Santosh Singh

Introduction

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

Articles by Santosh Singh

Jehanabad MP, now caught in ambulance contract row, is key to Nitish’s EBC projectSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2023 16:35 IST

The coal businessman-turned-politician’s family has business interests in petroleum, liquor and...

Thu, Jun 22, 2023

Patna awash with posters, banners hailing Nitish, Tejashwi, Rahul; stage set for first joint Oppn showSubscriber Only

Jun 21, 2023 19:57 IST

The meeting of 20 Opposition parties on June 23 is expected to unveil their 'common minimum...

Thu, Jun 22, 2023

Nitish Kumar, MK Stalin, Political Pulse, Indian Express

Oppn meet near, ‘ill’ Nitish cancels Tamil Nadu trip; Stalin seeks to dispel doubt: ‘I will be in Patna’Subscriber Only

Jun 21, 2023 07:13 IST

Cong, JD(U) deny problems, attribute Nitish cancellation to health issues; Stalin is all praise for...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Expired medicine, no oxygen: audits flag gaps in Bihar’s ambulance serviceSubscriber Only

Jun 20, 2023 04:00 IST

The infrastructure included Dial 102, the call-an-ambulance service run by the consortium of...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Bihar ambulance contracts | BJP demands probe: ‘Conflict of interest, Opposition must ask Nitish’Subscriber Only

Jun 19, 2023 13:53 IST

The party, which is in the Opposition in the state, called it a “clear case of conflict of...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

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Despite court’s caution, red flags, Bihar Govt awards Rs 1,600-crore ambulance contract to firm of JD(U) MP’s kinSubscriber Only

Jun 19, 2023 04:02 IST

Norms tweaked for Pashupatinath Distributors owned by Jahanabad MP’s kin; state says move backed...

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Nitish Kumar fills in Manjhi-sized gap in Cabinet, brings in Mushahar leader Ratnesh SadaSubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2023 22:23 IST

The CM claims HAM (S) leader was in touch with BJP, and that he had apprehensions that the June 23...

Fri, Jun 16, 2023

Bihar govt opposes Governor’s nod to four-year graduation courses, says regularising sessions top prioritySubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2023 11:23 IST

Additional Chief Secretary K K Pathak said the state government was taking every step to ensure...

Sat, Jun 17, 2023

Looking for a new U-turn to BJP, Jitan Ram Manjhi gets set for another flip-flop on Nitish KumarSubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2023 09:50 IST

Soon after the resignation of HAM(S) founder’s son Santosh Suman as a minister, JD(U) and RJD...

Fri, Jun 16, 2023

Row over Kurmi and Kurmi (Mahto) tangle in Bihar OBC list pits Nitish govt against CentreSubscriber Only

Jun 14, 2023 09:40 IST

As NCBC seeks PM's intervention in 'anomaly' over Kurmi caste certificates in Bihar, Nitish govt...

Wed, Jun 14, 2023

Jitan Manjhi son quits Nitish Cabinet ahead of joint Oppn meet amid buzz of HAM(S) return to NDASubscriber Only

Jun 13, 2023 17:44 IST

Tendering his resignation, Bihar SC /ST Welfare Minister and HAM(S) leader Santosh Kumar Suman...

Wed, Jun 14, 2023

Lalu Prasad’s birth anniversary: The story of how the young Bihar CM stopped Advani’s rath yatra in 1990Subscriber Only

Jun 11, 2023 16:45 IST

When Advani's rath yatra entered Bihar, Lalu held back in Dhanbad and Patna, acting only once the...

Mon, Jun 12, 2023

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Loved ones dead in Odisha train tragedy, residents of Bihar wait for state govt to wake upSubscriber Only

Jun 09, 2023 04:00 IST

Of the 10, eight survived with minor injuries, and one died. But there’s no word on Raja — he...

Fri, Jun 09, 2023

Decks cleared for first joint Oppn meet in Patna on June 23; Kharge, Rahul to attendSubscriber Only

Jun 07, 2023 21:21 IST

JD(U) chief Rajiv Ranjan Singh says the Oppn conclave holds 'great importance' at a time of an...

Thu, Jun 08, 2023

Patna as the political capital 2.0: City’s long arc – Lohia to JP, Atal to Modi, Lalu to NitishSubscriber Only

Jun 07, 2023 10:48 IST

After a long hiatus, Patna returns as a nerve centre of national politics, weeks after Mamata...

Wed, Jun 07, 2023

Firm making bridge that collapsed in Bihar issued notice, to build it fresh: Tejashwi YadavSubscriber Only

Jun 06, 2023 19:44 IST

The suspended executive engineer was in charge of monitoring the 3.1-km bridge. The Rs 1,710-crore...

Wed, Jun 07, 2023

Day after his deputy called bridge collapse planned, Nitish blames ‘poor work quality’Subscriber Only

Jun 05, 2023 18:11 IST

The 3.16-km bridge being built since 2014 collapsed twice in 14 months - first on the Bhagalpur's...

Tue, Jun 06, 2023

New Bihar CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Cong’s Seemanchal face for checkmate OwaisiSubscriber Only

Jun 05, 2023 08:00 IST

Two-time Kadwa (Katihar) MLA was former JNU Students Union president in 1992, when he was with SFI;...

Mon, Jun 05, 2023

Nitish Kumar tweaks liquor law again, lowers fine to free vehicles carrying alcohol by five timesSubscriber Only

May 31, 2023 19:56 IST

Fifth change in law since April 2022 necessitated after 50,000 four-wheelers pile up across 800...

Thu, Jun 01, 2023

A leader beyond Nitish party line: the case of RS Dy Chairperson HarivanshSubscriber Only

May 31, 2023 17:00 IST

Usual noises follow Harivansh attendance in his official capacity at Parliament inauguration, but...

Thu, Jun 01, 2023

Nitish Kumar’s final push: Why he sees himself as glue that binds OppositionSubscriber Only

May 31, 2023 12:40 IST

Over the last few months, the Bihar CM has been relentlessly working to build a non-BJP Opposition...

Wed, May 31, 2023

Huge stride towards Oppn unity: JD(U) announces mega meeting in Patna, TMC confirms presenceSubscriber Only

May 29, 2023 03:51 IST

West Bengal: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says notwithstanding what happens in June 12...

Mon, May 29, 2023

New parliament buiding: RJD coffin analogy

RJD leader: ‘Coffin analogy being taken literally … it symbolises how democratic norms were forgotten during new Parliament inauguration’Subscriber Only

May 28, 2023 17:40 IST

Party’s national spokesperson Prof Subodh Kumar Mehta criticises inauguration event: “What is...

Mon, May 29, 2023

Bihar govt move to remove 350-yr-old temple for flyover sparks JD(U)-BJP war of wordsSubscriber Only

May 26, 2023 08:00 IST

JD(U) says several temples removed earlier with Centre’s approval, but BJP argues exception...

Thu, May 25, 2023

K C Tyagi interview: ‘Oppn can fight BJP one-on-one in 475 LS seats… KCR & Jagan are work in progress’Subscriber Only

May 24, 2023 20:59 IST

'UP and Gujarat are our only difficult states,' JD(U)'s newly-appointed special advisor and chief...

Thu, May 25, 2023

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