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Saturday, August 30, 2025
TopicBihar election

Topic: Bihar election

BJP’s promise of free Covid vaccine not violative of poll code, says Election Commission

The commission was responding to a complaint by RTI activist Saket Gokhale who claimed the promise was discriminatory and a misuse of powers by the central govt.

Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar share stage at election rally in Patna

PM Narendra Modi addressed back-to-back election rallies in Bihar and praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for leading the state from misgovernance to good governance.

Day before Bihar elections kick off, CM Nitish Kumar goes ‘home’ to Nalanda constituency

Nitish Kumar campaigned in Islampur in Nalanda constituency, reminding JD(U) supporters of what he had done, and what he promises to do if voted back to power.

China spread virus, India gave fitting reply — Aaj Tak, News18 looks for Chinese army in Noida

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Dalit voters will be the X factor in Bihar election — they vote differently than in UP

In UP, Dalit political mobilisation was based on Ambedkarism. In Bihar, it was based on Marxism. That explains the voting patterns.

BJP’s vaccine for Bihar and Trump’s ‘send you to Bihar’ promise

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

‘Free Covid vaccine’ manifesto in Bihar and rising cases of ‘love jihad’

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

Modi masks for Bihar elections, and ‘financial help’ for the Finance Minister

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

BJP following ‘coalition dharma’ by attacking me to satisfy Nitish, says Chirag Paswan

Chirag Paswan says the thrush of Nitish Kumar's poll campaign in Bihar has been showing a distance between PM Modi and the LJP chief.

BJP slams Congress for fielding AMU ex-student president in Bihar, calls him ‘Jinnah supporter’

Former AMU students union president Maskoor Usmani, fielded from Jale, is one of Congress' 12 Muslim candidates in Bihar. The party is contesting on 70 seats.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.