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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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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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