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Sunday, December 21, 2025
TopicBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Topic: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

CM Nitish apologises for ‘vulgar’ statement on population control. BJP targets his age, ‘mental health’

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.

Nitish’s ‘birth control tips’ in Bihar assembly spark row, NCW says ‘apologise to all of India’s women’

CM was talking about his efforts towards improving girls’ education & linking it with population control. Deputy CM Tejashwi says Nitish was talking about sex education.

Chinks in Bihar Mahagathbandhan? CM Nitish Kumar’s absence from Congress event sparks buzz

Congress says it didn't invite CM for event where Lalu was chief guest. Nitish's absence hints at JD(U)'s cooling ties with party that needs RJD in Bihar in absence of its own vote-bank.

‘Can’t oppose it, can’t endorse’ is BJP’s caste survey predicament, writes Urdu press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Survey done, why Nitish is extending olive branch to ‘upper’ castes with EWS quota in judicial services

Nitish Kumar cabinet approved 10% quota for judicial services a day after releasing caste survey findings. State leaders say it's because 'upper' castes punch above their weight in polls.

Barring minister’s PA from edu dept to tabs on teachers — all about controversial Bihar IAS KK Pathak

Additional chief secy of education dept, Pathak is making waves with decisions that include slashing school holidays to banning coaching classes during school & college hours.

‘Census done at Centre’s level, we can’t do that’: CM Nitish Kumar on Bihar caste-based survey

JDU leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary slammed the central government for filing an affidavit in the SC against Bihar’s government decision to conduct caste-based census in the state.

BJP blames police lathicharge as worker dies at Patna protest. Police deny charge  

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. 

‘Political compulsion’ or ‘avoiding trap’? Why Nitish is silent on CBI chargesheet against Tejashwi

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had in 2017 broken ties with RJD after Tejashwi was accused in hotel sale scam. Similar cases of ministers being made to quit raise questions on his silence now.

Nobel prize for ‘irony’ & ‘rebels and traitors’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.