While RJD state chief Mangani Mandal says Congress is free to exit alliance, the latter has said tie-up was ‘only for elections’ and that it plans to focus on strengthening itself.
It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.
JSP youth wing V-P Chanchal Singh got the ticket to contest against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in Raghopur, from where Prashant Kishor was widely rumoured to be standing.
Many in JD(U) said to be upset 'hard-working party leaders & workers ignored and some senior leaders have hijacked the entire process'. JD(U) leader says such stories planted by oppn.
BJP names 71 of 101 candidates, 9 are women. No tickets to minister Motilal Prasad, sitting MLA Ram Prit Paswan. BJP mainly picks old faces, including former deputy CM Renu Devi.
Apparent standoff between INDIA bloc allies RJD & Congress over declaration of CM face comes at a time when they are locked in tense seat-sharing talks for Bihar assembly polls.
Day after being detained while marching to ECI HQ, Opposition MPs staged a protest Tuesday wearing T-shirts printed & the voter's face with ‘124 Not Out’ written on the back.
Even if there is an early agreement on a cessation of hostilities in Iran, the price shock will not go away easily. Global prices of oil and gas will remain elevated.
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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