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Topic: Bihar

NCW chief to meet Nitish Kumar, Bihar DGP as Muzaffarpur ‘horror home’ inmate is raped

The 18-year-old was an inmate at the Muzaffarpur shelter where a sexual abuse scandal was discovered last year.

Why Nitish, Mamata, Uddhav and Kamal Haasan need Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor gives a big leg-up to his clients, working on their strengths and weaknesses. But his successes expose his clients, too.

Supreme Court allows 8 girls from Muzaffarpur shelter home to reunite with families

The court directed the Bihar government to provide all necessary financial and medical aid to the girls who were among those sexually assaulted at the NGO-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur.

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) needs to make space for BJP to rule Bihar alone

The trajectory of Nitish Kumar has made JD(U) a party premised on an individual and not an idea. BJP needs to take over. 

Bihar governor attends BJP-backed ‘caste meeting’, Sushil Modi says it’s for social harmony

The public meeting was organised on 27 August by the BJP-backed Nonia, Bind & Bedar Mahasangh. Governor Chauhan belongs to Nonia caste.

Bihar MLA Anant Singh booked under UAPA. Those who know ‘bahubali Robin Hood’ not surprised

Mokama MLA Anant Singh was booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act following the alleged recovery of an AK-47 from his home in Barh near Patna.

Opposing Modi govt on triple talaq and Article 370, Nitish Kumar signals a shift. Again

For a scenario where he is unable to save the alliance, Nitish Kumar is pre-emptively trying to save his political identity.

Bihar journalist stable after being shot at in Madhubani, says police

Police said the shooting, carried out by two suspects, prima facie appeared to be an old enmity with Pradeep Mandal, who is a stringer for Dainik Jagran.

Lalu Yadav is ‘day-dreaming’ again about alliance with Nitish Kumar

RJD leaders say Lalu Yadav is keeping a watch on JD(U)-BJP alliance after the RSS ‘snooping’ issue as the party eyes revival of the Mahagathbandhan.

Suspected meteorite chunk found in Bihar village after ‘glitter’ rock falls from sky

The rock, weighing more than 10 kg and having magnetic properties, created a five-foot deep crater where it landed, officials said.

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Arvind Subramanian on India having missed its chance to rationalise GST rates — ‘moment has passed’

Speaking at an event, the former CEA says he no longer thinks fuel & electricity should be included in GST and added that India has only now, 7 yrs later, reached pre-GST revenue levels.

India’s indigenous light tank ‘Zorawar’ unveiled, fastest product development by DRDO, L&T

Tank will go for desert trials later this yr in coordination with Army & eventually high-altitude areas of Ladakh to test its capabilities to operate in such terrain & extreme winters.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.