Abdul Kalam
Dec 31 2007, Pratyush

People of the country knew Bihar mostly as badland. The state was infamous for kidnapping industry in last 15 years but the old days have gone past and Bihar is now on the path of development under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar. The...

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