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Monday, August 17, 2026
TopicBihar

Topic: Bihar

Why protesters in Bihar and Jharkhand are asking for water cannons

From New Delhi to Bihar to Jharkhand, student protests have created a new relationship between water cannons and protesters.

Bihar man posing as NSA Ajit Doval’s ‘covert agent’ arrested. Has a Tesla, a pool & Rs 100 crore assets

Manish Kumar Gupta would also allegedly pose as IAS officer and tell govt officials he could make corruption cases disappear for a tidy sum, even ran a jobs-for-money racket.

Bihar cinema’s New Darbhanga Wave reached New York. Still fighting for regional screens

Bihar's cinematic identity was shaped by Bhojpuri films known for loud action and misogyny. A handful of filmmakers are trying to build an ecosystem for rooted Maithili stories.

Murder convicts get bail with unusual rider. Punjab & Haryana HC orders one-month ‘hospital duty’

The duo was also asked to file an affidavit undertaking not to indulge in any criminal offence, with suspension liable to be cancelled if named in any fresh case.

Who is LBSNAA new director B. Rajender?

A scientist by training, the 1995-batch Bihar cadre officer brings nearly three decades of experience across district administration and the Centre.

Muslim votes, youth anger, Nitish factor & more: How Prashant Kishor stunned BJP in Bankipur

One of the fallouts will be the impact in narrative building for the ruling BJP as the loss happens to be in its bastion right after the massive student protest in New Delhi.

From UP to Bihar to Rajasthan—Gen Alpha is protesting against poor school infrastructure

In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, several students from public schools have boycotted classes, demanding classroom fans and clean drinking water.

Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur victory in Bihar should ring alarm bells for Modi-Shah’s BJP

With an estimated 1.6 lakh of its 3.79 lakh voters being upper-caste Hindus, Bankipur has been a BJP stronghold for three decades. Prashant Kishor has breached that fortress decisively.

Bihar officer murder: Driver held after ‘confession’, family alleges harassment by LJP (RV) MLA

Municipal council executive officer Vimal Kumar was killed allegedly while he was on way home Saturday. His wife has named driver as suspect & alleged a larger conspiracy.

Bankipur bypoll: PK shatters BJP’s grip over a Nitin Nabin stronghold in stunning electoral debut

Prashant Kishor defeats BJP's Neeraj Kumar by 18,953 votes. Bypoll to Bihar seat was necessitated by Nitin Nabin's elevation to Rajya Sabha.

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Kite-flying can be made safer for birds. Just banning manja isn’t enough

For a long time, we fought hunting to protect birds. Now, we need to tackle manja through a social behaviour change campaign.

All aboard the ‘Reform Express’: PM Modi’s 2047 ride runs on seven tracks

'Reform from conviction, not compulsion', says PM, linking India’s 2047 ambitions to reforms across manufacturing, technology, defence, infrastructure, green growth and soft power.

Navy officer, who entered burning LPG tanker repeatedly to recover missing crew, awarded Shaurya Chakra

Lieutenant Commander Shivam Kumar was serving onboard INS Trikand when it was directed to assist Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker, while transiting through Houthi attack zone on 18 October, 2025.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman