(2001 est. pop. 1.4 million). Patna (ancient Pataliputra) is the capital of Bihar State in northern India, 300 miles northwest of Calcutta on the south bank of the Ganges. The river is triple its usual width here and is crossed by the Mahatma Gandhi...

Coordinates: 25°21′N 85°07′E / 25.35, 85.12 Paṭnā pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: पटना) is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. The modern city of...

An Indian domestic airliner slammed into a neighborhood of brick houses today as it apparently was attempting to land in the eastern city of Patna, killing at least 57 people, authorities said. Witnesses told Indian and Western news agencies that the plane roared...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An Indian court of inquiry into the 17 July 2000 crash of an Alliance Air Boeing 737-200 aircraft at Patna airport has blamed human error for the accident. The Indian government stated on 31 March...

A court on Wednesday condemned a former lawmaker to death for his role in a 1994 murder of a government official, the first time a member of India's parliament has received a capital sentence.Anand Mohan and two other politicians were sentenced to hang for their...