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

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

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav

‘Social justice’ vs ‘jungle raj’: Tejashwi goes on the offensive over Lalu rule jabsSubscriber Only

Mar 06, 2025 11:27 IST

To counter Nitish’s “pre-2005” pitch, Tejashwi highlights how Lalu brought about social...

Thu, Mar 06, 2025

Nitish govt’s last Budget before polls: Education gets top outlay; outreach to SCs, EBCs & OBCsSubscriber Only

Mar 04, 2025 04:23 IST

Finance Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, said in...

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

Takeaways from Nitish govt’s last Budget before polls: Outreach to EBCs, SCs, women; push for jobsSubscriber Only

Mar 03, 2025 21:43 IST

The NDA govt's Budget has allocated Rs 5,972 crore for the CM's pet scheme Saat Nischay-II, a...

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar recently expanded his Cabinet

JD(U) doubles down on pitch for Nitish Kumar as CM face as BJP sends mixed signalsSubscriber Only

Mar 02, 2025 10:12 IST

Despite Bihar BJP chief’s bid to clarify his remark that NDA’s CM face would be decided...

Mon, Mar 03, 2025

Bihar’s economy more than trebled after 2011-12: Economic survey reportSubscriber Only

Mar 01, 2025 01:02 IST

Between 2018-19 and 2022-23, milk production increased by 27.3 per cent and egg production by 85...

Sat, Mar 01, 2025

Munger’s Bajrang Dal convenor Saurabh S Sampanna told The Indian Express that the 'love jihad' tableau was meant to be a “social message”.

Bajrang Dal’s ‘love jihad’ tableau during Shivratri celebrations sparks row in Bihar’s MungerSubscriber Only

Feb 27, 2025 15:04 IST

Opposition parties Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress see tableau as “inciteful”; BJP, part...

Fri, Feb 28, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the release of the 19th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme and launch of various development projects, in Bhagalpur, Bihar, on Monday. (PTI Photo)

Nitish Kumar expands Bihar Cabinet to full capacity, all seven new members from BJPSubscriber Only

Feb 26, 2025 19:37 IST

The cabinet expansion, long overdue, was approved after BJP national president JP Nadda and Nitish...

Thu, Feb 27, 2025

Nishant Kumar, Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar son, Bihar Assembly elections, Indian express news, current affairs

Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant steps out of shadows, says NDA should declare his father Bihar CM face ahead of pollsSubscriber Only

Feb 26, 2025 07:10 IST

Nishant Kumar (48), an engineering graduate, also thanked the Prime Minister for the kind words...

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

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