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

Bihar politics, Chirag Paswan, Nitish Kumar, Bihar Assembly elections, Bihar Assembly polls, bahujan samaj party, Indian express news, current affairs

On Nitish turf, Chirag set to sharpen ‘new leadership’ pitch, step up ‘Bahujan outreach’Subscriber Only

Jun 29, 2025 04:14 IST

While both Nitish and Chirag are key allies of the BJP-led NDA, their relations have been strained,...

Sun, Jun 29, 2025

Imarat-e-Shariah, Faisal Rahmani, Waqf Act, Waqf Bill, Waqf Bill, Waqf Amendment Act, Supreme Court, Waqf properties, Waqf land, CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjiv Khanna, Waqf amendment Bill, Indian express news, current affairs

‘Some BJP MPs backing our Waqf stand’: Top Muslim body chief on eve of Patna rallySubscriber Only

Jun 29, 2025 04:00 IST

Imarat-e-Shariah, headquartered in Patna, has rejected the Waqf amendment legislation, calling for...

Sun, Jun 29, 2025

Those who were in jail: Political detainees between 1975-77 talk about the EmergencySubscriber Only

Jun 28, 2025 09:54 IST

Fifty years ago, on the night of June 25, 1975, the Indira Gandhi government invoked Article 352 of...

Sat, Jun 28, 2025

Bihar poll rolls, Bihar polls, Bihar Assembly elections, Bihar Assembly, Election Commission, Revision of Bihar poll rolls, RJD, Congress, CPI(ML) Liberation and CPI(M), Indian express news, current affairs

Revision of Bihar poll rolls: Oppn fears many will be left out, questions timingSubscriber Only

Jun 27, 2025 04:20 IST

Mamata Banerjee says EC “acting like a stooge of BJP”, asks whether the move is a backdoor...

Fri, Jun 27, 2025

Historian Walter Hauser's son Michael and daughter Sheela scattering their parents' ashes in the Ganga. (Express photo)

Bihar govt to name new airport after iconic peasant leader — ‘only fitting tribute’Subscriber Only

Jun 26, 2025 19:26 IST

The government’s announcement comes on the 75th anniversary of iconic peasant leader Swami...

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

A swami, a historian and the Ganga — why an American family journeyed to Patna to scatter ashes in the riverSubscriber Only

Jun 26, 2025 06:40 IST

Swami Sahajanand Saraswati death anniversary: It was in the 1950s that the late Walter Hauser came...

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

Lalu Prasad: ‘We had no idea the JP Movement would shake the regime of Indira Gandhi… She was left clueless’Subscriber Only

Jun 25, 2025 15:58 IST

"As for the present NDA regime, these feel like times of undeclared Emergency. The present...

Thu, Jun 26, 2025

Call for ‘sampoorna kranti’ shook Indira govt: How a semi-retired Jayaprakash Narayan stirred student protests into a stormSubscriber Only

Jun 25, 2025 08:00 IST

From Gujarat to Bihar, the protesters looked up to JP, with the movement led by him paving the way...

Wed, Jun 25, 2025

In poll mode, Bihar Cabinet approves pension hike, wedding halls, subsidised foodSubscriber Only

Jun 25, 2025 06:40 IST

A proposal allowing gram panchayats to take up works up to Rs 10 lakh under MGNREGA, against the...

Wed, Jun 25, 2025

At 56, key Bihar minister selected as assistant professor in political science deptSubscriber Only

Jun 25, 2025 06:40 IST

The age limit in all categories, as of 1 January 2020, was 55...

Wed, Jun 25, 2025

‘Design of temple at birthplace of Sita now complete’: Bihar’s Punaura Dham redevelopment takes shapeSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2025 21:51 IST

When Nitish returned to the NDA fold in January 2024, the government stressed that the Janaki...

Mon, Jun 23, 2025

Does RJD have a Dalit problem? As Lalu Prasad faces fire, why his party has so few SC facesSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2025 13:35 IST

As a young student, the RJD chief’s first rally was a protest against alleged derogatory remarks...

