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Topic: Bihar

Bihar govt’s exploitation of remission policy won’t go unchallenged. Civil servants are united

Nitish Kumar's decision to release convict Anand Mohan Singh could ignite a discussion on reducing state govts' discretion to manipulate prison manuals for narrow political gains.

A remote Bihar village, double-murder, a runaway Panchayat. And a mega constitutional crisis

All development in Tarbari village has come to a standstill since the murder in June last year. Attempts at solutions have only caused more problems.

Former JD(U) heavyweight RCP Singh joins BJP, says Nitish Kumar will be ‘PM’ forever

Singh, who fell out with Kumar after a corruption notice, called him PM or ‘Palti Maar’ — one who frequently changes allegiances.

Madhya Pradesh is richer than Bihar. So, why is it still lagging behind in health?

Compared to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh has better healthcare infrastructure. But at 637 doctors per million, the former has more registered doctors than the latter.

‘State already on edge…’ — why MP ‘godman’s’ upcoming visit to Bihar has Nitish govt worried

Dhirendra Krishna Shastri set to address gatherings in a town 20 km from Patna. JD(U), RJD leaders feel he can incite hatred, BJP MLA says 'try and stop him'.

Patna HC stays caste-based survey in Bihar, points to ‘larger question of right to privacy’

The HC also asked the govt to ensure that the data already collected are secured and not shared with anybody till final orders are passed.

Six ex-IAS officers of Bihar join Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj on ‘Sankalp Divas’

While one of them called Kishor a 'social doctor', another said he is the 'only person with the courage to tell people of Bihar that they are responsible for their own plight'.

Once a rival ‘bahubali’, Pappu Yadav defends Anand Mohan release, says IAS officer’s murder ‘not motivated’

Pappu Yadav says will fight alongside Anand Mohan Singh 'to save democracy', requests widow of IAS officer G. Krishnaiah to forgive his killers 'like Sonia Gandhi did Rajiv Gandhi's'.

Economist and ex-NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya is Nalanda University’s new chancellor

A Padma Bhushan awardee, Panagariya is the fourth chancellor of the university after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo and computer scientist Vijay P Bhatkar.

Bihar BJP ex-chief ‘met’ Anand Mohan’s MLA son days before party slammed don-politician’s release

RJD MLA Chetan Anand says MP & former Union minister Radha Mohan Singh met him and 'congratulated' him on his father's possible release.

On Camera

New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

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.