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Topic: Bihar

Bihar has even tried election-level security to fix BPSC leaks. Nothing is working

Bihar Public Service Commission’s measures now include control centres, strongrooms, trucks with digital locks and more. But they have done little to stem the tide of leaks.

Prashant Kishor arrested for protesting in ‘restricted’ area amid hunger strike backing BPSC aspirants

Kishor was on an indefinite hunger strike since 2 January in support of protesting BPSC aspirants demanding cancellation of the preliminary exam held in December over alleged paper leak.

Protesting BPSC aspirants continue push for re-examination amid allegations of political ‘intrusion’

Protests flare up across the state as student organisations & political party workers disrupt road, rail travel. A delegation of aspirants met Bihar chief secretary Monday.

A suicide, an arrest & a lathi-charge add to furore as BPSC aspirants press on with re-exam demand

BPSC, while dismissing protesters’ allegations of a widespread question paper leak as a ‘rumour’, has ordered re-exam for those who appeared for exam at Bapu Nagar center in Patna.

MoUs worth Rs 1.8 lakh cr signed during Bihar Business Connect 2024: Bihar govt

Bihar govt says 423 MoUs worth an estimated Rs 1.8 lakh cr signed across various sectors during Bihar Business Connect 2024.

Arrested Bihar IAS Sanjeev Hans ‘accumulated Rs 100 cr assets, took bribe for contract’—ED chargesheet

In its first prosecution complaint after Hans's arrest in October, ED says the firm that won the contract to supply smart meters in Bihar in 2022-2023 routed Rs 60 crore bribes to him.

Witch hunts have a new victim—married women

A survey on witch hunts in Bihar found that almost half the women they spoke to were accused or attacked due to jealousy over their financial status.

Bihar is on a sports gold rush. Rs 680 cr budget, big-ticket events, hunt for Olympians

Bihar wants to go from sports underdog to medal powerhouse. It’s building stadiums, hiring coaches, and running a talent hunt in 40,000 schools — but it’s still battling decades of dysfunction.

This director was told Musahars were ‘evil’. New film tackles their marginalisation, his bias

In 'Swaha', filmmaker Abhilash Sharma tackles discrimination, desperation and exploitation. It is set to be screened at IFFK's 'Indian Cinema Now' section this year.

Why Gandhi family’s age-old ally Lalu has endorsed Mamata Banerjee’s bid to lead INDIA bloc

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has joined SP, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT) in backing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s bid to lead bloc of parties opposed to BJP.

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Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.