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Patna

Fact-Check

NHAI fact-checks media claims on Patna-Purnea Expressway, says no change in approved alignment to benefit Bihar Deputy CM’s aide, all plans followed due process

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2026

The National Highways Authority of India has issued an official fact-checking statement after multiple media reports claimed that the Patna-Purnea Expressway alignment in Bihar was altered in Samastipur district's Sarai Ranjan area to benefit specific politically connected individuals.

News Reports

‘Khan sir got my brother killed’: Gyan Bindu director Roshan Anand levels explosive allegation after bail

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2026

"Khan Sir, alias Faisal Khan, and RS Prasad, owner of Kisan Cold Store, conspired to have my brother murdered. Why didn't anything happen to my brother when I was away? When I went to jail, my brother Prince was murdered. This is a conspiracy,” Anand said while speaking to the media.

Crime

Patna: ‘Khan Sir’ Faisal Khan surrenders in court after his guards confessed that they fired shots during clash with rival coaching centre on his...

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2026

Faisal Khan, widely known as 'Khan Sir', the popular Bihar-based educator and YouTuber, surrendered before the Patna Civil Court today in connection with the...

News Reports

End of Nitish Kumar era in Bihar, Samrat Choudhary to become the first-ever BJP CM

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2026

Senior BJP leader and Deputy CM in the Nitish Kumar government, Samrat Choudhary to be appointed as the next CM of Bihar after he...

News Reports

Rape is normalised within the patriarchal ‘norms’ of Hindu society: IIT Patna professor Dr Priyanka Tripathi’s another research paper storms new controversy

Rukma Rathore - 13 February, 2026

"The spectacle of cinema depicts a sustained form of Savarna patriarchy in the act of public rape," Priyanka Tripathi claimed in the paper.

News Reports

Who is Dr Priyanka Tripathi: Meet the IIT Patna professor who misuses Hindu scriptures and uses Shakti to circulate her agenda via research papers

Rukma Rathore - 12 February, 2026

The IIT Patna professor has been dragging Hindu scriptures and deities to attack the Indian society for many years.

Crime

MP Pappu Yadav arrested in Patna after high-voltage standoff over 1995 forgery and fraud case

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2026

Independent MP Pappu Yadav was arrested by Patna Police after a late-night standoff at his residence following a court order in a 1995 forgery and fraud case. He was taken for a medical check-up and will be produced before court as per legal procedure.

Crime

Patna girls hostel death: Postmortem report shows extensive injuries on victim’s body and sexual assault, ‘suicide’ theory questioned amid claims of negligence

Divya Bharti - 17 January, 2026

The death of a NEET aspirant in a Patna hostel has taken a dramatic turn. A post-mortem report revealed signs of sexual assault and a violent struggle, contradicting earlier police claims of suicide. The student's family now alleges a major cover-up.