Santosh Singh

Introduction

Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008....Read More

Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008.

Expertise

He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

Articles by Santosh Singh

As Waqf Bill clears Lok Sabha, after-effects felt in JD(U), TDP leaders watch warilySubscriber Only

Apr 04, 2025 07:10 IST

Two prominent Muslim JD(U) leaders express unhappiness, threaten to protest. TDP Muslim leaders...

Fri, Apr 04, 2025

President grants prosecution nod against Lalu; BJP nervous before Bihar polls: RJD

After sharp dip in BP, Lalu stabilised by doctors in Patna, rushed to AIIMS DelhiSubscriber Only

Apr 02, 2025 19:34 IST

The veteran leader was scheduled to leave for Delhi by an afternoon flight but was first rushed to...

Thu, Apr 03, 2025

How BJP is getting battle ready for Bihar polls: Amit Shah spells out the plan of actionSubscriber Only

Apr 01, 2025 17:53 IST

Union Home Minister tells state leaders to focus on fundamentals that have brought party success,...

Tue, Apr 01, 2025

Bihar medical college principal threatens suicide over ‘humiliation, torture’Subscriber Only

Apr 01, 2025 07:15 IST

Dr Guha, a professor in anatomy, wrote about his grievances to Bihar’s additional Health...

Tue, Apr 01, 2025

Iftar, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), janata dal united, Chirag Paswan, N Chandrababu Naidu, Ramzan, Eid, Bakri Eid, Political Pulse, Indian express news, current affairs

Iftar and BJP allies: JD(U), TDP measure lay of the tableSubscriber Only

Mar 31, 2025 09:00 IST

Waqf Amendment Bill, controversy over a UP Police order on namaz in public cast a shadow on the...

Mon, Mar 31, 2025

Patna University, Bihar election, Bihar Assembly elections, Patna University Students' Union, students' union polls, Political Pulse, Indian express news, current affairs

Patna women send powerful message in Bihar election year, win key posts in students’ union pollsSubscriber Only

Mar 31, 2025 07:00 IST

For the first time, three women have won top posts in elections held for the Patna University...

Mon, Mar 31, 2025

RJD ran industry of kidnapping, robbery, we are rebuilding Bihar: Amit ShahSubscriber Only

Mar 30, 2025 23:50 IST

Sounding the poll bugle, Shah also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of several central and...

Sun, Mar 30, 2025

bihar schools uniform and bicycle scheme

Bihar relaxes 75% attendance norm for uniform and bicycle schemes in schools for second time in a row in poll yearSubscriber Only

Mar 30, 2025 11:06 IST

The RJD accused the BJP-JDU government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of using education as an...

Sun, Mar 30, 2025

Nitish vs Rabri and Tejashwi: Old fires and new fireworksSubscriber Only

Mar 28, 2025 20:08 IST

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls later this year, the intensity of the clashes between the leaders...

Fri, Mar 28, 2025

Bihar temple ‘washed after Kanhaiya’s visit’, Congress asks: Will non-BJP supporters be treated as ‘untouchables’?Subscriber Only

Mar 27, 2025 20:24 IST

A video, which has gone viral, showed that some people purportedly washed the temple soon after...

Fri, Mar 28, 2025

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, campaigning in the Patna University Students Union elections.

Congress, Prashant Kishor bonhomie in Patna University fray, JD(U) opts out for ABVPSubscriber Only

Mar 27, 2025 10:00 IST

Jan Suraaj withdraws its candidate for president post in March 29 PUSU polls over his alleged link...

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

After Nalanda, another Bihar university now set to rise from the ruinsSubscriber Only

Mar 25, 2025 05:00 IST

Though the Centre had approved the project in 2015 and sanctioned Rs 500 crore, with the state...

Tue, Mar 25, 2025

Don’t mix politics as festivities, says Congress as Bihar Muslim body announces boycott of Nitish Kumar’s Iftaar over Waqf Bill

Bihar Muslim body announces boycott of Nitish Kumar’s Iftaar over Waqf Bill, Congress comes to his defenceSubscriber Only

Mar 24, 2025 07:00 IST

Despite the announcement by the Imarat-e-Shariah, which was supported by six other organisations,...

