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Sunday, August 10, 2025
TopicJanata Dal (U)

Topic: Janata Dal (U)

Nitish at helm, JD(U) makes renewed bid to make him INDIA’s face — ‘bigger parties must be generous’

Resolution adopted by party's national council says the Bihar CM, who will embark on nationwide ‘Jan Jagaran Yatra’ in January, is a politician with experience in running coalitions.

No jardalu for President, PM this year as Nitish ‘halts mango diplomacy’ for 1st time since 2007

JD (U) says it is unaware of the development. BJP attributes halt to CM Nitish Kumar’s 'bitterness' towards PM Narendra Modi. The two parties split again last year.

After months of silence, why JD(U) is going after RS dy chair Harivansh — ‘sold his conscience’

Harivansh Narayan continued as RS deputy chairman despite JD(U) severing ties with BJP last year. Now his party's fuming over his decision to attend new Parliament building inauguration.

JD(U) drops K.C. Tyagi, ‘party’s major link to Delhi’, as national general secretary

The Nitish loyalist was replaced by Rajiv Ranjan, an old JD(U) hand and Kurmi leader like the Bihar CM. Ranjan returned to the party fold in January.

Prashant Kishor’s meeting with Nitish after 2 yrs creates buzz, but another tryst ‘unlikely’

Close associates of political strategist Kishor said ‘nothing can be done’ for Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who is too deep in alliance with BJP, lacks 'credibility'.

Who did better, Nitish or Lalu? Bihar debates as CM completes 15 yrs, ‘mixed bag’ say experts

Roads, electricity, law and order, and a crusade against corruption — Nitish Kumar had a sterling reputation in his early years in power. But many say he has faltered recently.

Rumours, jitters, suspicion — fresh warmth in Tejashwi-Nitish ties gets Bihar talking

Tejashwi Yadav of RJD served as Nitish Kumar’s deputy in the erstwhile grand alliance govt, but their relationship took a toll when the latter split.

Trouble in JD(U) out in the open as Prashant Kishor reveals he’s not managing polls

Prashant Kishor's tweet has only strengthened speculation that the poll strategist is finding life as a politician far more challenging. 

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There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.