Unlike Karpoori Thakur in the 1970s or Lalu Prasad in the 1990s, Nitish Kumar’s quota politics in Bihar today doesn’t have the same sting that BJP could exploit.
Often tagged a 'party of upper-castes', the ruling BJP is already facing demands from the Opposition for a national caste census ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The Bihar education department order stated that holidays had to be pared down to maintain 200 working days in primary schools and 220 in middle schools in accordance with RTE Act.
Eye on caste votes, BJP is keen to rope in Vikassheel Insaan Party in NDA, but its chief Mukesh Sahani isn’t making it easy with his demands for Lok Sabha seats and reservation.
On Monday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made a sudden appearance before SC bench hearing petitions against Bihar caste survey, and sought permission to file affidavit on behalf of Modi govt.
Alinagar MLA Mishri Lal Yadav files FIR claiming Madhubani MP Ashok Yadav & Keoti MLA Murari Mohan Jha sent armed men to his Darbhanga residence over land dispute involving religious leader.
Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi claims the worker, Vijay Kumar Singh, fainted after receiving blows to his head and died in hospital. Police say he was found unconscious.
JD(U) claims MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul’s 2020 affidavit shows his degree is from women’s college. Bachaul says it is a typo. ‘Fake degree’ rows a regular affair in Bihar.
Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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