Mon, Mar 24, 2025

Day with Kanhaiya Kumar on his Bihar Yatra: Focus on migration, jobs; gets mixed responseSubscriber Only

Mar 22, 2025 16:07 IST

Congress’s fortunes have been dwindling in Bihar, with the party now down to 19 seats. The key...

Sat, Mar 22, 2025

Constitution and the cow: How a 1958 ruling shaped the debate on slaughter bansSubscriber Only

Mar 21, 2025 07:12 IST

Mohammad Hanif Quareshi, from Patna’s Sultanganj, lent his name to a case that negotiated the...

Fri, Mar 21, 2025

Congress’s Bihar poll lynchpin Rajesh Kumar: Key Dalit face, low-key leaderSubscriber Only

Mar 19, 2025 16:24 IST

His appointment as BPCC chief is also being seen as a bid to curb RJD chief Lalu Prasad's...

Wed, Mar 19, 2025

Still off development radar, Adhaura block in Bihar gets first cultural fest since IndependenceSubscriber Only

Mar 19, 2025 12:38 IST

Adhoura is about 170 km from Patna and remains largely cut-off from the development witnessed in...

Wed, Mar 19, 2025

Amid speculations of political foray, Nitish’s son meets JD-U top guns at Holi celebrationsSubscriber Only

Mar 16, 2025 20:54 IST

Nishant is expected to join the party after the inauspicious ‘Kharmas’. This is Nishant’s...

Mon, Mar 17, 2025

Bihar Congress yatra today: Focus on jobs, youth, paper ‘leaks’Subscriber Only

Mar 15, 2025 21:30 IST

This comes ahead of the state Assembly polls later this year and is the first big political event...

Sun, Mar 16, 2025

Perform ‘thumka’ or face suspension, Tej Pratap tells policeman during Holi celebrationSubscriber Only

Mar 15, 2025 19:59 IST

In another purported video, Tej Pratap is seen riding a motorcycle past the official residence of...

Sat, Mar 15, 2025

How Amit Shah has stirred up Bihar politics by making Sita temple pitch ahead of pollsSubscriber Only

Mar 13, 2025 09:59 IST

While RJD attacks BJP for raking up a religious issue, CM Nitish Kumar's JD(U) demands more central...

Thu, Mar 13, 2025

‘Did women even wear clothes before then’: Rabri’s jibe at Nitish on ‘post-2005 achievements’Subscriber Only

Mar 12, 2025 18:51 IST

She was referring to the CM’s remarks earlier this month that women “didn’t wear fine...

Thu, Mar 13, 2025

Bihar BJP MLA asks Muslims to stay inside during Holi

Bihar BJP MLA is latest to ask Muslims to stay indoors during Holi; Tejashwi Yadav slams ‘divisive politics’Subscriber Only

Mar 10, 2025 20:38 IST

Opposition slams BJP, Tejashwi says party ‘looks for opportunities to issue statements that can...

Tue, Mar 11, 2025

During the ongoing Budget session, Nitish went a step further when he told Tejashwi that he had played an instrumental role in making his father and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad the CM in 1990.

Did Nitish Kumar ‘make’ Lalu Prasad the Bihar CM in 1990? What actually happenedSubscriber Only

Mar 08, 2025 08:38 IST

Lalu and Nitish are now rivals but were part of a crop of next-gen leaders in the Janata Dal back...

Sat, Mar 08, 2025

Anwar told The Indian Express on Friday, "Talking about prominent historical figures is purely an academic subject. There cannot be a discussion on a clash between Aurangzeb and Shambhaji in a Legislative Assembly or Council."

JD(U) leader ‘stands by’ Aurangzeb remark as party calls for caution; BJP asks him to withdraw statementSubscriber Only

Mar 08, 2025 07:30 IST

BJP national spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan said, "History has enough evidence about the role of...

Sat, Mar 08, 2025

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