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Topic: Bihar

Bihar caste survey stirs hornets’ nest as leaders question numbers. ‘Will do own survey,’ says JD(U) MP

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu says survey undermines population of Vaishyas & Telis. Others to question findings include Jitan Ram Manjhi, Mukesh Sahani & Upendra Kushwaha.

1 yr of Jan Suraaj: How Prashant Kishor’s bid to mobilise Biharis on development, not caste, is going

Kishor’s yatra, which started from West Champaran district on 2 October 2022, completed one year Monday. Theme of his speeches has been development all through.

Bihar caste survey puts Siddaramaiah in fix — why releasing 2015 ‘caste census’ worries Karnataka CM

Congress has been among the supporters of a nationwide caste census and had Monday welcomed the Bihar government’s move to release the results of its caste survey.

63% of Bihar’s 13 crore population belong to backward classes, reveals caste-based survey

Of this, 36.01 per cent were from the extremely backward classes and 27.13 per cent from other backward classes. Yadavs formed a little over 14 per cent.

Dalit woman stripped, beaten, urinated on by moneylender in Bihar’s Patna

The injured woman, who is under treatment at a hospital, said she had to bear the assault despite paying off the borrowed money with interest.

Bihar minister likening Ramcharitmanas to cyanide sparks row but Nitish can’t do anything. Here’s why

Earlier, in Jan, RJD's Chandra Shekhar had said books like Ramcharitmanas spread hatred. The 2 incidents underline helplessness of CM Nitish, whose survival depends on alliance partners.

No place to sit in school, Bihar girl students attack education department car

Local administration said classrooms were overflowing because there were more admissions than capacity.

Violent past of Bihar ex-MP Prabhunath Singh & what led SC to overturn his acquittal in 1995 murder

Singh, a strongman who once wielded great power in Saran region was awarded life sentence Friday. SC order decries tainted probe & use of political muscle that led to acquittal.

Enlighten us about chancellor’s authority & ‘unambiguous’ powers, Bihar education secy tells governor

This week, Raj Bhavan issued letters warning universities of attempts to undermine governor's authority. He's 'well advised' to step into court cases involving universities, says govt.

SC sentences ex-Bihar MP Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in 1995 double murder case

The case involved the killing of two people on the day of polling for assembly elections in Chapra in Bihar's Saran district in March 1995.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.