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Saturday, October 5, 2024
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Topic: Bihar

Effigies of Masood Azhar & Hafiz Saeed will be burnt to mark Holi in Bihar

A neighbourhood in Patna has put up effigies for torching as part of the festive ritual of Holika dahan.

The Bihar bone of contention between Congress & NCP

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

How ally JD(U) cut BJP to size in Bihar by blocking its Dalit outreach

Of the Bihar's six seats reserved for Scheduled Castes or Dalits, the LJP will contest three and the JD(U) two, leaving just one for the BJP.

8 ex-DGPs write to Nitish Kumar after Bihar police custody deaths, ask for ‘prompt action’

Two Muslim men, picked up for interrogation in a murder case, were tortured to death. Post-mortem report is still awaited.

BJP’s RK Sinha may get Patna Saheb in Bihar, but other party MPs feel ‘gloomy’

BJP has given up five of its Lok Sabha seats to retain the alliance while Nitish Kumar has managed to 'settle' scores with some MPs in Bihar.

How BJP & Congress are getting bullied by their allies in Bihar

The BJP is an ally of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP in Bihar, while the Congress' partners include Lalu Prasad's RJD.

Samosas still have aloo but Bihar set for an election without Lalu

The RJD chief has a reputation of pepping up a poll campaign with his rustic humour and wit but with him in judicial custody, there is none to take up that mantle.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is having a rough ride as JD-U vice-president

The political strategist made his mark in helping Nitish to the CM chair in Bihar but is finding his stint as a JD(U) politician far from rosy. 

Police locate 6 out of 7 girls who fled Bihar shelter home

Sniffer dogs and forensic experts were pressed into service to trace the girls who had fled the home situated around 100 km from Patna.

RJD and Congress to firm up Bihar seat sharing for Lok Sabha polls by next week

Bihar seat-sharing talks are stuck as RJD wants to contest from 20-22 of the state's 40 seats and leave 11 to Congress, but the latter wants 15 seats.

On Camera

Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

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?