Mon, Jun 23, 2025

Bihar sporting culture, Bihar sporting atmosphere, Bihar sporting infra, Bihar, Bihar government, Nitish Kumar, Indian express news, current affairs

In news for crumbling stadium, Bihar wants to change the headlineSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2025 06:45 IST

From new multi-crore sports complexes and sports university to hosting Khelo India Youth games, the...

Sun, Jun 22, 2025

Nalanda University, Nalanda University new PG courses, Sachin Chaturvedi, Nalanda University Vice-Chancellor, Indian express news, current affairs

Nalanda University adds 4 new PG courses, V-C says reinforcing its role as centre of high learningSubscriber Only

Jun 22, 2025 03:37 IST

The new courses are in consonance with the blended vision of ancient and new Nalanda universities...

Sun, Jun 22, 2025

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced Saturday that pension to senior citizens, widows and people with disabilities would be increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100/month

Cometh the polls, cometh the doles: Nitish announces three-fold hike in social security pension in BiharSubscriber Only

Jun 21, 2025 17:35 IST

Welcoming the move, Janata Dal (United) national general secretary Manish Kumar Verma claimed he...

Sun, Jun 22, 2025

The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several development projects, worth a total of Rs 9,145 crore, during his Siwan visit.

In 4th visit to poll-bound state this year, PM Modi flags off first made-in-India locomotive to be exported from Bihar factorySubscriber Only

Jun 20, 2025 11:39 IST

Officials said, however, that the highlight would be the feat of the Marhaura factory, which they...

Fri, Jun 20, 2025

Paswan family expands: How Chirag found his brothers-in-lawSubscriber Only

Jun 19, 2025 19:05 IST

Chirag Paswan's brother-in-law and MP Arun Bharti, who calls himself a “soldier of LJP(RV) and...

Sat, Jun 21, 2025

‘Jamai aayog’: RJD spots ‘blatant favouritism’, sons-in-law in Nitish Kumar government in BiharSubscriber Only

Jun 17, 2025 20:10 IST

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav says a “coterie” around Bihar CM is cornering plum positions for...

Wed, Jun 18, 2025

The study, called ‘Dynamics of circulation and trade networks of illegal firearms and ammunition: A Bihar perspective’, was submitted to Bihar’s Director General of Police Vinay Kumar last week.

Behind Bihar’s violent crimes, web of illegal arms trade, fake licences, police study revealsSubscriber Only

Jun 16, 2025 07:00 IST

Rattled by consistently being in the top five states of India with the most violent crimes, Bihar...

Mon, Jun 16, 2025

Key EBC face set to take over as new Bihar RJD chief: Who is Mangani Lal Mandal?Subscriber Only

Jun 14, 2025 16:25 IST

Veteran socialist and ex-JD (U) leader Mandal emerges as the RJD leadership's “natural choice”...

Sat, Jun 14, 2025

Bihar poll parley begins: What happened at Mahagathbandhan’s first meeting on seat-sharingSubscriber Only

Jun 13, 2025 21:20 IST

While RJD asks allies to focus on winnable seats, account for the strength of candidates before...

Sat, Jun 14, 2025

Bihar Assembly elections, Bihar Assembly polls, Nitish Kumar, Indian express news, current affairs

Ahead of Bihar polls, more MNREGA sanction power to mukhiyas, PRI allowances increasedSubscriber Only

Jun 13, 2025 04:32 IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced this at a meeting of mukhiyas and PRIs. The matter is subject to...

Fri, Jun 13, 2025

A decade later, and in time for polls, Nitish ‘revives’ land allotment schemeSubscriber Only

Jun 10, 2025 15:30 IST

Revenue and Land Reforms Department orders re-survey to cross-check data regarding 36,000 families...

Tue, Jun 10, 2025

Good journalism key to governance, empowers citizens: CM Nitish Kumar launches Express edition in PatnaSubscriber Only

Jun 10, 2025 05:45 IST

This is the 11th edition of the newspaper that publishes from New Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ahmedabad,...

Tue, Jun 10, 2025

The Indian Express will launch its Patna edition today, eleventh across the countrySubscriber Only

Jun 09, 2025 04:20 IST

The Patna edition is being launched months before Bihar heads to crucial Assembly...

Mon, Jun 09, 2025

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