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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicJanata Dal (United)

Topic: Janata Dal (United)

Nitish Kumar: Liberal darling in Bihar to 2019’s big political disappointment

CAA-NRC has focused attention on Nitish Kumar's 'idhar chala, main udhar chala; jaane kahan main kidhar chala' politics.

‘BJP manifesto can’t become India’s Constitution’ — JD(U)’s Pavan Varma lashes out at ally

Janata Dal (United) leader Pavan Varma says his position in the party, which voted for new citizenship law, is untenable.

Floods, Encephalitis & Muzaffarpur shelter home: Has Nitish Kumar become a burden for BJP?

Union Minister and Begusarai MP, Giriraj Singh blamed the Bihar government this week for its inept handling of the floods and added people could not enjoy their puja festivities.

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) gets state party status in Arunachal Pradesh

The Election Commission said JD(U) is officially recognised as a state party in Arunachal and Bihar after the party won 7 seats in the 60-member assembly in the north eastern state.

BJP & JD(U) to contest on equal number of seats for 2019 in Bihar, Nitish to be face of NDA

BJP & JD(U) to contest on equal number of seats for 2019 in Bihar, Nitish to be face of NDA

Prashant Kishor joins Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United)

Nitish Kumar likely to ask Kishor to negotiate seat-sharing with BJP for 2019. 

How BJP won the day in Rajya Sabha — with a little help from Nitish Kumar

Sources say Amit Shah convinced Nitish Kumar to seek votes from Shiv Sena and BJD, without which they wouldn’t have won.

Meet Harivansh, the journalist who is now Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

The JD(U) MP was elected to the Upper House in 2014 after serving as editor-in-chief of the prominent Hindi daily Prabhat Khabar.

Rajya Sabha deputy chairman election: Has BJP upset its oldest ally SAD or is it appeasing JD(U)?

The election for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman is set to take place Thursday, and there is palpable tension in the BJP-led National Democratic...

Supreme Court must resist frivolous cases to check its mounting burden

Due to the growing tendency among our Hon’ble judges to remain in the limelight, the Supreme Court has started functioning more as a court of original jurisdiction rather than the court of last appeal.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.