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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicBihar assembly 2020

Topic: bihar assembly 2020

BJP-JDU will surely win Bihar election, but something did change in past 3 months

Considering the strengths and limitations of BJP, JDU, RJD and Congress, here’s the likely outcome of the Bihar assembly election.

Times Now questions Mike Pompeo, News18 debates ‘love jihad’ killing in Ballabhgarh

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Polling begins in Bihar for 71 seats amid tight security, Covid guidelines

As many as 33 of the constituencies going to polls in the first phase have been declared as sensitive or hypersensitive constituencies, the poll panel said.

Has Nitish done enough? Bihar’s women, unhappy about jobs & alcohol, set to answer key question

Concerns about prohibition & employment appear to hold a strong sway among women in Bihar even as they laud the many initiatives taken by Nitish Kumar govt to empower them.

Day before Bihar elections kick off, CM Nitish Kumar goes ‘home’ to Nalanda constituency

Nitish Kumar campaigned in Islampur in Nalanda constituency, reminding JD(U) supporters of what he had done, and what he promises to do if voted back to power.

34% of candidates in second phase of Bihar polls face criminal charges, says ADR report

The SC in in February asked parties to give reasons for selecting candidates with criminal background and why other individuals without criminal antecedents could not be picked.

BJP wants ‘Chirag’ to light up its home but burn down JD(U)’s, Congress’ Shaktisinh Gohil says

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Congress Bihar in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil hits out at BJP-JD(U) for its 'thug-bandhan', says 'Chanakya land' will prove all opinion polls wrong.

No understanding with Tejashwi Yadav, my MLAs will support BJP CM, says Chirag Paswan

LJP chief Chirag Paswan says he is unwavering in his support for the BJP despite leaders of the party referring to him as a ‘vote-cutter’. Excerpts from an interview.

6-inch swab not enough for a certain leader and BJP’s game plan for Bihar

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

LJP will probe Saat Nishchay scheme for corruption, jail Nitish Kumar if guilty, says Paswan

LJP chief Chirag Paswan also accused CM Nitish Kumar for implementing prohibition laws in the state and alleged that he gained from smuggling liquor into the state.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

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.