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Topic: Bihar

SC steps in to protect 16-yr-old trapped in a forced marriage, ‘abused’ & let down by parents

Having run away from home in March, the girl has asked for court’s protection. An SC bench has listed the case for hearing on 15 July & directed police to ensure the minor's safety.

Bihar’s quiet digital revolution: At govt hospitals, 91% of patient registrations are now paperless

Bihar, state govt records authenticated by the Union health ministry show, now ranks at the top nationally in paperless OPD registrations at government hospitals.

Sex ratio shocker in Bihar: A tale of two govt datasets

Central govt report pegs Bihar's sex ratio as India's lowest in 2022, at just 891 girls for every 1,000 boys, dropping since 2020. Bihar chief secy says caste census data more authentic.

How Bihar is ramping up AB-PMJAY health infra to keep patients from turning to Delhi, Vellore

Bihar spent a third of Ayushman Bharat budget for hospitalisations outside state last year. Efforts on to change that in election year.

Chirag targets Nitish over Muzaffarpur case, flags ‘breakdown’ in Bihar law & order, healthcare

Union minister's letter to Bihar CM, both NDA allies, assumes significance at a time when state polls are nearing.

‘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.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.