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Victory rallies banned as Model Code of Conduct extended in Gaya

With model code of conduct in effect, DM Sushant Shubhankar assured that all arrangements remain in place with a 3-layer security around strong rooms & patrolling across the city.

WATCH LIVE | Bihar election: ThePrint analyses early trends as NDA gains leads over Mahagathbandhan

WATCH LIVE | ThePrint’s editors and reporters decode the Bihar verdict as early polls put NDA ahead of Mahagathbandhan, paving the way for Nitish Kumar to take oath as chief minister a tenth time.

Bihar election results: After Congress-RJD drubbing, Rahul questions fairness of polling process

Nitish looks set to retain power as CM. Stay tuned to ThePrint for the latest on Bihar election result.

‘If you succeed, we share credit, if you fail…’—how Narsimha Rao brought in Manmohan Singh as FM

Montek Singh Ahluwalia delivered a lecture Thursday on ‘The Life and Legacy of Dr Manmohan Singh’, as part of a Prime Minister’s Museum and Library event.

Before Bihar’s next government is decided, a look at state’s political twists & turns

Seven decades of Bihar politics: The JP movement, Emergency era, rise of OBC leadership, the fodder scam that shook the state, and Nitish Kumar's alliance flip-flops.

Why Bihar polls saw highest ever women voter turnout

This assembly election, Bihar saw a record-breaking participation of women voters—71.6 percent—the highest since 1962.

Vijay’s bid for youth vote prompts a Seeman counter-strategy in tussle for non-Dravidian crown

Moving beyond Tamil nationalism, Naam Tamilar Katchi chief is crafting social engineering strategy for 2026 polls, picking candidates from marginalised, non-dominant groups. 

Congress veteran Shakeel Ahmad quits party after Bihar polls; keeps the faith, not the company

Former Union minister & 5-time MLA & MP from Bihar Shakeel Ahmad resigns citing differences with individuals currently in positions of power in Congress. Will not join another party, he says.

Bihar exit polls predict ‘fir se Nitish’, double digits for Tejashwi-led Oppn, duck for Jan Suraaj

Some exit polls now suggest the Opposition may win even fewer seats than what the RJD alone secured in 2020, forecasting a landslide for the NDA.

‘Failed Kashmir, Manipur, Delhi, Pulwama, Pahalgam…’—Amit Shah faces Oppn heat over Red Fort blast

Congress, TMC, AAP also targeted PM Modi for proceeding with his official trip to Bhutan within a day of the blast near Red Fort metro station, which has claimed 12 lives so far.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.