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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicBihar assembly 2020

Topic: bihar assembly 2020

BJP President JP Nadda slams Tejashwi Yadav over 10 lakh govt jobs promise, party symbol

In Atmanirbhar Bihar, people will not do jobs, they will offer jobs. That is the kind of development we will bring, said Nadda at a public gathering in Sonpur.

Nitish Kumar not focussing on real issues of Bihar, keeps referring to past, says Tejashwi

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said education, jobs, income, irrigation and medicine were the real issues of Bihar, which Nitish Kumar never raised.

Surrender is suicide: Nitish Kumar is paying the price for joining hands with Modi

Nitish Kumar decided to align himself with Delhi Durbar to buy insurance. That’s when his downfall began.

‘Namak loyalty’ of silent voters could keep Nitish Kumar afloat despite massive odds

Extremely backward classes and Mahadalits make up over 40 per cent of Bihar's voters, the backbone of CM Nitish Kumar. They may be the swing factor in deciding his political fate.

Angry with Nitish & left helpless by lockdown, this Bihar labourer is giving polls a miss

The wounds of the Covid-19 lockdown are still fresh for Sandeep Yadav of Supaul, who returned home in Bihar during the exodus in May but is now back in Noida.

Migrants who made 1,400 km lockdown journey from Gurgaon to Bihar say their vote is for Modi

Migrants from Hussaina village in Bihar’s Begusarai district admit they have faced hardships getting back home during the lockdown but will still vote for the PM. 

The indelible traumas that Bihar’s voters see in their indelible ink

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

He’s Prime Minister, can say anything, says Tejashwi Yadav on Modi’s ‘jungle raj’ jibe

The RJD leader added that the people of Bihar expected the PM to speak on issues such as special package for the state, unemployment, and hunger.

How can Chirag return to NDA post polls after his anti-Nitish remarks, says JD(U) chief

In interview with ThePrint, JD(U) working president Ashok Choudhary also pooh-poohs Tejashwi Yadav’s promise of 10 lakh jobs, asking how he will get Rs 50,000 crore for it. 

Nitish made this a ‘model village’, but voters here agree with Tejashwi on local issues

Residents say Kalyan Bigha has seen a lot of development but the issues of unemployment and corruption should be focus areas for CM Nitish Kumar.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.