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Topic: Bihar

After Ladli Behna & Ladki Bahin pass the poll test, BJP’s Ladli Laxmi scheme is on the way to Bihar

The Ladli Laxmi scheme for women is aimed at bolstering support among women, one of Nitish Kumar’s key constituencies, ahead of the assembly elections this year.

Money trail in IAS Sanjeev Hans case leads ED to senior Bihar govt officials, massive stash of cash

Action came after names of these officials surfaced during interrogation of Patna-based ‘middleman’ in a money laundering probe against suspended IAS officer Sanjeev Hans.

As murmurs grow about a Nitish Kumar son-rise, concerns in JD(U) about losing Lalu trump card

With posters featuring Nishant appearing outside JD(U) office & a Holi Milan event where party leaders gathered around him for photo-ops, speculation grows about a political debut.

Why senior Bihar Congress leaders are distancing themselves from ‘Kanhaiya’s padyatra’

For many in state unit, Palayan Roko Naukri Do yatra is a platform for Kanhaiya's re-entry in Bihar politics. He has largely been in Delhi after he lost parliamentary polls in 2019.

The real Bihar godfather is the land mafia. Fake receipts, muscle power, kangaroo courts

The absence of an alternate big urban centre has led to the over congestion of Patna, skyrocketing land prices in a state that has little presence of business.

‘Tarpaulin hijab’ to urging Muslims to stay indoors, what’s behind BJP’s Holi narrative

This year, Holi falls both on a Friday and in the holy month of Ramzan. Political analysts say Holi and Eid have long been tools of political outreach in India.

Despite 3 SC orders, Bihar, Jharkhand owe employees of undivided Bihar Rs 500 cr. Inside 25-yr feud

These staffers were employed with state corporations of undivided Bihar. SC has appointed panel under supervision of its retired judge to give 'suggestions for suitable resolution'.

How Congress is charting Kanhaiya’s path back to political fray in poll-bound Bihar

Kanhaiya Kumar contested the 2024 Lok Sabha poll from Delhi, but is now planning to be active in Bihar. He is likely to contest the polls but the seat is yet to be finalised.

Why is toddy politics fermenting churn in ‘dry’ state Bihar? Answer lies in UP’s Lok Sabha results

Tejashwi Yadav has promised to exempt toddy-tapping from stringent prohibition law brought in by Nitish Kumar-led govt. His argument has found takers even in NDA's ranks.

Tale of 2 alliances: Aurangzeb row brings BJP, Sena closer in Maharashtra, divides BJP, JD(U) in Bihar

Criticising Chhava, a Bollywood drama revolving around Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj resisting Aurangzeb's forces, SP MLA Abu Azmi praised the Mughal emperor, triggering a row. 

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.