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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicBihar assembly 2020

Topic: bihar assembly 2020

Bonus for govt employees at taxpayer expense wrong. Everybody must sacrifice in this economy

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10 lakh jobs, Rs 1,500 unemployment allowance — Congress’ promise to Bihar in poll manifesto

The Congress, which is contesting in 70 out of 243 seats in alliance with the RJD and 3 Left parties, also promised a loan waiver for farmers having small and medium landholdings.

Why RJD-Congress won’t bring up India-China dispute in Bihar campaign

RJD and Congress leaders say the focus is on local issues and CM Nitish Kumar's handling of Covid pandemic, migrant crisis and economy.

Nitish Kumar, the ‘lonely goalkeeper’ of Bihar, and why car makers should be thanking Covid

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3 reasons why BJP disowning Chirag Paswan may not cut ice with Nitish Kumar

BJP is not ruling out Chirag Paswan’s return to NDA after Bihar election result. When was BJP so forgiving towards a leader hell-bent on damaging its electoral prospects?

‘Ease of doing business’ in UP and Bihar’s next shot at ‘Achhe Din’

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Modi-Shah’s BJP needs a new ‘enemy’ for Bihar election. Pakistan and Sushant won’t work

Pakistan is a Muslim state, an 'unprovoked' aggressor and an evergreen enemy — a seductive mix for the BJP. China does not quite fit the bill.

Sharad Yadav’s party to go it alone in Bihar, says Congress, RJD ‘took no interest’ in tie-up

In its maiden assembly election, former JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal will contest 51 of Bihar's 243 assembly seats.

BJP releases second list of 46 candidates for Bihar assembly elections

State minister Nand Kishore Yadav and Nitish Mishra, son of former chief minister Jagannath Mishra, are among those given tickets by the BJP.

EC doubles broadcast time allotted to parties in Bihar on Doordarshan, AIR ahead of polls

The additional time to be allotted to a party has been decided on the basis of its poll performance in the last Bihar Assembly election in 2015.

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Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.