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Topic: Bihar

Stars, students, SUVs: Kanhaiya’s Begusarai is Woodstock 2019, but he’ll need more to win

Shabana Azmi to Swara Bhaskar, Sitaram Yechury to JNU students have all turned up for CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar. But that’s unlikely to help beat caste & religion factors.

‘It’s strategic’: Tejashwi, absent from Rahul Gandhi’s rallies, dismisses talks of rift

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's absence from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's rallies, triggering talk of a fissure within the opposition alliance.

Second phase voting begins slow, EVM glitches experienced in Bihar & Tamil Nadu

In this phase, 11 states and one union territory will cast their votes for 95 seats on Lok Sabha.

Why Kanhaiya Kumar can successfully crowdfund Rs 70 lakh but Bihar’s Raju Yadav struggles

It’s important to know people, but in the case of crowdfunding, what’s more important is who knows you.

Nitish and Modi are allies but you wouldn’t make that out from their speeches

Observers say Modi & Nitish have similar approaches to governance & their party colleagues, but couldn’t be more different in the contents of their campaigns.

Prashant Kishor is a victim of failed efforts for a Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav pact last year

Lalu Yadav, wife Rabri said Prashant Kishor came to them with a merger proposal. Kishore denied it and dared Lalu to reveal what transpired in those meetings.

BJP is a one-man show, two-men army…that’s why I’m in Congress, says Shatrughan Sinha

Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress last week, says BJP now an autocratic party and he prefers the 'better party... one of Nehru-Gandhis, Patel and Manmohan'.

It’s JNU vs Modi in Begusarai as Kanhaiya takes on Giriraj of ‘Go To Pakistan’ fame

A host of Left-leaning students and activists have turned up to campaign for Kanhaiya in a battle at Begusarai that is turning into an ideological one.

RSS infested with people of Godse’s mindset but Nitish let it prosper: Lalu Prasad

In his autobiography Gopalganj to Raisina, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav writes about Nitish Kumar’s many political flip-flops.

For years, Congress wondered whom to field against Shatrughan Sinha. Today, the dilemma ends

BJP is playing down Shatrughan Sinha's shift to the Congress, even though the Bollywood star has landed the party two cosy wins from Patna Sahib.

On Camera

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?