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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicBihar polls 2025

Topic: Bihar polls 2025

In race to win over Jeevika Didis, Tejashwi’s Bihar manifesto looks to one up NDA with big promise

Mahagathbandhan manifesto also promises restoration of OPS for govt employees, Rs 2,500 per month to eligible women under Mai-Bahin Maa Yojana, toddy exemption for prohibition law.

ECI to hold second phase of SIR in 12 states & UTs; final list on 7 February 2026

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States...

Bihar polls: More ‘brawl than dance of democracy’ for India’s poorest and youngest electorate

New Delhi: The run up to the Bihar polls hasn’t been a “dance of democracy” and been more “like a brawl than a ballet”,...

India bloc considers land reform push in Bihar manifesto, reviving report Nitish shelved in 2008

Left parties pushing Congress & RJD to implement recommendations aimed at limiting land concentration, providing security to tenant farmers, redistributing land to marginalised rural workers.

Bihar polls looming, Congress’s 1st memorial for Sitaram Kesri, who was forced to make way for Sonia

Sitaram Kesri, a prominent OBC leader from Bihar's Danapur, was unceremoniously replaced as party chief with Sonia Gandhi in 1998. He died later on 24 October 2000.

Haryana BJP has a game plan for Bihar polls, and migrants will be key players

BJP intensifies outreach to Bihari migrants, amid row over electoral roll revision & polls due next month. It is focusing on 14 districts where their concentration is high.

PM Modi kicks off NDA campaign in Bihar, says people will prevent return of RJD & Congress’ ‘jungle raj’

PM Modi accuses RJD and Congress of caring only about their own families. Says under CM Nitish Kumar's leadership, NDA 'is set to break all its old records of victory' in Bihar.

Bihar polls & the complex caste dynamic: How parties are sticking to tried-and-tested strategies

As Bihar goes to polls next month, there is a sense of political déjà vu. Distribution of tickets reflects how the parties have not strayed from their traditional support base.

Inside INDIA bloc’s move to name Tejashwi Yadav as Bihar CM face after weeks of uncertainty

The RJD leader has maintained that the CM will be announced before Bihar polls. The Congress appeared reluctant before but now appears to have succumbed to bloc pressures.

How Amit Shah is putting out fires & steering BJP’s electoral battle in Bihar

Since the BJP began distributing its 101 tickets, it has come under fire from party leaders & workers, but Amit Shah is trying to keep them in the party fold & ensure an NDA win in Bihar. 

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Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.