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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
TopicBihar Assembly

Topic: Bihar Assembly

Why Bihar govt restricted media access to assembly as CM Nitish filed Rajya Sabha nomination

It's the first time media restrictions have been put in place before the filing of nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls.

If equality is the aim, a caste census can never deliver it

Anand Teltumbde's 'The Caste Con Census' tells that caste, by definition, divides. And in the modern period, how it has multiplied.

Divya Gautam’s quiet campaign spotlights unemployment in Bihar’s Digha. She won’t use ‘Sushant’ factor

The 1st-time candidate from Digha, contesting on CPI(ML)-Liberation ticket, is confident she can bring ‘badlaav’ with promise of jobs, the focus of her campaign in Digha constituency.

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

All options open, says Congress on INDIA bloc considering Bihar poll boycott over ‘tughlaqi SIR’

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday said the INDIA bloc is considering the unprecedented option of boycotting the upcoming Bihar assembly election as it will...

‘Baap, baccha, farzi CM’ & Nitish-Tejashwi clash—slugfest over voter roll revision in Bihar assembly

RJD MLA Bhai Virendra got upset when Speaker asked Tejashwi to keep his speech brief. ‘Yeh sadan kisi ke baap ka nahin hai,’ Virendra said, prompting demand for an apology.

A minor’s rape, hospital neglect & political storm. The makings of Bihar’s RG Kar

The three recent rape cases have sparked outrage in Bihar, with opposition leaders targeting the government's inaction and pushing women's safety and hospital neglect to the forefront of the poll campaign.

Penalty for misconduct in House must be proportionate & just, says SC. Sets down guidelines

The court set aside RJD legislator Sunil Kumar Singh's 2024 expulsion from the Bihar House. The punishment meted out to Singh for allegedly insulting the CM was 'excessive', it said.

Bihar MLA Manoj Manzil gets life sentence for 2015 murder, his party CPI(ML) says ‘handiwork of BJP’

New Delhi: Bihar legislator Manoj Manzil was sentenced to life Tuesday in an eight-year-old murder case. Additional District Judge of the Arrah MP-MLA Court, Santeendra Singh...

Nitish-led NDA govt wins floor test in Bihar assembly after Opposition walks out

The JD(U) national president won the support of 129 MLAs in the 243-seat assembly, after the Opposition walked out of the House. The required number was 122.

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Maoist insurgency has been defeated. Naxal ideology likely to survive

Decline of Maoist violence should not obscure the possibility that discontent could resurface—whether as renewed insurgency, localised agitation, or any other form of resistance.

RBI delays stricter trading loan rules as volatility climbs amid Iran conflict

The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.