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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicBihar assembly 2020

Topic: bihar assembly 2020

PM Modi to give big infra push in Bihar & MP this week before poll dates are announced

Once the Election Commission announces the dates for the Bihar polls and MP bypolls, the Model Code of Conduct will prevent any new announcements.

NDA seat-sharing could become issue in Bihar as BJP MPs want parity with JD(U)

At a meeting with BJP chief J.P. Nadda, MPs said party needs to move on from the ‘big brother’ attitude of Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and get ‘respectable’ share.

Congress to hold virtual rallies starting 1 September in poll-bound Bihar

The development comes as several top BJP leaders are scheduled to arrive in Bihar after 6 September in view of the upcoming Assembly polls.

Indian news TV has a god bigger than Modi

TV news bends before Modi, crawls before TRP. We need institutional reform to tame the vulture.

RJD and CPI move past Kanhaiya Kumar issue, plan to fight Bihar assembly polls together

In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Kanhaiya Kumar was a deal-breaker for CPI-RJD alliance. But now RJD is attempting to ‘prevent the split of secular votes’ with an alliance with CPI.

PM CARES to fund 2 Covid hospitals in Bihar ahead of polls, opposition says ‘too late’

In a tweet, PMO says two 500-bed makeshift hospitals will come up in Patna and Muzaffarpur, which will go a long way in improving Covid care in Bihar.

No rallies or roadshows, Bihar digital election is on WhatsApp, Facebook — BJP’s home turf

Gone are the days of packed campaign rallies of Lalu Prasad Yadav. Today’s politics is about who can spread their message better on WhatsApp and Facebook.

Spate of defections in Bihar — why JD(U) minister joined RJD & 3 MLAs went the other way

Industries minister Shyam Rajak was sacked and expelled from the JD(U) Sunday, joined the RJD Monday. 3 RJD MLAs crossed over to JD(U) the same day.

No Question Hour, Zero Hour as Bihar holds 1-day assembly session, the last before polls

Around 12 bills and the supplementary budget was passed by the Bihar assembly without a single question being asked.

Only Lalu Prasad Yadav could have stopped Mandir politics again. BJP must be relieved

Even today, Lalu Prasad Yadav is the only politician with the ability to bring all secular forces together. Without him, BJP has a clear path in Bihar election.

On Camera

Fatehpur Sikri was extraordinarily well-provided with water. Lessons for modern India

How three of the most important medieval metropolises—Vijayanagara, Bijapur, and Fatehpur Sikri—managed the challenges of inclement weather.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.