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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicBegusarai

Topic: Begusarai

Weeping Bihari migrant in viral lockdown photo is still waiting for job ‘Tejashwi promised’

The photo of a sobbing Rampukar Pandit symbolised India’s migrant crisis. While the RJD leader promised him a job, the man is still struggling to find one.

Away from limelight, Kanhaiya Kumar can be found in Begusarai or with friends in Bollywood

Kanhaiya Kumar, who rose to fame after a sedition case against him, has been keeping a low profile since his Lok Sabha poll defeat from Begusarai.

Kanhaiya Kumar losing maiden poll battle as caste guides ‘Leningrad’ Begusarai

Former JNU Student Union chief Kanhaiya Kumar was trailing heavily in Bihar's Begusarai constituency as BJP's Giriraj Singh established a lead of over 90,000 votes, as of 11 am.

To unwind this election season, Sonia hits exhibition, Patnaik enjoys Japanese meal

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Stars, students, SUVs: Kanhaiya’s Begusarai is Woodstock 2019, but he’ll need more to win

Shabana Azmi to Swara Bhaskar, Sitaram Yechury to JNU students have all turned up for CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar. But that’s unlikely to help beat caste & religion factors.

Why Kanhaiya Kumar is a symbol of status quo in Begusarai, the Leningrad of Bihar

The CPI in Bihar never saw a contradiction between organising landless labourers and having a party structure dominated by upper castes, especially Bhumihars like Kumar.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.