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Topic: Bihar

‘Bihar bypoll losses & JD(U)-BJP taunts’ send disappointed Lalu Yadav back to Delhi

Ruling JD(U) retained both Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seats in last week's bypolls. NDA leaders say Lalu Yadav’s campaign actually helped them.

The Robin Hood of Sitamarhi, the ‘Jaguar thief’, is now playing a political game

At the heart of this tale is a promise made by Mohammad Irfan, currently lodged in Dasna Jail, to his wife, now a zila panchayat representative in Bihar.

Madhubani tea sets & more — this Bihar govt store in Delhi aims to help artisans beat Covid blow

'Biharika, Bihar Ki Kala Dehri', an initiative of the Bihar government, is an exhibit store that was inaugurated at Bihar Niwas Friday.

Lalu hints at thaw with Congress, asks Sonia Gandhi to convene meet of ‘like-minded parties’

Rashtriya Janata Dal had snubbed the Congress with its unilateral decision to contest Bihar bypolls to Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seats.

Lalu back in poll mode after 6 years, minus his trademark wit but with mass appeal intact

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav held election meetings at Tarapur & Kusheshwar Asthan, where bypolls are to be held on 30 October, and focussed on ‘serious issues’ such as inflation.  

Sachchidanand Sinha’s work is a reminder of what the Republic of India is. We must cherish it

At 93, Sachchidanand Sinha is a bridge between two centuries, someone who brings lessons of the 20th-century ideological debates to our times.

BJP to Congress, Shiv Sena and RJD — super Saturday awaits parties in assembly bypolls

It’s not often that bypolls hold so much significance and can change political dynamics in several states. That’s the beauty of the 30 October bypolls.

Killing of Bihar migrants in J&K triggers calls to boycott India-Pakistan T20 World Cup tie

Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Bihar Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad and BJP spokesperson Prem Ranjan Patel have all demanded that India boycott match against Pakistan to be played on 24 October.

Bihar man lost Kolkata job, sold chaat in Kashmir, killed by terrorists, cremated without family

Virendra Paswan was gunned down by terrorists on 5 October, and was cremated in Srinagar without his family’s presence on 8 October. 

Changing face of Bihar’s ‘least literate’ district: Now, every village has access to a library

Purnea DM Rahul Kumar began a book drive in January 2020, and within 21 months, libraries have been set up to reach all 230 gram panchayats and 7 urban local bodies.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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.