A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh granted the 77-year-old former Bihar chief minister exemption from appearing before the trial court during the proceedings

Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) would expand beyond Bihar and aspire to become a national party. Addressing a function marking the 38th death anniversary of Karpoori Thakur, the political mentor of his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi announced that the party would soon begin a nationwide strengthening drive