In editorial Monday, Saamana said Nitish Kumar was the one who took initiative to unite all anti-BJP forces and called the first meeting of the opposition's INDIA alliance in Patna.
Samrat Choudhary & Vijay Kumar Sinha, sworn in as deputy CMs, have been critical of Nitish in the past. BJP's third pick, Prem Kumar, too, had been dumped from NDA cabinet after 2020 polls.
As suspense over Nitish's next move continues, his current ally RJD & other Bihar parties hold urgent meetings. Once called 'Paltu Ram' by Lalu, he has a long history of making U-turns.
Resolution adopted by party's national council says the Bihar CM, who will embark on nationwide ‘Jan Jagaran Yatra’ in January, is a politician with experience in running coalitions.
While BJP is demanding resignation of the 72-yr-old CM, saying his 'mental health appears to be failing', Bihar's ruling JD(U)-RJD alliance says opposition blowing issue out of proportion.
The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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