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Topic: Bihar

Eye on Nitish, BJP’s stake, Modi govt gives Bihar Rs 58,000-cr-plus infra bonanza in budget

Besides development of Vishnupad and Mahabodhi temple corridors, Union Budget also proposed industrial node for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor at Gaya in Bihar.

‘Case not made out’ for special category status for Bihar, says Centre

MoS Pankaj Chaudhary's clarification on this came on question by JD(U) MP asking if govt had any proposal to provide special status to Bihar to promote economic growth, industrialisation.

Bihar cops arrest ‘killer’ of Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani’s father. ‘Unpaid loan motive’

Jitan Sahani was found murdered Tuesday morning in his ancestral house in Darbhanga district. SIT had earlier detained 4 suspects who were seen entering & exiting in CCTV.

Importance of Manish Verma, 2nd ex-IAS whom Nitish grafted into JD(U) after RCP Singh

Verma, a 2000-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer, had voluntarily retired from services in 2021. The Nalanda native is a fellow Kurmi like the Bihar chief minister.

Stop this North-South divide over mangoes. The real match is playing out in Bihar and Bengal

In 'Magnifera Indica', Sopan Joshi presents a rich synthesis of reportage, history, biology, economics, and culture to chronicle India's favourite fruit - mango.

Fatigue, frustration — for aspirants tangled in paper leaks, future is bleak & life a nightmare

In Part 4 of the series, ThePrint looks at the stories of aspirants from across the country whose future is in limbo due to the never-ending cycle of paper leaks and cancellations.

Amid worries about non-viability, low footfall in smaller cities, Bihar seeks 4 more metro projects

Experts are critical of state govts pushing for metro projects in Tier-2 cities due to lack of proper assessment of requirement. Centre has around 20 pending proposals from states.

‘Mooch’ ado about new criminal laws

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

1st FIR filed under new criminal laws in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi Police file one too

A street vendor in Delhi was booked in an FIR filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. In Gwalior, an FIR was registered on the complaint of a person reporting the theft of their 2-wheeler.

Blacklisted in Bihar, Edutest went on to conduct exams for UP & Centre marred by ‘paper leak, cheating’

Ahmedabad-based Edutest Solutions was blacklisted by Bihar School Examination Board in 2023 & owner is on bail in 2017 Bihar SSC paper leak case. It conducted UP Police, CSIR exams this year.

On Camera

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.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.