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Sunday, June 21, 2026
TopicBihar floods

Topic: Bihar floods

A floating house has withstood floods in Bihar for 3 years. The engineer wants to scale up

Kumar Prashant's experimental floating village in Ara is offering a shift from relief-driven responses to long-term resilience. His low-cost amphibious houses rise with floodwaters.

Bihar floods in Eklavya Prasad’s photos—a legacy of neglect, man-made barriers wreaking havoc

For nearly two decades, Eklavya Prasad has wielded his camera like a storyteller’s pen, capturing untold tales of resilience and despair from the flood-ravaged lands of North Bihar.

When Modi remembered Sonu Sood, and a ‘bypass’ in the heart of India

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

It’s all about Sushant Singh Rajput on prime time, India TV focuses on Bihar floods

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

In poll year, Nitish is already under fire for Covid handling, now he has to tackle floods

At least 38 lakh people have been affected by floods in 12 districts of Bihar. CM Nitish Kumar has now ordered that Covid factor be taken into account while providing relief.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra used old photos to highlight floods in Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

One image shared by Gandhi Vadra, of houses submerged in water due to floods, is from 2019 and the second, of a man carrying grains on a banana raft, is from 2017.

Political side effects of masks, and Nitish Kumar gets an ‘opportunity in adversity’

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

A policy capping human density is what India needs for its flood-prone cities

Close to 1,700 people died in 14 states and more than 20 lakh were evacuated to shelter camps by September this year due to floods.

Don-turned-politician Pappu Yadav has a new avatar — drowning Patna’s saviour

Pappu Yadav and his team of volunteers helped flood-hit victims in Patna all through the crisis, earning a slew of admirers and embarrassing Nitish govt.

Faced with a do-or-die moment in politics, usually cool Nitish Kumar loses temper at media

With Bihar facing massive floods, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is receiving criticism from all corners, including ally BJP.

On Camera

There’s a simple reason why Friends still works—absurdity of adulthood is timeless

In recent years, saying goodbye to the show has become an unfortunate ritual. Now, with the death of James Burrows, another important figure behind the show's legacy is gone.

India’s Russian oil imports set to hit all-time high this month, ahead of Iran crude comeback

Kpler data shows India's Russian oil imports are on track to reach 2.25 mbpd in June 2026, as prospects of Iranian crude returning to India grow after US-Iran agreement.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.