districts after consuming spurious liquor, with the death toll in the hooch tragedy likely to rise, officials said. Preliminary investigations revealed that methyl alcohol was mixed with industrial spirit,

Following reports of deaths from spurious liquor in Siwan and Saran (Chapra), Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar held a high-level review on Thursday

Bihar police on Thursday said a total of 25 people have lost their lives so far due to the consumption of spurious liquor in two separate incidents in Sivan and Saran on Wednesday, adding that 12 people had been arrested for their role in the hooch tragedy.