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6th straight win, 3rd from jail — strongman Anant Singh wins Mokama for JD(U)

Mayank Kumar -
The JD(U) leader won over his nearest rival -- RJD's Veena Devi, wife of local strongman Suraj Bhan Singh -- by a margin of 28,206 votes.

‘Going to jail is not a crime’—Samrat Choudhary says Anant Singh’s case not like Shahabuddin’s

Neelam Pandey -
'Anyone can go to jail. Lalu ji went, Nitish ji also went. I also went to jail. It is not a crime to go to jail. The crime is when one is convicted,' Bihar's deputy CM tells ThePrint.

‘Chhote Sarkar, The Other Lalan’: It’s a 2-vs-1 battle of the ‘dons’ in Bihar’s Mokama bypoll

+TFP Dipak Mishra -
Anant Singh alias Chhote Sarkar has been winning from Mokama since 2005. His wife is the RJD candidate this time, facing off against the BJP’s Sonam Devi, spouse of Lalan Singh.

‘Chhote Sarkar’ Anant Singh became a social media star without being on Twitter or Facebook

Jyoti Yadav -
Anant Singh is no more the dreaded Bahubali of Mokama but someone whose media bytes are analysed for the sole purpose of making memes.

Bihar MLA Anant Singh booked under UAPA. Those who know ‘bahubali Robin Hood’ not surprised

Dipak Mishra -
Mokama MLA Anant Singh was booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act following the alleged recovery of an AK-47 from his home in Barh near Patna.

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Economy

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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