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Topic: Bihar

‘Bihar First, Bihari First’—Chirag Paswan says will contest Bihar polls, backs Nitish for CM

Talking to the media, Paswan said that several parties have benefitted when their national leaders fought state polls.

Out-of-school children: Centre flags huge mismatch in Bihar, Jharkhand data & national survey

During meetings between state officials & project approval board for Samagra Shiksha Scheme, Centre also flagged widespread vacancies in teaching posts across various states.

PM Modi launches projects worth over 48 crore in Bihar’s Karakat

During his two-day visit to state, the prime minister laid the foundation stone for the Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-II & inaugurated 4-laning of highways running through state.

Ahead of Assembly elections, Bihar govt transfers 11 IAS, 6 IPS officers

Apart from class-I officers, 36 officers of the Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) were also transferred in the major reshuffle.

In Bihar’s Chhapra, a broken family copes after 25-yr-old lynched, brother battling for life

The mob lynching transpired on 11 May in Bihar's Chhapra village. Zakir Qureshi died after he was tied up & beaten. His brother remains critical.

Born the same day as India’s Operation Sindoor, baby girl in Bihar named ‘Sindoori’

The girl was born at 9 am on 7 May. Her maternal grandfather says, ‘every time we say her name, we’ll be reminded of the strong message India sent to Pakistan.’

Why Nitish Kumar has reason to worry about Chirag Paswan’s claim to share of power in Bihar

It was LJP (RV) that had pushed JD(U) to 3rd position in Bihar as its tally came down from 71 in 2015 to 43 in 2020. But, Chirag, too, has not got the numbers to claim CM's chair.

UP, Bihar, Maharashtra make up 42% of all undertrials in India, shows India Justice Report 2025

Share of undertrials in detention for 3-5 years almost doubled over 10 yrs between 2012 & 2022, & those above 5 years have tripled in that period, it adds.

BJP’s Ashwini Kumar Choubey bats for Deputy PM, NDA convener post for Nitish Kumar

JD(U) is downplaying Choubey’s comment as ‘personal opinion’, while some in BJP see it as a ‘tactical’ hint of what’s to come. Elections in Bihar are due to be held later this year.

What’s the latest discord pitting Chirag Paswan against uncle Paras, four yrs after LJP split

Chirag's party has accused Paras of ill-treating Ram Vilas Paswan's first wife Rajkumari Devi. This was after Rajkumari accused Paras & two others of locking her out of ancestral house.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.