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Topic: Bihar

Bihar’s plan to buy 2 aircraft sparks row, Nitish says BJP wanted them during alliance period

Bihar Cabinet Secretary S Sidharth said that the plan to purchase the aircraft was not about VVIP movement alone, but that they will be used for law and order and disaster management.

China’s chicken-and-egg conundrum & the ‘political’ variant that has no cure

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately. In today’s featured cartoon, Sandeep...

‘Inka bas chalein…,’ Piyush Goyal withdraws Bihar quip after heat from Opposition MPs

Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav has also slammed Goyal for the comment, asking why he kept silent when Rs 2.5 lakh crore projects went from his home state Maharashtra to Gujarat.

How RJD-JD(U) & MVA made BJP redo list of tough-to-win seats for 2024

While JD(U) under Nitish Kumar was a former ally, which ended ties with BJP earlier this year, the party is likely to face a tough fight from the 3-party Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra.

Why Nitish is wary about Owaisi’s AIMIM making a mark in Bihar — ‘it can wreck us’

Patna: Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), seems to be giving the jitters to the Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance in...

Confusion, frustration among Bihar women bereaved by hooch tragedy — ‘who’ll look after us now?’

Resentful of CM Nitish’s refusal to give compensation, Mashrak's women don’t know where to turn. District officials put death toll at 28, but estimates by locals say it could be 70.

BJP slams Nitish’s ‘daru, balu, bhrashtachar’ govt, wants damages for kin of hooch victims

CM Nitish Kumar has been adamant on not paying compensation, telling the Assembly this week that if someone drank spurious liquor, he would die.

‘Where’s the ban? Men still get liquor illegally and die.’ Anger over Bihar hooch tragedy

Days after over 25 people died of drinking spurious liquor in Saran's Chhapra, patients, family say 2016 prohibition law has had little effect. Nitish Kumar, BJP exchange barbs.

Angry Nitish in the House — Bihar CM’s rage over hooch deaths is latest in spate of flare-ups

CM lashed out at BJP MLAs Wednesday when they raised Saran tragedy in Assembly. Once called a 'role model for MLAs', Nitish has been losing his cool in public more & more.

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Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?